-This article is quoted from CHINA DAILY-
China called for more international cooperation to enhance industrial and supply chain security amid pressure from COVID-19 outbreaks, geopolitical tensions and a gloomy global outlook, the country’s top economic regulator said on Wednesday.
Lin Nianxiu, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, called on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members to promote regional trade liberalization and facilitation, boost industrial and supply chain connectivity, and build a green and sustainable supply chain system.
More efforts will be made to strengthen cooperation to tackle shortcomings in the supply chain and deal with challenges in fields like logistics, energy and agriculture. And China will also work with other APEC members to promote policy research, standards setting and international cooperation in the green industry.
“China will not shut its door to the outside world, but only open it wider,” Lin said.
“China will not change its determination to share development opportunities with the rest of the world, and it will not change its commitment to economic globalization that is more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial for all.”
Zhang Shaogang, vice-chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said the country is committed to building an open economy and ensuring the security and smooth flow of global supply chains.
Zhang highlighted the importance of increasing the resilience and stability of industrial and supply chains, saying this will help promote global economic recovery amid pressure from the ongoing pandemic and regional conflicts.
He called for more efforts to promote building an open global economy, support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, encourage e-commerce and digital trade development and cooperation, increase support for small and medium-sized enterprises, strengthen the construction of logistics infrastructure and accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of industrial and supply chains.
Despite challenges and pressures from renewed COVID-19 outbreaks and a grim and complicated international situation, China has witnessed a steady rise in foreign direct investment, showcasing foreign investor confidence in the China market.
Post time: Nov-03-2022
