Driven by strong demand from overseas buyers, China and Hong Kong have been ranked as eBay's biggest exporters in Asia.

Annual overseas sales in 2010 by large eBay sellers on the mainland increased 34 percent year on year on average, while those in Hong Kong grew 14 percent, according to the firm's inaugural eBay Asian Exporters' Index report. The findings were based on internal data from eBay, the world's largest shopping and auctions website, and the results of a Nielsen survey of eBay sellers with annual sales exceeding USD100,000.

Jeff Liao Guangyu, the chief executive of eBay Greater China and vice-president for Asia-Pacific cross-border trade, said the mainland and Hong Kong would continue to drive Asia-Pacific trade and e-commerce growth as consumer demand continues to rise.

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