Published on: 2026-04-20
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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At the bottom, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and five other departments published “Guiding Opinions on Improving the Service of the Real Economy and Promoting the High-Quality Development of E-commerce,” which proposes 16 measures for the development of high-quality e-commerce in five directions.
In the field of openness to the outside world, China will develop cross-border e-commerce, expand the “Silk Road of electronic commerce,” accelerate institutional openness and promote the harmonization of regulations, sharing with other countries the huge electronic commerce market of China.Specific measures include: encouraging electronic trading companies to create direct purchasing bases abroad to expand the import of quality products; sequentially expanding the circle of partners of the “Silk Road of electronic commerce,” deepening political exchanges, production contacts, and increasing potential, enhancing the sense of involvement of partner countries.
In the field of industry regulation, China will strengthen the responsibility of platforms, enhance constant supervision, and guide companies to comply with regulatory requirements when going abroad. It encourages the registration of trademarks and patents abroad, raising the level of compliance with requirements; at the same time, it encourages companies going abroad to improve their localization capabilities, cultivate local talent, fulfill social obligations, and strive for mutually beneficial cooperation.
The new policy has attracted the attention of foreign media. Reuters reports that its appearance coincided with the first visit in eight years of a European Parliament delegation to China. The European side considers this visit an important opportunity to discuss common challenges in the digital sphere and e-commerce between China and Europe, as well as to promote fair competition. In the agency’s opinion, which published the new policy following the European delegation’s visit, China aims to align its internal development with international standards.Chen Bo, a scientist at the National University of Singapore, noted that this step is a constructive measure to overcome disagreements in the field of electronic commerce between China and Europe and demonstrates China’s determination to promote its electronic commerce at the global level.
Zhou Mi, a researcher at the Academy of Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, stated that e-commerce has become an important driver of the development of new-quality productive forces in China. The essence of the new policy is to promote the deep integration of e-commerce into the real economy and to achieve coordinated development.This document is not only a long-term development plan for China’s electronic commerce but also a response to the concerns of European and other trading partners, demonstrating China’s commitment to a high level of openness to the outside world and a pragmatic approach to the joint use of dividends from electronic commerce with the world.
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