Ministry of Commerce: Special action to crackdown on illegal export of strategic minerals has been deployed.
On July 10th, the Ministry of Commerce held a routine press conference.
On July 10, the Ministry of Commerce held its routine press conference. The spokesperson responded to whether the Chinese government has taken measures to combat the smuggling and illicit trade of key mineral resources. The spokesperson, He Yongqian, stated that strategic minerals such as antimony and gallium have clear military and civilian dual-use attributes, and implementing export controls on them is in line with international practices. In order to firmly prevent illegal outflow, in May of this year, the China National Export Control Working Mechanism Office deployed a special operation to combat the smuggling of strategic mineral resources for export. Relevant information can be found on the Ministry's website. At the same time, as a responsible major country, China also takes into full account the legitimate civilian use demands of other countries for the aforementioned strategic minerals. It reviews export permit applications in accordance with the law and regulations, and approves compliant applications.
The transcript of the conference is as follows:
[He Yongqian]: Dear journalists,
Good afternoon, welcome to the routine press conference of the Ministry of Commerce. Today, I do not have any information to report to you.
Now, please ask your questions.
[Focus News Reporter]: Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and other nine departments jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Prosperity of Home Economics and Agriculture by 2025." Can you introduce the relevant situation? How will it further promote the important role of home services in benefiting the people's livelihood, stabilizing employment, and promoting consumption?
[He Yongqian]: The home service industry is closely related to the daily lives of the people and is an important industry that serves thousands of families and benefits thousands of families. It plays an important role in meeting the needs of urban and rural residents for a better life and promoting rural revitalization. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and other nine departments, jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Prosperity of Home Economics and Agriculture by 2025", proposing 14 targeted measures, which will effectively promote the expansion of home service supply, stimulate home service consumption, improve the income of laborers, and support rural revitalization.
In terms of content, the "Action Plan" focuses on promoting rural labor employment in the field of home economics as the main goal, focusing on employment channels, employment capacity, employment security, and employment entrepreneurship services. For example, supporting the conduct of life service recruitment seasons, the "Trade Union Helps Employment Action", promoting home economics into the community activities, and accelerating the development of home economics vocational education, improving home service standards system, etc. Through these measures, more groups willing to join the home service industry will be supported, which will facilitate the convenience of residents' lives and cultivate new consumption growth points.
Next, the Ministry of Commerce will implement the policies and measures related to the prosperity of home economics and agriculture in accordance with the decisions of the Central Committee and the State Council, work with relevant departments to cultivate a batch of home service brands, formulate and revise a batch of standards in the home economics field, continuously improve the home service credit system, create a more reassuring and comforting consumption environment, promote the quality improvement of home service consumption, and better play the important role of benefiting the people's livelihood, stabilizing employment, and promoting consumption. Thank you.
[Hong Kong Economic Daily Journalist]: This month marks the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Could the Ministry of Commerce introduce the highlights of the economic and trade cooperation between the two places?
[He Yongqian]: This year marks the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Over the past 28 years, economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the two places have become increasingly close and the level has been continuously improved. Hong Kong has actively aligned with the national development strategy, accelerated its integration into the national development framework, and played an important bridging role in building the new development pattern.
Over the past 28 years, the Ministry of Commerce has established and continuously improved cooperation mechanisms with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in the field of economic and trade, signed a series of agreements such as the "Arrangement for Closer Economic and Trade Relations," fully implemented the liberalization of merchandise trade from the mainland to Hong Kong, basically achieved the liberalization of service trade, and carried out rich and pragmatic cooperation in trade investment facilitation. At the same time, we continue to promote a series of policy measures in the field of commerce to support the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, vigorously support Hong Kong's participation in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road Initiative." In addition, we, together with relevant departments, have taken measures to ensure stable supply and quality of fresh agricultural products to Hong Kong, effectively supporting the improvement of people's livelihood in Hong Kong and maintaining social stability.
In the 28 years since Hong Kong's return to China, the practice of "one country, two systems" has achieved great success. This year, Hong Kong has once again been named the "world's freest economy", maintains its position as the world's third-largest international financial center, and its international competitiveness continues to rise. The Ministry of Commerce will fully play the role of the Mainland and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee, continuously expand the Mainland's institutional opening to Hong Kong, solidly promote policy measures supporting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area in the field of commerce, support Hong Kong in building a functional platform for the "Belt and Road Initiative," and contribute to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong as well as to the force of commerce! Thank you.
[Southern Metropolis Daily Journalist]: With the arrival of the summer vacation, what new initiatives will the Ministry of Commerce take to boost consumption?
[He Yongqian]: With the arrival of the summer vacation, domestic residents' travel has increased, and inbound tourism has entered the peak season. The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, will continue to organize and carry out the "Buy in China" series of activities, guide various regions to combine the characteristics of summer consumption and local features, adopt multiple measures to expand the supply of quality goods and services, innovate and optimize the deep integration of business, tourism, culture, and sports, and promote summer consumption to continue heating up.
For example, the "Shanghai Summer" International Consumption Season, launched last Friday, will organize more than 300 activities of "good visiting, good fun, good shopping". Guangxi will focus on the theme of "Cool Play Summer, Stimulate Guangxi" and launch more than 2000 cultural, tourism, catering, and sports consumption activities. Fujian's "All Min Happy Shopping" colorful summer consumption season will showcase the rich characteristics of Southern Fujian, attracting tourists from all over the world, and so on... I won't give all examples here, I believe that as various consumption promotion activities deepen, the continuous effectiveness of various consumption expansion policy measures, the vibrant summer consumption vitality will be further released. We sincerely welcome foreign tourists and the general public to experience the charm of the Chinese market this summer. Thank you.
[Bloomberg Reporter]: There are reports that Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, plans to visit China next week and plans to meet with Chinese government high-level officials, including the Minister of Commerce. Is the above information true?
[He Yongqian]: Regarding the question you mentioned, at present, I do not have any information to provide. Thank you.
(Written by the Ministry of Commerce, compiled by GMTEight, Editor: Chen Wenfang.)
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