Expand high-level opening to the outside world

The government work report proposes to expand high-level opening to the outside world and promote mutual benefit and win-win results. Actively connect with high-standard international economic and trade rules, steadily expand institutional opening, enhance the linkage effect of two resources in the domestic and international markets, consolidate the basic disk of foreign trade and foreign investment, and cultivate new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition.

In the past year, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core unswervingly promoted high-level opening up, persisted in promoting reform, development and innovation through opening up, promoted the construction of an open world economy, and opened up a broad space for development. China’s export share in the international market has remained stable, the actual use of foreign capital has been optimized, and the international influence and appeal of building the "Belt and Road" have become more prominent.

The deputies said that in the new era and new journey, we must unswervingly expand high-level opening up, continuously optimize the business environment, consolidate the basic disk of foreign trade and foreign investment, cultivate new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition, and constantly bring new impetus and opportunities to the world with our new development.

Promote a steady increase in the quality and quantity of foreign trade and accelerate the construction of a trade power.

The government work report proposes to promote a steady increase in the quality of foreign trade. The deputies said that at present, the momentum of world economic growth is insufficient and the demand is weak, but the industrial base, factor endowment and innovation ability on which China’s foreign trade development depends are constantly enhanced. We should continue to play the supporting role of exports in the economy, strengthen our confidence, go all out to stabilize foreign trade and accelerate the cultivation of new kinetic energy of foreign trade.

Expand new growth points such as intermediate trade and green trade. Representative Du Weidong, Chairman of Chongqing Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. believes that it is necessary to base on the local industrial base, cultivate new quality productivity, promote the upgrading of processing trade, increase the added value of products, and enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises and products. At present, Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Park mainly exports smart terminals such as notebook computers, and is deeply empowered by new technologies such as naked-eye 3D and artificial intelligence (AI), which promotes the processing trade to extend to the high end of the industrial chain value chain.

Promote the healthy development of new formats such as cross-border e-commerce. "Cross-border e-commerce, as a new foreign trade format with fast development speed, great potential and strong driving effect, is becoming the development trend of international trade." Deputy Li Kuiwen, member of the Party Committee of the General Administration of Customs and director of Guangdong Branch, said. In recent years, China has continuously improved policies on customs clearance, taxation and foreign exchange, supported the reform and innovation of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area, cultivated and expanded cross-border e-commerce entities, optimized the layout of infrastructure such as overseas warehouses, and promoted the healthy and vigorous development of cross-border e-commerce.

Optimize the trade environment. Deputy Li Kuiwen said that as a major foreign trade province, Guangdong is actively building a high-level gateway hub for opening to the outside world, solidly promoting the construction of smart customs, implementing the action of "strengthening the country through smart customs", continuously improving the port business environment, optimizing the customs clearance operation process, and creating a market-oriented, rule-of-law and international first-class port business environment.

Increase investment and steadily expand institutional opening up.

The government work report puts forward that "more efforts should be made to attract foreign investment" and "restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector should be completely abolished, and market access for services such as telecommunications and medical care should be relaxed".

The deputies said that to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, it is necessary to promote the efficient connection between the domestic and international markets and resources, steadily expand the institutional opening of rules, regulations, management and standards, and build a new open economic system at a higher level.

Actively attract and utilize foreign investment. "Last year, the State Council issued opinions and put forward 24 policies and measures to stabilize foreign investment, which released China’s firm determination to promote opening up and greatly encouraged the confidence of foreign investment in China." Member Jiang Ying, the relevant person in charge of Deloitte Limited, said that China’s pragmatic measures of continuous opening-up are of great benefit to foreign investors, and Deloitte will continue to give full play to its professional advantages to help foreign-funded enterprises deepen their cultivation in China.

In-depth implementation of the promotion strategy of the Pilot Free Trade Zone to create a new highland for opening up. "Implement investment facilitation measures focusing on process supervision; The implementation of the’ non-stop flight permit’ in the transportation field has shortened the processing time by an average of 70% … Since its establishment, the Lingang New Area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone has maintained its openness, reform intensity and development momentum, and gradually formed a’ five freedoms and one convenience’ system. " Deputy Gu Jun, deputy secretary-general of Shanghai Municipal Government and director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that Shanghai will continue to benchmark the highest standards and the best level, focus on cross-border service trade and the development of leading industries, and explore the construction of an institutional system and supervision model that is linked to high-standard economic and trade rules, so as to explore new paths and accumulate new experiences for comprehensively deepening reform and opening up.

On March 1st, Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone officially implemented the branch line management and customs clearance operation. "Zhuhai actively meets high-standard international economic and trade rules, relies on the policy advantages of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, and allows more innovative elements to converge and overlap in Hengqin through infrastructure’ hard connectivity’ and institutional rules’ soft connectivity’ to promote the optimal combination of global industrial chain supply chains." Deputy Huang Zhihao, Deputy Secretary of Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor of Guangdong Province, introduced that in the next step, Zhuhai will accelerate the construction of a new economic and trade channel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, expand the platform function of global cooperation for the China Air Show, and promote high-quality development through high-level opening.

Deeply participate in global industrial division of labor and cooperation, and promote the construction of an open world economy.

The deputies said that efforts should be made to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade, deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation, maintain a pluralistic and stable international economic structure and economic and trade relations, and let more win-win results of cooperation benefit people of all countries.

Promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and go deep and practical. "For more than 10 years, the joint construction of the Belt and Road has achieved fruitful results and has become the most popular international public product and the largest international cooperation platform in the world today." Member Gong Fuwen, vice president of the Higher People’s Court of Shaanxi Province, said that it is necessary to do a good job in the implementation of the eight actions of building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, steadily promote cooperation in major projects, implement a number of "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, and actively promote cooperation in the fields of digital, green, innovation, health, cultural tourism and poverty alleviation.

Deepen bilateral and regional economic cooperation. Negotiate and sign high-standard free trade agreements and investment agreements with more countries and regions, promote the negotiation of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area version 3.0, and fully and deeply participate in the WTO reform … China’s efforts to build an open world economy are progressing steadily.

"ASEAN has been China’s largest trading partner for four consecutive years, and bilateral trade and investment have continued to grow. With the in-depth implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and the negotiation of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area version 3.0, the potential of economic and trade cooperation is expected to be further explored. " Wei Zhaohui, Party Secretary and Director of International Expo Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that Guangxi will continue to hold China-ASEAN Expo with high quality, deepen and expand cooperation with ASEAN countries in the fields of commerce, trade, industry, labor, science and technology, education, etc., and show new achievements in China-ASEAN destiny community with closer service construction. (Reporter Luo Shanshan Tian Wei Huang Ford Wang Liang; Reporters Chang Qin, Li Gang, Jiang Xiaodan, Yuan Taoxiong, Zhu Jiaqi and Xie Weiqun participated in the writing)