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Service Trade
- Recently, the fourth group of "best practice cases" for the pilot program on comprehensively deepening innovative development of service trade was published. Could the Ministry of Commerce brief on the highlights of these cases in opening up, and what policies and arrangements will be introduced to support the development of service trade in the next step?(2023-11-16)
- 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)
- In the first half of the year, despite the complex and volatile external situation, China’s trade in services maintained the momentum of growth. The total value of services imports and exports were up 8.5% year-on-year. What’s MOFCOM’s analysis of the performance and the underlying cause? CIFTIS 2023 will open next month. What is its role in the further liberalization of China’s services sector? Will new measures be announced?(2023-08-17)
- Recently, MOFCOM and other departments jointly printed and released the 2023 Work Priorities for Upscaling the Quality and Capacity of Domestic Service, proposing the special initiative for domestic service standardization and promoting the introduction of a number of national, industry, local and group standards. How is related standard-setting progressing? What are MOFCOM’s considerations for further regulating the industry for higher quality and greater capacity?(2023-05-25)
- The CPC Central Committee recently published its Document No. 1 for 2023, calling for “faster development of modern rural services and all-round development of county-level commercial systems”. Could you please talk about the development of county-level commerce? What areas will MOFCOM focus on in the next step?(2023-02-23)
- We have noticed that 15-minute community service circles for the convenience of residents have been built in many places nationwide to promote high-quality development of the life service industry and keep urban economic microcirculation unimpeded. What are the main components of 15-minute community service circles?(2023-02-16)
- We noticed that recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Market Regulation jointly released the First Group of Best Practices of National-level Service Industry Circulation Standardization. Could you please give us a briefing?(2023-02-09)
- According to some analyses, China’s tourist services trade will recover faster in 2023, and China’s reopening will generate huge benefits for the global tourism sector. What is MOFCOM’s projection for tourist services in 2023?(2023-01-12)
- How about consumption during the New Year's Day holiday? How about the prospect of consumption recovery?(2023-01-06)
- Recently, the State Council has approved comprehensive pilot projects for greater openness in the service sector in Shenyang, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Chengdu, and required MOFCOM to work with relevant departments to promote these projects. Could you please introduce these pilot projects and areas of future work?(2022-12-23)
- The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) was concluded on Monday in Beijing. What are the achievements of this year’s CIFTIS? What role has it played, amid Covid-19’s impact on the world economy, especially the service sector?(2022-09-08)
- The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services opened yesterday. After delivering remarks for two years in a row, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2022 CIFTIS yesterday. Going forward, what will MOFCOM do to put President Xi’s words into action?(2022-09-01)
- The Ministry of Commerce said earlier that, in this year, it will select regions with remarkable achievements in pilot programs on service trade innovation and development, and upgrade and build the national service trade innovation and development demonstration zone. How about the progress?(2022-08-25)
- Recently, 27 government departments including MOFCOM issued the opinions on promoting the high-quality development of foreign trade in culture. We have noticed that in 2014 the State Council issued the opinions on accelerating the development of foreign trade in culture. What is the background of and main considerations behind the issue of the opinions by MOFCOM and relevant government departments this time?(2022-07-21)
- The Ministry of Commerce has put forward that, this year, more cities will be added to the comprehensive pilot program for service sector opening in an orderly manner, and a number of pilot measures that fit the changing circumstances will be introduced. How about the progress now? What are the achievements and outcomes of the previous pilot programs?(2022-07-14)