Affected by the global new crown epidemic, economic and trade exchanges between countries in the world will be hit to varying degrees in 2020, and China is the first to recover from the predicament because of timely and effective epidemic prevention and control measures. At the recent press conference on business work and operation in 2020, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce of China introduced the series of work priorities for stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment in 2021.

In terms of stabilizing foreign trade, the relevant person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce introduced that 2021 has been identified as the "Foreign Trade Innovation and Development Year", and will build a new development pattern around services, go all out to stabilize foreign trade and foreign capital, and unswervingly promote trade innovation For development, we will focus on doing a good job in foreign trade from the two aspects of "consolidation" and "upgrade". On the one hand, we will consolidate the foundation for the recovery of foreign trade, maintain policy continuity, stability and sustainability, and resolutely stabilize the fundamentals of foreign trade and foreign investment. On the other hand, to enhance the ability of foreign trade services to build a new development pattern and enhance the overall competitiveness of foreign trade.

Three major plans will be implemented in 2021

The first is the excellent entry and exit plan. Optimize the structure of export products and improve the quality of export products. Cultivate new foreign trade business models and models such as cross-border e-commerce, market procurement, and bonded maintenance. Build a national import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone; the second is a trade industry integration plan. A batch of foreign trade transformation and upgrading bases were newly identified. Cultivate a batch of processing trade industrial parks; the third is the unblocked trade plan. Continue to support the transfer of exported products to domestic sales. Establish a smooth trade working mechanism with more trading partners, especially countries related to the “Belt and Road” initiative. Run the Canton Fair well and develop online exhibitions. Expand the scale of overseas warehouses. Strengthen the construction of the international business system. Continue to increase momentum for the development of my country's foreign trade.

Stabilizing foreign investment is also brewing multiple measures. The person in charge of the Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that on the basis of maintaining the basic stability of the total amount of foreign investment, focusing on optimizing the structure and improving the quality, resolutely stabilizing the basic situation of foreign trade and foreign investment, and promoting the use of foreign investment is a good first step in building a new development pattern. , Presenting a new atmosphere.

The focus will be continued from five aspects

One is the continuous expansion of market access. Implement the new version of the negative list, further clean up the restrictive measures outside the negative list, and strictly implement "non-prohibition or entry"; promote the expansion of the service industry and further expand the opening up of the service industry; second, continue to strengthen policy support. Implement existing policies and measures such as the catalog of industries that encourage foreign investment, and at the same time, in accordance with the common demands of foreign-funded enterprises, do a good job in policy research and reserve, and launch new measures to stabilize foreign investment in a timely manner; third, continue to improve platform construction. Improve the layout of the pilot free trade zone, implement the overall plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and promote the innovation and upgrading of national economic development zones; fourth, continue to increase efforts in investment promotion and protection. Give full play to the role of multilateral and bilateral investment promotion mechanisms to guide localities to carry out precise investment in the industrial chain; implement complaint measures to increase the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of foreign businessmen; fifth, continue to promote the optimization of the investment environment. Deepen the implementation of the Foreign Investment Law and its implementation regulations, and strive to create a market-oriented, legalized, and international business environment. Promote the implementation of RCEP and the China-EU Investment Agreement, promote the liberalization and facilitation of international trade and investment, and create a good external environment. Editor/Xu Shengpeng