As global recovery inches forward and debt crises spring up in the EU, China faces many barriers to success

China's foreign trade increased dramatically in February, with exports and imports rising by 45.7 percent and 44.7 percent, respectively, over the same month last year, according to statistics from the Customs office.

Though the strong showings make the case that domestic businesses are confident in the economy's future, it's still too early to conclude that the level of foreign trade has returned to its days of "golden growth".