At the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement National Industrial Cooperation Symposium” held on the 6th, the Chinese industry discussed the impact of RCEP on the industrial development and cooperation of member countries and how to seize the opportunity of RCEP regional opening Discussed. Participants expressed that they will jointly promote the new development of industries among RCEP member countries and help the regional economic recovery and growth.
Xu Ningning, executive chairman of the China-ASEAN Business Council and chairman of the RCEP Industrial Cooperation Committee, said that the construction of RCEP is a major innovation in regional multilateral cooperation and free trade. It is related to regional economic recovery and growth and making regional contributions to the recovery and growth of the world economy. An important starting point for China to build a new pattern of “dual cycle” economic development is conducive to industrial cooperation and trade and investment cooperation among countries in the region. The Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry should actively play a functional role in RCEP industrial cooperation.
Wang Xin, chairman of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association, said that the implementation of RCEP will bring about a reduction in tariffs, thereby promoting the growth of trade. Countries should strengthen cooperation in inspection and quarantine, solve the problem of technical trade barriers, realize the liberalization of trade in goods and the facilitation of customs clearance, and create conditions for industrial cooperation. The China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association will enhance cooperation with RCEP member states.
Many representatives said in their speeches that Chinese industries and other member states of RCEP are obviously complementary. In recent years, there has been a lot of mutual cooperation among enterprises, rapid growth of trade and investment, and an increasing degree of industrial integration. China and other RCEP member states should make good use of their respective advantages, seize the opportunities of open markets, accelerate in-depth cooperation, and focus on developing regional growth potential.
The leaders of the participating chambers of commerce and associations also suggested strengthening cooperation in product standards of various countries, looking forward to the improvement of the investment environment of relevant ASEAN countries, and expressed that they would actively cooperate with counterpart chambers of commerce and associations of various countries.
Xu Ningning suggested that the major Chinese chambers of commerce and associations should carefully study the RCEP agreement, grasp the tax rate adjustments of the products in the industry in the RCEP, and formulate an RCEP action plan based on the industry, so as to better provide guidance and service for business cooperation; focus on the RCEP region Build a good Chinese brand; Chambers of commerce and associations play a full role in the combination of trade liberalization and trade facilitation, and put forward specific suggestions on solving technical barriers through docking with counterpart trade associations in various countries; national chambers of commerce and associations “go out” in supporting industries To play a functional role and strengthen cooperation between upstream and downstream industry chambers and associations, it can take the lead in setting up industrial parks in relevant countries to help enterprises achieve new developments in regional industrial cooperation, and relevant countries to achieve industrial improvement and upgrading.
