2022 service trade will show new opportunities in China

In the theme hall of the National Convention Center of this year, Pakistan set up exhibitions for the first time in the name of the country.

Visitors experience products at the Yuan Universe Application theme Museum at the Shougang Park of the Shougang Park.

Reporter Ni Hao

On September 1, the 2022 China International Services Trade Fair (Service Cooperation to Promote the Development of Green Innovation and Welcome the Future "was officially launched in Beijing. Since the development of the Beijing Fair in 2012, the service trade meeting in 2022 has held the determination to promote China to promote service trade and increase open cooperation. This exhibition attracted 71 countries and international organizations to set up exhibitions in the name of the country or headquarters. 2436 companies participated in the exhibition offline, covering the top 30 countries and regions in the top 30 service trade; 10 countries including the UAE, Switzerland, Italy, Australia, etc. For the first time, it has set up exhibitions in the name of the country; leading technologies such as the Yuan universe, green low -carbon, and digital RMB have appeared.

Larger scale and more highlights

According to a reporter from the Global Times, this year's service and trade will be held in the National Conference Center and Shougang Park for a while. This year's service trade conference reviewed the ten -year development process and achievement contribution of China's service trade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and looked forward to the future development direction. In the context of the national "double carbon" strategy, this service and trade will also set up an environmental service topic for the first time, focusing on showing ecological environmental protection, green energy -saving technologies and new applications.

At the digital trade development trend and cutting -edge summit forum held in the morning, Sheng Qiuping, deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said: "Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in 2020, the international trade encounters have been seriously impact. Global trade resumed development has injected new kinetic energy. It has also become an important force for China's current development of foreign trade innovation. "According to statistics from the UN Trade Conference, global service exports in 2020 decreased by 18%year -on -year, and digital service exports accounted for global services worldwide services. The proportion of exports reached 63.6%, an increase of 11.8 percentage points from 2019. Digital service trade has become an important force for global service trade.

This year's service and trade meeting brings together many new elements of digital technology, and launched the Yuan universe experience hall for the first time, focusing on showing the cutting -edge technologies and development results of emerging fields such as the production of the Yuan universe and the application of scene applications.

"Global Times" reporters found in the theme hall of the National Conference Center that cross -border companies such as Intel, Qualcomm, Tesla, Toyota, Epson, LG, and other products and industry solutions have appeared in this service and trade conference. Chinese online platform companies such as Jingdong, Meituan, and Alibaba have also demonstrated the latest technology applications in their respective fields. RCEP members such as Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines brought their own specialty products on the booth.

In ten years, China's service trade has developed rapidly

Ten years of service and trade will also be the ten years of China's rapid development of service trade. September 1st September 1 quoted the Ministry of Commerce's service trade and business service industry Division Wang Dongtang, and since 2012, China's service trade import and export has maintained a rapid growth momentum, with an average annual growth of 6.1%, a global growth rate of 3.1 percentage points higher The scale of import and export has ranked second in the world for eight consecutive years. In 2021, China's service imports and exports reached 5.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.1%year -on -year, a record high.

In the first half of 2022, despite the severe and complex external environment, China's service trade still handed over a dazzling transcript. In the first half of the year, China's total service imports and exports were 28910.9 billion yuan, an increase of 21.6%year -on -year, which was 9.4 percentage points higher than the trade trade. The international competitiveness of "China Services" has been further improved.

Service trade is an important part of international trade and an important area for international economic and trade cooperation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the scale of China's service industry has continued to expand, and has played an important role in optimizing structure, promoting employment, and driving consumption.

Corman, Secretary -General of the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization, pointed out at the Global Service Trade Summit of the Service Trade Association on August 31 that the service industry accounted for more than 2/3 of the global GDP, attracting more than 3/4 foreign direct investment , Hoving the most labor force is the key driving force for creating new employment opportunities. Costan said, "In the context of the vulnerable global economic recovery, we need to open and supervise well markets to promote the growth of the service industry and improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry." He said, "China is in promoting global service trade cooperation It can play a leading role and the potential of the service industry to the overall growth of China is huge. The organizers of this year's service and trade association will appreciate the theme of 'green innovation' and 'service cooperation "."

Zhang Wei, chief expert of the China Service Trade Association, said in an interview with the Global Times reporter that China ’s goods trade in the first half of the year was expected to grow, but the uncertain factors faced in the second half of the year are increasing, and the situation is complicated and severe. In this case, in particular, it is necessary to vigorously develop service trade, strengthen and consolidate the pattern of "two leg walking" of Chinese cargo trade and service trade, including vigorously developing high value -added intellectual property services, information outsourcing, business process outsourcing and other businesses Essence Zhang Wei pointed out, "In the first half of this year, the Chinese cargo trade surplus was as high as 3.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 61%year -on -year. The trade trade has developed strongly, and the service trade is relatively weak. The balanced development. At the time of the service of the service meeting, we should carefully study how to do a good job in service trade, so as to actively promote the stable and development of the national economy in the second half of the year. "

In the comprehensive exhibition area of ​​the service trade meeting in 2022, Australia first set up an exhibition in the name of the country. "Global Times" reporter observed that tourism and education became an important announcement for the Australia to participate in the service of the Faculty Fair. In an interview with reporters at the booth at the booth, the Australian Consul General Business Office said, "We hope to establish more connections in the service industry between China and Australia through this service and trade meeting. More opportunities for cooperation. "

China's huge market potential is also an opportunity for domestic -funded companies to miss. COSCO Shipping is the largest shipping company in China. In 2022, it has been the COSCO Shipping for three consecutive years with its business sectors to participate in the service trade meeting. Mr. Shao, the person in charge of the relevant business business of the booth, told reporters that international shipping is an important component of serving trade. COSCO Shipping not only transports Chinese goods to all parts of the world, but also has many international shipping business, such as providing providing from the United States to Europe, from West Asia to the United States. Transportation.

Mr. Shao said that since the epidemic, China's exports have long been showing a high -speed growth trend for a long time, which has been reflected in the busyness of the company's shipping business. Especially last year, China ’s re -production and re -production were in good production. Chinese products served the world, and a large number of products continued to export to the world through China through the Zhongyuan Maritime. He told reporters that the company has participated in the service trade meeting for three consecutive years. As an important platform for China's opening up, the service trade association is also an important opportunity for COSCO Shipping to negotiate business. "Just now, the relevant persons in charge of China Logistics and China Light Industry have come to our booth to exchange business cooperation, because some of their materials and products need to be transported. The important value of the service trade will be unspeakable. "▲ ▲

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