90 HTE
As a result, Ch in a gen erated a trade surp lus o f about 2 9 6 billion dollars. “In addition; in 2 0 1 2 China, with ap p roximately 7 2 billion dollars textile exports, 1 7 6 billion dollars clo th in g e xp o rts a n d 3 8 billio n $ h o m e te xtile e xp o r t s is s t ill t h e wo r ld 's n u m b e r o n e . ” Canik said that at the foreign trade between Turkey a n d th e P e o p le 's Re p ublic o f C h in a h a s be e n increasing year by year. “In 2 0 1 2 , Turkey's exports to C h in a h a ve be e n 2 , 8 billio n do lla rs; wh ile Turkey's imp orts from China reached 2 1 ,3 billion dollars. Even though there is still a foreign trade de ficit, Turke y h a s in cre a se d its e xp o rts with a higher p ercentage. “ O sman Canik gave some details about the SinoTurkish relations: “Turkey, one of the top three h o m e t e xt ile e xp o r t e r s in t h e wo r ld, m a de approximately 3 billion dollars home textile exports in 2 0 1 2 . O n th e o th e r h a n d; in 2 0 1 2 C h in a 's home textile imp orts were nearly 3 billion dollars.
Se p te m b e r 2013