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On the afternoon of July 22, the State Council Information Office held a press conference in Beijing. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce introduced the business work and operation in the first half of 2021.

The Ministry of Commerce responded to Narada reporters on how to view Amazon's recent ban on cross-border e-commerce.

Li Xingqian, Director of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce (Source: Guoxin.com)

Li Xingqian said that traditional economic and trade activities such as exhibitions have been blocked due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Cross-border e-commerce has been favored by consumers all over the world with its unique advantages of low cost, high efficiency, and breakthrough of time and space constraints, showing a momentum of rapid growth. China's cross-border e-commerce is also developing at the same time. In 2020, the import and export volume reached 1.69 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.1%. This year, it continued to maintain a double-digit rapid growth, achieving 886.7 billion yuan in the first six months. The rate is 28.6%.

At the same time of rapid development, cross-border e-commerce companies have more diversified export channels. Some rely on large-scale e-commerce platforms to carry out their business, some self-built independent stations to open up the market, and new types of businesses such as live streaming and big data marketing have emerged. model. A number of Chinese companies and Chinese brands have been recognized by the international market. The "Chinese experience" and "Chinese solutions" have become new samples for the development of cross-border e-commerce in the world, and have also provided reference for the development of e-commerce in various countries.

Li Xinggan said that we have also noticed that due to the different laws, cultures, and business habits of different countries, companies will also encounter various risks and challenges when going to sea. It is understood that the behavior of some businesses is considered to violate the seller's code of conduct on the Amazon platform, etc. Standard terms, business restrictions.

"We have always required companies to abide by the laws and regulations of various countries, respect local customs, and conduct operations in compliance with laws and regulations. We will help companies improve their risk control levels, strengthen the integration with international economic and trade rules and standards, and resolutely support companies to take reasonable measures to protect themselves Legitimate rights and interests, to promote various upstream and downstream entities to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and promote the healthy development of the industry." Li Xinggan said.

Li Xingqian said that on the whole, this is a problem that has arisen in the development of new foreign trade formats, a phased "unaccustomed to water and soil", and a "growth trouble." In the process of learning by doing and learning from each other, we hope that the platform will cherish the important contributions made by the majority of enterprises, fully respect various trading entities, and believe that the platform and enterprises can find a solution that is both compliant and reasonable. The Ministry of Commerce will continue to pay attention to relevant developments.