China's trade surplus for all of 2007 jumped to a record

A worker checks a part of a mannequin at his desk in the production line of Zhejiang Howard Display and Fixture factory in Jiashan, Zhejiang province, January 11, 2008. China will continue to open its economy even as it grows to become the world's third-largest, its new commerce minister said on Thursday. China's trade surplus for all of 2007 jumped to a record of more than $262 billion, about 48 percent higher than in 2006, but data on Friday suggested that policies to rein in exports are starting to bear fruit

Mannequins are stored before last touch at the production line storage room in Zhejiang Howard Display and Fixture factory in Jiashan, Zhejiang province January 11, 2008. China will continue to open its economy even as it grows to become the world's third-largest, its new commerce minister said on Thursday. China's trade surplus for all of 2007 jumped to a record of more than $262 billion, about 48 percent higher than in 2006, but data on Friday suggested that policies to rein in exports are starting to bear fruit