The integrated development of domestic and foreign trade ushered in a heavy measure: to promote the convergence of standard certification and promote digital development

Beijing, 20 Jan (CNBC) -- According to the Central Radio and Television Corporation's economic voice "Tianxia Finance and Economics," the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") to make arrangements for promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade, forming a strong domestic market, and smoothing the domestic and international double cycles. The "Opinions" put forward 15 work measures from four aspects: improving the system of domestic and foreign trade integration, enhancing the ability of integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, accelerating the integration and development of domestic and foreign trade, and improving safeguard measures.

The integrated development of domestic and foreign trade is conducive to enhancing competitiveness

The "Opinions" put forward that we should adhere to the guidance of the government and the market, adhere to the reform and opening up, the convergence of rules, and adhere to the system concept and overall planning. By 2025, the level of integrated development of domestic and foreign trade of market entities will be further improved, the internal and external connectivity network will be more perfect, government management services will continue to be optimized, and the integrated regulation and control system of domestic and foreign trade will be more sound, so as to achieve efficient operation and integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.

Zhang Jianping, deputy director of the Academic Committee of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, believes that the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade is a strategic development direction that China must promote from a big trading country to a trade power. "Under the circumstance that the current pandemic has not yet ended and the global economic recovery is still facing great challenges and pressures, china is more urgently in need of integrating domestic and foreign trade to enable foreign trade enterprises to more freely enhance their competitiveness and expand sales channels in the two markets (domestic and international), on the other hand, it is also conducive to China's balanced development of domestic and foreign trade, cultivating a number of multinational companies, and creating more favorable conditions for shaping China's competitiveness."

Strengthen the docking of rules and promote the convergence of standard certification

In terms of improving the integration system of domestic and foreign trade, the "Opinions" put forward that we should improve laws and regulations; improve the regulatory system; strengthen the docking of rules; and promote the convergence of standard certification. Actively carry out the transformation of domestic international standards, make up for the shortcomings of domestic standards, improve the level of standard technology, and continue to improve the consistency of domestic international standards. Promote the same line and standard of domestic and foreign trade products, drive domestic related industries to accelerate quality upgrading, and optimize the supply and demand structure.

Sang Baichuan, dean of the Institute of International Economics of the University of International Business and Economics, said that the implementation of these measures will help resolve the prominent contradictions in the process of the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. "In the process of promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade and promoting the construction of a new development pattern, we have found that there is a situation of separation of domestic and foreign trade in standard rules and other content. There are large differences between some products (standards) that are exported to domestic sales and domestic standards, and there are obstacles in the process of coordinated development of domestic and foreign trade. Therefore, [these measures] have grasped the prominent contradictions in them and hope to be able to resolve them, so that the integration of domestic and foreign trade can develop more smoothly. ”

Promote the digital development of domestic and foreign trade and accelerate the integration of online and offline

In terms of enhancing the ability to develop the integration of domestic and foreign trade, the "Opinions" proposes to support the integrated operation of domestic and foreign trade of market players. Innovate the integrated development model of domestic and foreign trade, promote the digital development of domestic and foreign trade, make full use of modern information technology, accelerate the integration of online and offline, promote the connection between production and marketing, supply and demand matching, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and cultivate new formats and models of domestic and foreign trade. Support the innovation and development of reverse customization and intelligent factories, enhance the ability of enterprises to flexible production and market demand, and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade industrial chain supply chains. According to Sang Baichuan's analysis, promoting the digital development of domestic and foreign trade can better achieve the dynamic coordination of trade supply and demand. "Demand leads the adjustment of supply, so that supply and demand can better achieve dynamic coordination." Under the conditions of today's new technological revolution, many measures are conducive to the development of Internet information technology, cultivating some new trade formats, so that the cross-border e-commerce format and domestic e-commerce development that expand international trade are organically coordinated, and through the combination of online sales and offline sales, the information between supply and demand is more symmetrical, which is more conducive to the integration of domestic and foreign trade. ”

In terms of accelerating the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, the "Opinions" proposed to build a highland for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, build a platform for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, and improve the internal and external connectivity logistics network. The "Opinions" also require that safeguard measures be improved. Strengthen fiscal and financial support. Under the premise of conforming to the rules of multilateral and bilateral economic and trade agreements, we will increase support for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. Make overall use of existing financial support policies to promote the integration and innovative development of domestic and foreign trade. Many experts pointed out that the implementation of these measures is conducive to achieving the organic integration of domestic and foreign trade through institutional leadership and smoothing the domestic and international double circulation.