China will further strengthen its policy reserves and introduce new measures to stabilize foreign trade as needed, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

Speaking at a weekly news briefing in Beijing, He Yongqian, a spokeswoman for the ministry, said that despite external challenges, China's foreign trade maintained steady progress in the first three quarters of this year, showing both resilience and improvement.

He said the ministry, for the next step, will focus on enhancing policy effectiveness, promoting trade and deepening international cooperation.

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In terms of policy implementation, efforts will be made to ensure the effective implementation of all existing policies and measures in the foreign trade sector, and provide stronger financial, employment and facilitation support for exporters, she added.

China's foreign trade grew by 4 percent year-on-year to 33.61 trillion yuan ($4.71 trillion) between January and September, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.