China has established ten import trade promotion innovation demonstration zones to cover the former industrial bases of the east, center, west and northeast

Shanghai, November 4 (Reporter Luo Shanshan) On the 4th, Li Xingqian, Director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, presented at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) that at the grand opening of the third CIIE, the Commission of the Ministry of Commerce, Development and Reform, Nine departments and units, including the Ministry of Finance, the People’s Bank of China, the General Administration of Customs, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the Administration Food and Drug Administration and the Export-Import Bank announced the establishment of 10 innovation demonstration zones for the promotion of import trade throughout the country, including: Shanghai Hongqiao Business District, Dalian Jinpu New District, Province Liaoning, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, Economic Development Zone and Hefei Technology District, Anhui Province, Xiamen Huli District, Fujian Province, Qingdao West Coast New District, Shandong Province, Guangzhou Nansha District, Guangdong Province, Tianfu New District, Sichuan Province, China District Xi’an International Port, Shaanxi Province. These 10 demonstration zones cover former industrial bases in the East, Middle, West and Northeast, and include sea, land and air ports, reflecting the power and development potential of China’s imports.

In recent years, China has continuously lowered the overall level of tariffs, improved trade facilitation, and achieved positive results in expanding imports. China’s domestic market has great space and great potential. There are more than 400 million people in the middle income group. People’s needs for a better life continue to increase and the proportion of imports in the world continues to increase. According to WTO data, China’s imports accounted for 11.3% of the world’s share in the first half of this year, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over the same period last year and a record. The role of Chinese imports in promoting global economic recovery has been significantly enhanced.

The demo area is understood to have two main functions. One is “trade promotion”, which means promoting exports, industry and consumption, the other is “trade innovation”, which means policy innovation, service innovation and model innovation. Li Xinggan said that since the beginning of this year, the new corona pneumonia epidemic has been on the rise, the world economy has been severely affected, and the business situation is complex and serious. The Chinese government is still unswervingly promoting the cultivation of import trade promotion innovation demonstration zones and actively expanding imports, fully demonstrating the deepening of China’s openness, A firm determination to promote trade liberalization. Focusing on a new high-level opening round, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to implement a series of policy measures to promote the expansion of imports of advanced technology, equipment and services, support the improvement of imports of media-related products people’s lives, support the development of new import formats and optimize the commercialization model for imported products. Improve the level of regulatory facilitation and support the demonstration zone to create a new situation for the innovative development of import trade.