Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 2nd Title: Opening up, cooperating and sharing new opportunities for the development of service trade-Interpretation of Chairman Xi Jinping’s speech at the 2021 China International Trade in Services Summit Global Service Trade Summit
Xinhua News Agency reporter
“We are willing to work with all parties to adhere to open cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results, and share the development opportunities of service trade, so as to promote the recovery and growth of the world economy.”
On the evening of the 2nd, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech at the 2021 China International Service Trade Fair Global Service Trade Summit, announcing China’s new measures to deepen reforms and expand opening up, expressing China’s determination and determination to innovate and develop and open up to a higher level. Willingness to share development opportunities with the world.
(Subheading) Mutual benefit and win-win, promote higher level of open cooperation
The National Convention Center, located on the central axis of Beijing, is brightly lit, and a grand event for global trade in services has officially opened.
153 countries and regions participated in the exhibition, more than 10,000 companies appeared in a concentrated manner, and more than 200 events will be held in an orderly manner… While the global epidemic situation is still severe and complicated, the current service trade fair will be held as scheduled.
“Service trade is an important part of international trade and an important field of international economic and trade cooperation. It plays an important role in building a new development pattern.” President Xi Jinping’s words spread all over the world on TV and the Internet.
“Service trade, connected to the domestic market at one end and the international market at the other end, is a key hub to promote the “double cycle” and an important support for the construction of a new development pattern.” said Li Jun, director of the Institute of International Trade in Services, Academy of the Ministry of Commerce .
“Improve the level of openness”, “Expand the space for cooperation”, “Strengthen the construction of rules in the service sector”, and “Continue to support the innovative development of SMEs”-President Xi Jinping proposed four measures on opening up cooperation in trade in services.
“The four measures proposed by President Xi Jinping are very rich, practical, forward-looking and leading. They demonstrate China’s consistent commitment to share development opportunities with the world. This is a manifestation of China’s internationalization of opportunities and the sinicization of international opportunities. .” said Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that “promote the implementation of the cross-border service trade negative list nationwide, explore the construction of a national service trade innovation development demonstration zone”, “increase support for the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” national service industry development, and share the achievements of China’s technological development with the world “.
Luo Yuze, Vice Minister of the Foreign Economic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said that from the Hainan Free Trade Port’s cross-border service trade negative list to the national version of the cross-border service trade negative list; from the national service trade innovation development pilot to the exploration and construction of national service trade innovation The development of demonstration zones shows that China has continued to expand and open up to the outside world, and innovation and development are endless.
Xu Lirong, Chairman and Party Secretary of COSCO Shipping Group Co., Ltd. said: “Chairman Xi Jinping’s speech conveys a positive signal for China to further deepen cooperation with countries along the’Belt and Road’. We will seize the opportunity to provide better global integrated logistics supply chain services. , To contribute to the high-quality co-construction of the “Belt and Road”.”
Uruguay President La Calle said in a video speech that trade in services has become the most active area of global trade. Uruguay hopes to further deepen economic and trade cooperation with China under the framework of the “Belt and Road Initiative”.
(Subheading) Benchmarking to a higher standard, paying more attention to the construction of rules and systems
President Xi Jinping pointed out that we will strengthen the establishment of rules in the service sector, and support Beijing and other places to carry out the first trial of international high-level free trade agreement rules to create a digital trade demonstration zone.
“The development of service trade depends on the development of the service industry. Strengthening the benchmarking with international high-level economic and trade agreements is conducive to integrating with international rules, further expanding the opening up of the service industry, and enhancing the competitiveness of Chinese service trade enterprises.” Research on International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce Said Mei Xinyu, a researcher of the Academy.
The negative list of cross-border service trade in Hainan Free Trade Port issued not long ago is an autonomous opening measure to standardize international high-standard free trade agreements. The promulgation of the negative list is a major breakthrough in the management model of service trade and an institutional opening arrangement.
“Number” is the key word of this year’s Service Trade Fair. Digital trade is a new form of global trade and a new engine for future trade. In 2020, China’s service trade volume that can be digitally delivered is 294.76 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 44.5% of the total service trade.
Last year, Beijing promoted the construction of a digital trade pilot zone. In the future, Beijing and other places will build digital trade demonstration zones.
Li Jun said that moving from “experimental zone” to “demonstration zone” means from focusing on exploration to focusing on leadership, which shows the country’s support for the development of digital trade. “This can promote more good experience to the whole country and stimulate the development potential of digital trade on a larger scale.”
“Since the outbreak of the epidemic, due to the inability to send personnel to the site, the company’s cloud guides the hotel development site work and maximizes the efficiency of service trade.” Zhang Jianming, chairman of Mingyu Business Travel Co., Ltd. It will sign an export contract for hotel development technology and management services with Uzbekistan to jointly explore new forms of service trade.
“Digitalization is changing the global economy and international trade.” Gonzalez, the Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, called on countries to strengthen cooperation in service trade, eliminate digital trade barriers, and make trade and investment more efficient and sustainable.
(Subheading) Deepen reforms and drive the development of service trade with financial service innovation
“We will continue to support the innovation and development of small and medium-sized enterprises, deepen the reform of the New Third Board, set up the Beijing Stock Exchange, and create a main position for service-innovative small and medium-sized enterprises.” Chairman Xi Jinping said.
“This means that the ability of the New Third Board to serve innovative small and medium-sized enterprises will be comprehensively improved. By guiding more resources to focus on high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises, it will further stimulate market vitality.” said Han Gan, a professor at the School of Economics of Xiamen University.
Liang Jiliang, chairman of Youxuan Software, believes that with the deepening of the NEEQ reform, innovative small and medium-sized enterprises will usher in a more professional service platform in the capital market, which can facilitate financing and enjoy development opportunities and resource support.
Li Jun said that many of the NEEQ companies are high-tech service trade companies, and they have a large demand for funds. This financial service reform measure can better help small and medium-sized enterprises in financing, promote technological innovation and development, and enhance the competitiveness of service trade. .
At the Service Trade Conference last year, President Xi Jinping put forward the requirements for the construction of Beijing’s “two districts”, that is, “support Beijing to build a comprehensive demonstration zone for the expansion and opening of the national service industry” and “set up freedom with technological innovation, open service industry, and digital economy as the main features. Trade Pilot Zone” in order to give better play to Beijing’s leading role in the opening up of China’s service industry.
Over the past year, the construction of Beijing’s “two districts” has achieved remarkable results. As of August this year, the 251 task list identified for the construction of the “two districts” has reached 202 items, and the implementation rate has reached 80.5%.
Chen Chunjiang, Director of the Department of Trade in Services of the Ministry of Commerce, said that in the future, my country will continue to advance reforms, comprehensively deepen the pilot service trade innovation development, further expand opening, continue to relax market access for the service industry, and improve the level of institutional openness of cross-border service trade. Improve the governance system of international service trade rules.
By persisting in using the “golden key” of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win results, China will create a better future with all countries in the world. (Reporters Yu Jiaxin, Wei Yukun, Luo Xin, Ye Haoming, Liu Hui) (End)Return to Sohu to see more
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