CPTPP interest proof of China s further opening-up By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-07 09:27 An ocean shipping cargo ship unloads cargoes at the container terminal of the Port of Lianyungang, East China s Jiangsu province, on July 14, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
China s intention of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership highlights its readiness to advocate trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, as well as the next stage of economic globalization, said business leaders. As China has been underlining further opening-up, in particular after signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement with 14 partners in November and completing in-principle talks on an advanced investment treaty with the European Union last month, it is well prepared in many industries, such as opening-up of the financial services sector, said Wei Jianguo, vice-chairman of the China Center for
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Experts weigh in on Central Economic Work Conference
1 2020-12-23 08:51:21chinadaily.com.cn
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Editor s note: China s Central Economic Work Conference, held from Wednesday to Friday, has set the course for China s economic development in 2021.
The key tasks outlined at the meeting include promoting high-quality development, boosting technology innovation, consolidating the security and stability of industrial and supply chains and strengthening the domestic market s support for economic growth.
Let s take a look at what experts had to say about the meeting.
Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges. (Photo/chinanews.com)
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