BEIJING, June 6 -- A foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday that regardless of external challenges, China's manufacturing continues to be essential worldwide, and its market will always be a magnet for foreign investment, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

It was reported that amid the severe international economic environment, China's trade and economic ties with the rest of the world remain robust. In the first five months of this year, China opened 101 international air cargo routes in total, and over 195 weekly round-trip flights were added. From January to April, China's port cargo throughput was 5.755 billion tonnes, up 3.7 percent year on year, and port container throughput exceeded 110 million TEUs, up 7.9 perc...