[Explanation] On July 10, the Development Research Center of the State Council held a seminar on "Cultivating Market Entities and Optimizing Business Environment" in Beijing.

Zhang Gong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation, introduced in his keynote speech that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chinese market players have expanded significantly, from 55 million in 2012 to 144 million.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Gong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration for Market Regulation

  The total number of market entities (from) 55 million in 2012 increased to 144 million at present. The market entities have increased by 1.6 times, and their activity has continued to stabilize at around 70%; the quality of development has improved significantly, and my country’s high-tech enterprises have exceeded 200,000. , Is nearly 5 times that of 2012.

  [Commentary] Mr. Zhang said that in the face of the severe impact of the epidemic, various market players in China are like a raging grass, which has greatly enhanced China's economic resilience and employment resilience.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Gong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration for Market Regulation

  After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, my country's macroeconomic policies and deepening reforms have made concerted efforts to effectively retain and give birth to a large number of market players.

Last year, the number of households increased by 25 million against the trend. In the first half of this year, it continued to maintain high-speed growth. Newly established 13.945 million households, which kept the main body of the market and kept employment.

In a sense, people's livelihood is guaranteed.

It can be said that in the face of the severe impact of the epidemic, our market players, especially the small, medium and micro market players, are like a raging grass, which has effectively enhanced my country's economic resilience and employment resilience, and has become an important support for stabilizing my country's employment and economic fundamentals.

  [Explanation] During the epidemic, China implemented a series of policy tools such as tax cuts and fee reductions, direct fiscal funds, direct monetary policy, and inclusive finance. Zhang Gong said that various policies are directly dripped into the "roots" of market entities to achieve The comprehensive effect of benefiting the enterprise and the people, and the improvement of the business environment has also injected vitality into the market.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Gong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration for Market Regulation

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have continued to promote the optimization of the business environment and the reform of “delegating management and services”. The international ranking of China's business environment has risen from 78 to 31, making it the economy with the fastest improvement in the global business environment. Body one.

  [Explanation] Mr. Zhang said that the market supervision department will work with relevant departments to implement various policies and continue to provide better guarantees and services for the investment and development of various market entities.

  Reporter Shan Lu reports from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]