(260609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a cargo ship berthed at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday. In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)