Continued Decline In Imports And Exports Continued To Narrow, To Maintain A Steady Trend Towards A Good Trend

Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular press conference on 20, "with the promotion of foreign trade stability, the effect of policies and measures is gradually showing. The decline in foreign trade imports and exports continues to narrow, and foreign trade continues to maintain a stable trend."

In the next few months, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to carry out a series of related issues with all departments and regions.

We should earnestly reduce the burden and help the enterprises to achieve the goal of stabilizing foreign trade.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Commerce, the actual use of foreign capital amounted to 548 billion 830 million yuan in 1-8 months, an increase of 4.5% over the same period (excluding banking, securities and insurance data).

The actual amount of foreign investment actually used in August was 57 billion 320 million yuan, an increase of 5.7% over the same period last year.

Shen Danyang said that the negative list of Shanghai and other FTA pilot areas has been reduced from the original 190 special management measures to 122 now, and it should be further reduced.

Not long ago, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress deliberated and adopted 4 amendments to the law, such as the Sino foreign joint venture law. Since October 1st this year, a negative list management system has been implemented for foreign-invested enterprises throughout the country. The establishment and pformation of foreign investment enterprises outside the negative list will be changed from examination and approval to record keeping, which will greatly increase the openness and convenience of foreign investment access.

Shen Danyang said that the Chinese government will continue to maintain positive and effective absorption as always.

We should maintain the continuity and stability of foreign investment policies, and constantly create a more fair, pparent and predictable investment environment.

Foreign investment will not be narrowed, only wider. China's investment and business environment will be better.

As long as foreign capital companies grasp the great opportunities of China's economic growth, technology and consumption upgrading, adjust the investment layout and innovate the way of management, they will surely be able to

Achieve new and better results.

As for how to push forward the construction of the comprehensive pilot area for the opening up of the new economic system, Shen Danyang said that since the start of the pilot project to build an open economic new system in May this year, the work of the 12 pilot areas has been orderly promoted.

With the introduction of pilot reform measures, the effectiveness of pilot projects in some areas has initially emerged.

The next 12 pilot areas will focus on four tasks: first, to grasp the responsibility of the main body, to create an atmosphere of bold reform and bold exploration; two, to grasp the central task, and strive to crack down on the institutional obstacles restricting open development; three, to grasp the reform and landing, and to strengthen the coordination of target assessment and supervision; four, to consolidate the achievements, establish the information reporting system, and publicize the latest results in a timely manner.

According to customs statistics, 1-8 months, the national import and export 15 trillion and 400 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 1.8%.

Among them, exports were 8 trillion and 800 billion yuan, down 1%; imports 6 trillion and 500 billion yuan, down 2.9%.

Shen Danyang said that although foreign trade growth and export growth is still negative growth, but from these months, especially in August, we can see that as China's foreign trade has stabilized, the effect of China's foreign trade has been steadily improving.

But now is not slack time, foreign trade is facing uncertainties and unstable factors are increasing, downward pressure is still great, this year's foreign trade situation is still complex and grim.