China sees growing foreign trade of cultural products

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China's total foreign trade volume of cultural products and services reached 137 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 8.3 percent from 2017, the country's top culture official said Wednesday.

Copyright export grew from 9,365 items in 2012 to 13,816 items in 2017, said Luo Shugang, minister of culture and tourism, in a report submitted to China's top legislature for review at its ongoing bimonthly session.