"Historic achievements and historic changes" -- Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce of The State Council held a press conference on November 23, introducing the remarkable achievements of commercial work in recent years. Looking into the future, how will a big trader step up to become a strong trader? Based on the "three important" new positioning, how to force business work? The Ministry of Commerce issued an authoritative response.
"Business is not only an important part of the domestic cycle and an important hub connecting the domestic and international cycles, but also plays an important role in the new development pattern." For the new requirements, Wang Wentao made clear the new position of business work.
With a population of more than 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of over 400 million, China has become the world's second largest consumer market, the largest trading country, and a leader in both foreign investment and outbound investment.
In recent years, with the increase of income level, the consumption structure of residents continues to upgrade. Smart store, home service, Chinese fashion products... In the face of emerging new forms of consumption, how to adapt to the new consumption situation?
Wang wentao said, on the one hand, to improve the traditional consumption level, from the excavation of household appliances, furniture, catering, automobile "four king Kong" consumption potential. We will expand the circulation of second-hand cars, encourage areas where conditions permit to recycle household appliances and furniture and trade in old ones for new ones, and support the catering industry in innovating business models and improving service quality. On the other hand, we need to accelerate the development of a new type of consumption. Through the innovative development of consumption platforms, we will promote the upgrading of high-quality pedestrian streets, develop characteristic business districts and blocks, and combine the expansion of consumption with the improvement of people's quality of life.
In the first seven months of this year, China's import and export, export and import volume all hit a record high for the same period, and the year-on-year growth rate hit a 10-year high. In the face of the complex and severe global trade situation, the growth rate of foreign trade that bucked the trend has not come easily.
Wang wentao said exports of anti-epidemic materials such as masks, protective suits and ventilators surged due to the epidemic, but have now dropped. "These one-time factors will not last that long," he said. The growth of foreign trade in the second half of the year is gradually slowing down, and the situation of foreign trade next year may be severe. Next, moFCOM will focus on cross-cycle adjustment to keep foreign trade within a reasonable range from four aspects: stabilizing growth, promoting innovation, ensuring smooth flow and expanding cooperation.
China's foreign trade performance is "encouraging", and the country's fdi absorption momentum is also good: from January to July this year, the actual use of foreign investment in the country increased by 25.5% year-on-year.
China has always been an important destination for foreign investment. In building a new development pattern, how to retain and attract more foreign enterprises to develop in China?
First, expand opening-up and further reduce the negative list. Second, strengthen service guarantee; Third, we will strengthen the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors. Fourth, we will continue to improve the business environment. "China's door will only open wider to the outside world. We welcome foreign companies to invest in China and share the dividends of China's reform and development." Wang wentao said.
Business has played a unique role in poverty alleviation, connecting urban and rural areas, domestic and foreign countries, and connecting production and marketing. What will be the next step to promote rural revitalization?
"The Ministry of Commerce will focus on play five aspects' combination", vice minister of commerce ke-ming qian said that in addition to poverty 'income has become the most direct, one of the most effective way to electricity, poverty alleviation, the Ministry of Commerce will also by domestic and foreign labor, industry for poverty alleviation and border trade to promote circulation promotion for poverty alleviation, opening up and cooperation, the development of employment, We will further enhance the economic vitality and sustainability of poverty-stricken areas, further unblock the economic cycle between urban and rural areas, and make new contributions to the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization.
Poverty alleviation is not the end, but the starting point of a new life and a new struggle. In the process of transforming from a major economic and trade country to a strong economic and trade country, MoFCOM will focus on the new orientation of "three Important things", enhance trade quality, innovate investment cooperation and promote high-quality development with high-level opening-up with determination, courage and responsibility to deepen reform.
