Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently announced his resignation. How would MOFOCM comment the achievements in China-Japan economic and trade cooperation in recent years?(2020-9-3)

In recent years, China-Japan relations have got back on track and achieved new progress......

The US has announced the revocation of Hong Kong’s special status, including suspending the availability of export license exceptions. What is your comment?(2020-7-2)

The legislation on safeguarding national security in the......

In his letter to the WTO, Ambassador Dennis Shea expressed US opposition against China, the EU, and other parties of using WTO Secretariat’s budget and personnel for the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA), and criticized its establishment. How does MOFCOM respond to that?(2020-6-18)

As the Appellate Body of the WTO has been paralyzed due to certain member’s blockade......

Some research showed that China’s export in April was better than expected largely because of increased export to Southeast Asia. What are the projections for foreign trade in May? Will the sound momentum be maintained? Will trade expansion with Belt and Road countries be hindered by the epidemic?(2020-5-14)

Multiple factors were at play in the increased export in April. From the supply side......

Reports have been saying that the Belt and Road projects have increased the debts of countries along the routes. What’s MOFCOM’s comment?(2018-6-7)

The Belt and Road initiative has been highly commended and positively responded by the international community and relevant countries since its inception.........

President of Kazakhstan Mr. Nazarbayev and President of Kyrgyzstan Mr. Jeenbekov will attend the 18th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State and pay a state visit to China in early June at President Xi Jinping’s invitation. What’s your comment on trade and economic cooperation between China and the two countries? （2018-5-31）

Over past seven years since the establishment of China-Kazakhstan comprehensive strategic partnership, under the strong leadership and care from the highest level.........

China’s Belt and Road Initiative have achieved huge periodical success. In 2018, what is China’s plan to expand market and select projects under the Belt and Road Initiative? At present, SOEs are the key players implementing the Belt and Road projects. Will more market players join this initiative in the future? How will the government offer more guidance and support? (2018-1-25)

Since the inception of the Belt and Road Initiative, it has been warmly applauded by relevant countries. Constructions enjoy steady progress and many major projects......

Now that the public comments about the 2020 Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment have been collected as planned, when will MOFCOM publish this Catalogue? In which areas will opening-up be further expanded?(2020-9-17)

The collection of public comments about the draft 2020 Catalogue of Industries......

Some experts propose that as RMB is getting stronger with a widening spread compared with other major currencies, China should, while attracting foreign investment, push for two-way capital account openness to increase and improve China’s outbound investment. What’s your comment? How do you view the opportunities and risks for Chinese enterprises going abroad amid this pandemic? And how has China’s outbound investment been faring against rising trends of anti-globalism and protectionism?(2020-9-17)

China’s position has been consistent on Chinese enterprises’ outbound investment......

Under sluggish global investment, from January to August, the foreign investment in China in RMB achieved positive growth. What is the view of the Ministry of Commerce on this? How does the Ministry of Commerce view the current trends on keeping foreign investment stable?(2020-9-17)

In the first eight months of this year, the paid-in foreign investment in China was RMB 619.78 billion......

The leaders of China and the EU confirmed that the two sides would speed up the investment agreement negotiations to fulfill the target of concluding the negotiations by the end of this year. Could you introduce the progress of the negotiations and the outstanding issues to be resolved? Will the talks be concluded by this year?(2020-9-17)

At the China-Germany-EU leaders' meeting on September 14, the leaders reaffirmed they would......

What will MOFCOM do to comprehensively advance the pilot work for innovative development of services trade? What roles will relevant government departments and local authorities play respectively? (2020-8-20)

The pilot projects is a systematic task that requires authorities to follow the instructions of the State Council to ensure coordination and......

We have noted that the newly added pilot areas for innovative development of services traded are mainly concentrated in the central and western regions. What are the considerations behind that? What measures will MOFCOM take to promote the development of services trade in the central and western regions in the future? (2020-8-20)

The newly added pilot areas in the central and western regions and in the old industrial base in the northeast take up half of the total, a share that is higher than the two batches of pilot projects announced previously......

Since the outbreak, the cross-border movement of people has been blocked, and the import and export of travel services worldwide has been greatly affected. How do you view the development prospect of service trade this year? What new opportunities will the Program bring to the development of service trade? (2020-8-20)

Since the beginning of this year, the global outbreak of COVID-19 has greatly influenced the service trade......

What new measures are introduced in the pilot areas on removing or easing restrictions on services trade? What will be done specifically regarding the stress test for emerging services trade, and easing or removing restrictive measures in an orderly fashion? (2020-8-20)

I’ve touched upon some restrictive measures to be eliminated or eased as well as new opening up measures in my introduction to the overall plan. Let me say more about opening up......

New forms of service trade, with rapid growth and high value-added, have boomed in recent years. Could you give us some examples from the service trade innovation pilot programs? When will the new list of innovation pilots be published? (2020-7-30)

In 2016, the State Council approved Shanghai and Hainan, among 15 places to be pilots of service trade innovation.......