Tobias Adrian (C), director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) Monetary and Capital Markets Department, speaks at a press briefing on Global Financial Stability Report in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 14, 2026. IMF on Tuesday released its Global Financial Stability Report, warning that risks to global financial stability are rising amid the current situation in the Middle East. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 14, 2026 shows horses of the Shandan Horse Breeding Farm in northwest China's Gansu Province. During plowing season, herdsmen started to guide horses to move from farmlands to natural grasslands. (Photo by Wang Chao/Xinhua)

Visitors interact with a robot from Unitree Robotics during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2026. A wide range of innovative consumer products empowered by artificial intelligence technology are showcased at the ongoing CICPE, spanning multiple sectors including smart interaction, wearable devices, and smart healthcare. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

A guest interacts with an educational robot during a celebration marking the UN Chinese Language Day at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 13, 2026. A celebration titled Chinese Language Shining Civilizations was held at the UN headquarters in New York to mark the UN Chinese Language Day on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

A Lijian-1 Y12 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, April 14, 2026. The rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into their planned orbits. (Photo by Wang Haixia/Xinhua)

A woman is arrested during a protest against policies of the U.S. administration, ranging from military action in Iran to controversial immigration enforcement, in New York, the United States, on April 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

An artist works on a sand sculpture at the Nansha scenic area in Zhujiajian, Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2026. Preparation for the 2026 Zhoushan sand sculpture exhibition is progressing smoothly.

Covering a total area of 10,000 square meters at the Nansha scenic area in Zhujiajian, the exhibition plans to display more than 50 horse-themed sand sculptures. It is expected to officially open to the public in early May. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Fire extinguishing drones are seen during a fire drill in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 14, 2026. The drill was conducted on Tuesday to enhance the local emergency workers' preparedness for forest fires, which are prone in spring. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

A child flies a kite on a square in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

A child plays with a toy water gun during the Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A drone photo taken on April 14, 2026 shows a cargo ship with containers leaving Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province. China's foreign trade grew 15 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

The total value of goods imports and exports reached 11.84 trillion yuan (about 1.73 trillion U.S. dollars) during the period, the data showed.

Exports rose 11.9 percent from the same period last year to 6.85 trillion yuan, while imports went up 19.6 percent to 4.99 trillion yuan, according to the data. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)