Foreign Trade

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China’s foreign trade has shown remarkable momentum of improvement in recent months. In November, the year-on-year growth rate of China’s import and export picked up further. What is the Ministry of Commerce’s comment?(2023-12-14)

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In recent months, China’s trade in goods has shown a steady upward momentum, and the growth rate of imports and exports in renminbi terms has picked up for four consecutive months......

Bilateral & Multilateral Relations

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During Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou’s visit to China from November 20 to 24, what achievements have the two sides made on the economic and trade fronts?(2023-11-23)

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On November 22, President Xi Jinping held talks with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, who was on a state visit to China......

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At the sixth China International Import Expo, Premier Li Qiang said that China would actively push for the accession to the CPTPP and DEPA in his keynote speech. What progress has been made so far?(2023-11-09)

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China officially applied to join the CPTPP and DEPA in September and November 2021 respectively and has worked actively to advance relevant process......

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We noted that the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting was successfully held on October 22 in Guangzhou and achieved tangible outcomes. Can you brief us on this meeting?(2023-10-26)

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The China-Gulf Cooperation Council Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting was the first multilateral trade and economic event hosted by MOFCOM.........

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The East Asia Summit meetings have just been concluded. What is China’s outlook on further deepening trade and economic cooperation with ASEAN? Could you elaborate?(2023-09-07)

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2023 marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s proposal for a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future and 20 years since......

Foreign Investment

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The Ministry of Commerce has held a series of events under the "Invest in China Year", and said it will continue to hold these activities. So far, how have foreign-invested enterprises responded? What's the next step?(2023-09-21)

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Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Commerce has organized a series of activities to attract investment in the "Invest in China Year"......

Service Trade

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The 2023 CIFTIS will open very soon. What changes and highlights do you expect of this year’s exhibitors? What role will the Fair play in promoting the steady development of trade in services?(2023-08-31)

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In his congratulatory letter to the Fair in 2022, President Xi Jinping noted that CIFTIS was a key platform for China to expand opening up.........

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