Recently, the State Council approved the Ministry of Commerce and other departments to organize and implement the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for the High-Quality Development of Foreign Trade” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”).
The “Plan” is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, based on the new development stage, fully, accurately and comprehensively implements the new development concept, serves to build a new development pattern, promotes common prosperity, and focuses on the new positioning of the “three important” of business work , Put forward the guiding ideology, basic principles, main goals, key tasks and safeguard measures for the high-quality development of foreign trade during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period.
The “Plan” puts forward that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, foreign trade must adhere to innovation-driven and accelerate the transformation of development methods; adhere to green leadership and accelerate green and low-carbon transformation; adhere to digital empowerment and accelerate digital transformation; adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results, and enhance the level of open cooperation ; Persist in safe development and improve risk prevention and control capabilities.
The “Plan” looks forward to the prospects for the high-quality development of foreign trade in 2035, and proposes that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, efforts will be made to further strengthen the overall trade strength, further improve the level of coordination and innovation, further enhance the capacity for smooth circulation, further deepen trade opening cooperation, and trade security. The goal of further improvement of the system.
The “Plan” optimizes the structure of trade in goods, innovates and develops service trade, accelerates the development of new trade formats, improves the level of digital trade, builds a green trade system, promotes the integration of domestic and foreign trade, guarantees the smooth operation of the foreign trade industry chain and supply chain, and deepens the “Belt and Road”. Ten aspects, including unimpeded trade cooperation, strengthening of risk prevention and control systems, and creating a sound development environment, have clarified 45 key tasks. 6 safeguard measures have been formulated.
In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will coordinate with all localities and departments to promote the implementation of the “Plan” to ensure that it is implemented and effective.
Post time: Nov-23-2021