Assistant Minister of Commerce Tang Wenhong said at the press conference that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will also work with local authorities and departments to support the Pilot Free Trade Zone to further actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules and carry out higher-level institutional openness tests on the premise of maintaining the bottom line of risk. “Compacting stubble” means finishing one batch, copying one batch at the same time, and studying another batch. Conduct deeper pilots. Promote a higher level of freedom and convenience in trade and investment, step up stress testing in terms of market access, and promote the orderly expansion and opening up of telecommunications, the Internet, medical care, etc. Focus on further deepening exploration in key areas such as property rights protection, industrial subsidies, environmental standards, labor protection, government procurement, e-commerce, finance, etc., to create a market-based, rule-of-law, and internationalized first-class business environment. Further facilitate overseas personnel to do business, study, and travel in China, and introduce more facilitation measures in areas such as entry and residence, medical treatment, and payment.

Assistant Minister of Commerce Tang Wenhong said at the press conference that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will also work with local authorities and departments to support the Pilot Free Trade Zone to further actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules and carry out higher-level institutional openness tests on the premise of maintaining the bottom line of risk. “Compacting stubble” means finishing one batch, copying one batch at the same time, and studying another batch. Conduct deeper pilots. Promote a higher level of freedom and convenience in trade and investment, step up stress testing in terms of market access, and promote the orderly expansion and opening up of telecommunications, the Internet, medical care, etc. Focus on further deepening exploration in key areas such as property rights protection, industrial subsidies, environmental standards, labor protection, government procurement, e-commerce, finance, etc., to create a market-based, rule-of-law, and internationalized first-class business environment. Further facilitate overseas personnel to do business, study, and travel in China, and introduce more facilitation measures in areas such as entry and residence, medical treatment, and payment.