CCTV News:On February 24th, the State Council held a press conference to accelerate the high-quality development of business and build a new development pattern of services.
Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce, introduced at the meeting that with the joint efforts of all relevant departments and localities, foreign trade last year was extremely extraordinary and achieved remarkable results. From the overall data, the import and export of goods last year was 32.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.9%. The data shows three aspects: on the one hand, it is the only major economy in the world that has achieved positive trade growth. The second aspect is that the scale and international share of foreign trade have reached a record high. The third aspect is that the status of the world’s largest trading country has been further consolidated. The foreign trade situation in 2021 is severe and complicated. We will resolutely stabilize the basic market of foreign trade and foreign investment, focusing on the implementation of the plan of superior entry and superior exit, the plan of trade industry integration and the plan of smooth trade.
First, we should continue to strengthen policy support. The Ministry of Commerce will maintain the continuity, stability and sustainability of policies with local and relevant departments. The Ministry of Commerce is now regularly listening to the problems and voices reflected by foreign trade enterprises, such as solving the problems of poor international logistics and high logistics costs, such as consolidating and upgrading export credit insurance, maintaining the continuity and stability of policies, and adjusting policies in time in the face of new situations.
The second is to ensure the stability and smoothness of the foreign trade industrial chain and supply chain. Work hard on the integration and development of the trade industry, newly identify a number of foreign trade transformation and upgrading bases, and cultivate a number of processing trade industrial parks. The Ministry of Commerce will also build a number of national import trade demonstration zones to promote innovation, expand the scale of imports, and drive related industries to improve quality and efficiency.
The third is to help foreign trade enterprises stabilize orders and expand the market. The 4th China International Import Expo(CIIE) and 2021 Service Trade Fair will be successfully held, and important exhibition platforms such as the Canton Fair and the 1st Consumer Expo will be well used, so as to contribute to stabilizing orders and expanding markets for enterprises. At the same time, according to the changes in the epidemic situation, online and offline efforts are synchronized. It will also strengthen the construction of international marketing system, especially the upgrading and development of overseas warehouses, and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade. It will also establish a working mechanism for smooth trade with more trading partners, especially countries related to the "Belt and Road", and create a good international environment for foreign trade enterprises.
Fourth, we should actively cultivate new foreign trade formats and new models. After the epidemic, new formats and new modes of foreign trade have played an important role, such as cross-border e-commerce and market procurement. In 2020, the import and export of cross-border e-commerce was 1.69 trillion yuan, an increase of 31.1%. The export of market procurement in 2020 was 704.54 billion yuan, an increase of 25.2%. In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will further expand its support for new formats and new models, and make contributions to stabilizing foreign trade this year.
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