China's overseas consumption reaches 1 tln yuan in 2014

Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng gives a press conference for the third session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on commercial development and opening up, in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

Chinese consumers' combined overseas consumption reached 1 trillion yuan (163 billion U.S. dollars) last year, Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Saturday.

Gao made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing annual parliamentary session..[Special coverage]