Foreign trade has developed steadily. The main work this year is to expand the market, adjust the structure and promote balance. Adhere to the strategy of market diversification and winning by quality, implement and improve various policies and measures such as export tax rebate, export credit and export credit insurance, and continue to improve services in customs, quality inspection and foreign exchange. Consolidate traditional markets and vigorously explore emerging markets. Optimize the structure of export products, stabilize the export of labor-intensive products, expand the export of mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products, vigorously develop service trade and service outsourcing, strive to cultivate export brands and marketing networks, and continue to strictly control the export of "two high-tech and one capital" products. Actively promote the transformation and upgrading of processing trade. Promote the balanced development of import and export, focus on expanding the import of advanced technology and equipment, key parts and materials that are in short supply in China, stabilize various import promotion policies and facilitation measures, and urge developed countries to relax export restrictions on high-tech products.
Promote the coordinated development of foreign capital utilization and foreign investment. Optimize the structure of foreign capital utilization, encourage foreign investment in high-end manufacturing, high-tech industries, modern service industries, new energy and energy conservation and environmental protection industries, encourage multinational companies to set up functional institutions such as regional headquarters in China, and encourage Chinese and foreign enterprises to strengthen R&D cooperation. Encourage foreign investors to participate in the restructuring of domestic enterprises and accelerate the establishment of a security review system for foreign mergers and acquisitions. Promote the combination of "attracting investment" and "attracting wisdom". Guide the transfer of foreign capital to the central and western regions and increase investment. Accelerate the implementation of the "going out" strategy, encourage industries that meet the needs of foreign markets to transfer production capacity overseas in an orderly manner, support qualified enterprises to carry out overseas mergers and acquisitions, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in overseas resources, and improve the quality of foreign contracted projects and labor cooperation. Further simplify all kinds of examination and approval procedures and implement the autonomy of enterprises in overseas investment. Enterprises that "go global" should operate according to law, avoid risks, prevent vicious competition and safeguard the overall interests and good image of the country.
Deepen multilateral and bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Strengthen and improve economic and trade relations with developed countries, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with developing countries, and conscientiously implement the eight new measures of pragmatic cooperation between China and Africa. Give play to the role of high-level economic dialogue and bilateral economic and trade joint committees. Accelerate the construction of free trade zones. Actively participate in the Doha Round negotiations and promote the negotiations to achieve a more reasonable and balanced result at an early date. Oppose all forms of protectionism and properly handle trade frictions.
The Shanghai World Expo is about to kick off. We should strengthen cooperation with participating countries, regions and international organizations, make the Shanghai World Expo a successful, wonderful and unforgettable event, promote the progress of human civilization, promote scientific and technological innovation, and promote exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries in the world.