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According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, on January 16, the CCPIT held the release ceremony of the Free Trade Agreement Business Application Guide in a combination of online and offline ways, and issued a series of books of the Free Trade Agreement Business Application Guide.

Zhang Shenfeng, Vice President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said at the meeting that the series of 16 volumes covers all the free trade agreements signed and entered into force since China so far, and strives to provide enterprises with "clear paper" and "reference books" that can be understood and used, and truly transform the free trade agreements into "passes" and "coupons" for enterprises to carry out import, export and two-way investment.

Help enterprises better use preferential policies

The Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the construction of free trade zones. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) pointed out that we should implement the upgrading strategy of the pilot free trade zone and expand the global network of high-standard free trade zones. So far, China has signed 19 free trade agreements with 26 countries and regions, with free trade partners covering Asia, Oceania, Latin America, Europe and Africa. In particular, on January 1, 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) came into force, marking the official landing of the world's largest free trade zone with the largest population, the most diverse member structure and the largest development potential. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

"The rules and regulations contained in the free trade agreement are gradually becoming the business principles that Chinese enterprises must master and follow when carrying out international operations.

Zhang Shaogang said that the compilation of the series gathered the strength of domestic first-class university scientific research institutions and experts of the trade promotion system in the field of theoretical and practical research of the free trade agreement, and based on the principle of serving enterprises and solving the actual problems that enterprises may face as the starting point, the text of the free trade agreement was interpreted chapter by section, and the vivid and rich first-hand case data was excavated to the greatest extent, which was comprehensive, systematic, professional and practical The five outstanding characteristics of popularity are the most comprehensive and detailed interpretation of the free trade agreement signed by China.

Zhang Shenfeng said that the China Council for the Promotion of Trade will work hard to accelerate the implementation of the promotion and implementation strategy of the Free Trade Agreement, constantly cultivate new platforms, new hands and new models for the promotion of trade, weave a dense network of service enterprises, focus on the needs and expectations of market entities, promote the promotion and implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with high quality, provide more intelligent and convenient free trade agreement services for enterprises, and help enterprises seize market opportunities, investment opportunities and growth opportunities, We will help expand the network of high-standard free trade zones facing the world, and promote foreign economic and trade cooperation to a new level at a new historical starting point.

Promote bilateral and regional trade cooperation

The continuous expansion of the "circle of friends" of China's free trade zone further tightens the economic and trade relations between itself and its free trade partners, and injects source power into promoting bilateral and regional trade cooperation. In particular, since the implementation of RCEP one year ago, the dividends have been constantly emerging, helping to accelerate and upgrade regional economic and trade cooperation.

According to Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation, in 2022, China's import and export to the other 14 members of the RCEP reached 12.95 trillion yuan, up 7.5%, accounting for 30.8% of China's total foreign trade.

Zhang Shenfeng said that after the implementation of the RCEP, the CCPIT attached great importance to it, established a leading group for promotion and implementation, listed the promotion of high-quality implementation of the RCEP as one of the "nine action plans" of the CCPIT in 2022, established a team of teachers who are familiar with economic and trade rules and have a high level of interpretation, carried out a series of research, fully understood the pain points and difficulties of enterprises, and organized 11 series of training on policy interpretation and utilization, The RCEP Business Leaders Forum and other activities were held to strive to create the main position for the promotion and implementation of RCEP and the "national team" for publicity and interpretation.

At the release ceremony, representatives of national business associations from Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and other countries said that making full use of the preferential policies of the Free Trade Agreement is conducive to promoting bilateral and regional trade cooperation, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued the Business Application Guide of the Free Trade Agreement at the right time.

From January 2 this year, RCEP has officially entered into force for Indonesia. Asgard Rashid, President of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: "I believe that the application guide will help enterprises better understand and use RCEP. The Indonesian parliament has officially approved RCEP when the global economy is on the track of recovery. RCEP will certainly bring more convenience to the industry in the fields of electric vehicle manufacturing, high-speed rail construction, mobile payment, energy facilities construction, etc., which will not only benefit China and Indonesia, but also make great contributions to regional peace, stability and economic development."

Zhuang Jiexiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Thai Academy of Trade, introduced the implementation of RCEP in Thailand and its role in promoting trade and investment cooperation between China and Thailand. He said that since the implementation of RCEP, the Thai government and enterprises have worked hard to promote the implementation of RCEP, promoting the growth of import and export and industrial development, especially strengthening the development of regional supply chain industrial chain. At the same time, the Thai government attaches importance to the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and promotes the trade and investment cooperation between Thailand and China by participating in and holding several major events. "I firmly believe that the two countries will continue to promote bilateral and regional cooperation under the framework of the Free Trade Agreement and jointly enhance the value of trade and investment in the process of economic recovery in the post-epidemic era."

Oka Fengshu, the director of the Japan-China Investment Promotion Agency and the director of Mizuho Bank, said that for Japan, RCEP covers countries and regions that account for about 50% of Japan's trade volume, involving a wide range of fields such as investment, intellectual property, e-commerce and so on. According to Japanese government estimates, the implementation of RCEP will increase Japan's GDP by 2.7% and increase employment by 570000 people. The Free Trade Agreement Business Application Guide will guide enterprises to develop in a better direction. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.