General

On the morning of April 23rd, the State Council Office held a regular policy briefing. The Ministry of Commerce stated at the briefing that helping enterprises stabilize orders and expand into the international trade market is an important step in promoting stable scale and optimized structure of foreign trade. Next, the Ministry of Commerce and other departments will take various measures to assist enterprises in obtaining new orders and exploring the international trade market.

In the first quarter, the Ministry of Commerce registered or approved 186 various exhibitions, helping enterprises to connect supply and procurement. Regarding the difficulties encountered in visa application, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant departments are promoting relevant countries to provide convenience for Chinese enterprises to apply for visas, as well as for foreign enterprises to apply for visas in China.

Wang Shouwen, International Trade Negotiation Representative and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce: It is worth mentioning that our practice of replacing visas with APEC business travel cards will be accepted with virtual visa cards on May 1st. Further research is being conducted to optimize remote epidemic detection measures, providing convenience for business personnel to visit China.

It is reported that the Ministry of Commerce is solidly promoting the construction of a comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone, carrying out brand training, rule and standard construction, and high-quality development of overseas warehouses. Support enterprises in exploring diversified international trade markets. The Ministry of Commerce will issue national trade guidelines, and each country will develop a trade promotion guide for key markets to promote the solution of the difficulties encountered by Chinese enterprises in developing international trade markets in countries along the "the Belt and Road".