4Chinese manufacturers strike upbeat note

Apr. 14， 2016 （China Daily） -- Chinese manufacturers and exporters have turned bullish on the economic outlook and external demand， expressing willingness to expand output and investment as official data showed an improvement in the country's foreign trade. While the rebound in exports has partly to do with the low base in the same period last year， economists said the betterthan-expected data suggest that China's economic growth momentum improved in March after weak performance in January and February. Official data also showed that China's exports to emerging markets and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative rose in the f rst quarter of the year while trade with major trading partners such as the European Union， the United States and ASEAN countries has declined.