Officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters on the "Notice on Promoting the Construction of an International Consumer Environment."

On September 30th, the leaders of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters about the "Notice on the Construction of an Internationalized Consumer Environment." It mentioned that the main focus of this work, centered around "internationalization, quality, and convenience," includes the following points: first, enriching internationalized and quality consumer supply. Supporting the transformation and upgrading of key commercial areas, creating international consumer gathering zones, inbound-friendly commercial areas, and landmark consumer projects. Cultivating a group of local brands with fashion leadership and international influence. Vigorously developing outbound tax refunds, supporting the increase of tax refund shops, enriching tax refund products, and optimizing tax refund services. Second, improving the level of internationalization and convenience services. Supporting the improvement of multi-level and diversified payment service systems, increasing the coverage of foreign card POS machines, and adding foreign currency exchange points. Supporting the improvement of multilingual signs at key locations, adding convenient service facilities, and deploying multilingual translation tools. The main content of the internationalized consumer environment construction work is as follows: To better utilize consumption as an important engine for economic growth and a key link in the domestic cycle. Key initiatives have been taken to boost consumption and expand domestic demand. In March 2025, the Central Office and the State Council Office issued the "Consumer Boost Action Plan," which emphasizes creating effective demand through high-quality supply and optimizing the consumption environment. The purpose of the internationalized consumer environment construction work is to create a more convenient and comfortable consumer environment, further stimulate consumption potential, promote consumption upgrading, attract more inbound consumption, and better meet the needs of the people for a better life.