Relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce: RCEP takes effect to implement the dividend increasingly prominent

Xinhua News Agency, Urumqi, September 20 (Reporter Zhang Xiaolong) On the 20th, the 7th China -Asian Europe Expo "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and Luhai New Channel Forum held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on the 20th. Wang Shouwen, deputy minister, said that in the first eight months of this year, China and RCEP's other 14 member states trade reached 8.32 trillion yuan, accounting for 30.5%of China's total foreign trade. The effective implementation of RCEP's effectiveness of dividends.

Wang Shouwen said that after the official implementation of RCEP on January 1 this year, the enterprise actively used tariff reductions, accumulated rules of origin, and trade facilitation, etc., and obtained the revenue of real gold and silver. In the first eight months of this year, China and RCEP's other 14 member states trade reached 8.32 trillion yuan, accounting for 30.5%of China's total foreign trade. Among them, the preferential tariff imports under RCEP were 38.1 billion yuan, and the tariffs were reduced by 880 million yuan; the preferential tariff exports were 143.3 billion yuan, and the import national tariff reduction was reduced by 910 million yuan.

Wang Shouwen believes that, with the promotion of RCEP, the level of liberalization and investment in East Asia has improved significantly, the business environment has continued to improve, and confidence in economic recovery continues to increase. The toughness of the chain supply chain provides strong support for the establishment of a new development pattern and promoting high -quality development. "

(Zhang Xiaolong)

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