Today (14th), when the relevant person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce answered a reporter’s question, some media asked: Recently, it has been reported that since September, many large-scale export textile companies in India have been unable to guarantee normal delivery due to the epidemic. The orders originally produced in India were transferred to production in China. Does the Ministry of Commerce have any data in this regard?
What is your comment on this?
Li Xinggan, Director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, said that at present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has had a huge impact on the global economy. We sincerely hope that India can contain the epidemic as soon as possible and resume normal production and life.
China is the world's largest textile producer and exporter, and it has obvious advantages in exporting labor-intensive products.
The epidemic has severely impacted both the supply side and the demand side. The industrial chain and supply chain are simultaneously blocked, and China has also withstood the same test.
Each of us is a consumer. In the face of diversified market supply, we will shop around when we purchase, and select high-quality, inexpensive and reliable merchants and products. The same is true for international trade.
Multinational companies adjust order production on a global scale, and international purchasers select suppliers based on production capacity. These are all normal market behaviors.
China also has some industries and local orders transferred to other countries and markets for production.
China has achieved remarkable results in scientifically coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. It has taken the lead in resuming work and production, which has effectively guaranteed supply in the international market and supported the smooth operation of the international industrial supply chain.
We have always adhered to mutually beneficial cooperation with countries around the world, firmly safeguarded the multilateral trading system, and will do our best to make more contributions to the early re-emergence of world economic and trade prosperity.
(CCTV reporter Liu Ying Ge Xiaowei)