Chinese Trade Policy
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MOFCOM Official Outlines Trade Measures at Two Sessions Press Conference
With all eyes on the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing this week, top Chinese officials attended a press conference on the economy today, where they highlighted work in intermediate goods, e-commerce, and green trade as the main ways to expand trade in the year to come.
China's Government Work Report: Priorities for 2024
In the government work report delivered today at the opening of the National People’s Congress, Chinese Premier Li Qiang outlined 2024 policies of opening up, trade talks, and key sectors that the government will focus on.
China Pushes for Investment Facilitation Agreement at MC13
Today, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao attended meetings at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC13) and made statements regarding the WTO’s priorities, with a focus on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement.
Trade Official: China Supports WTO Agricultural and Fishery Talks, E-Commerce Duty Moratorium, and DS Mechanism
On the sideline of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding China's agenda at the WTO, as well as officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and New Zealand
Chinese Foreign Minister Speech in Europe Addresses Decoupling, Other Economic Issues
Over the weekend, Wang Yi, China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made remarks at the Munich Security Conference and took several questions from Christoph Heusgen, the Chairman of the conference, dealing with trade and economic issues, although broader foreign policy issues were the main focus.
MOFCOM: "Completed Preliminary Discussions" on DEPA, Continue Work on CPTPP
Last Friday, top level trade officials talked about the progress of China's trade talks in 2023, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), and highlighted that Beijing will add more "high-standard" rules on telecommunication and government
State Council Wants to Integrate Domestic and Foreign Trade
In a document outlining 18 measures to develop trade, China's State Council says it wants to integrate domestic and foreign trade, and sets out ways to boost both.