Chinanews, Beijing, December 7th (Liu Wenwen) The "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) has entered the countdown to take effect.

On the 7th, the "Industry Seizing the RCEP Opportunity Conference" was held. Leaders of 30 domestic national industry business associations and representatives of ASEAN countries participated in the exchange.

  Xu Ningning, executive chairman of the China-ASEAN Business Council and chairman of the RCEP Industry Cooperation Committee, put forward five suggestions in his speech on playing the role of a national industry association and promoting the industry to seize the opportunity of RCEP to implement new open development:

  One is to fully realize the great practical and far-reaching significance of the implementation of RCEP.

The implementation of RCEP is a major measure for regional openness and cooperative development. It is recommended that national industry associations take seizing the opportunity of RCEP as an important task for implementing the "Belt and Road" and implementing the "double circular" economic development, building a new development pattern, and promoting industrial development. , Actively act, strengthen docking and cooperation with industry organizations in RCEP related countries, and demonstrate their deeds in the construction of RCEP.

  Second, it is recommended that national industry associations give full play to their advantages in information and industry conditions, do research work as soon as possible on the changes RCEP has brought to the industry, do research, and provide research reports to government authorities and member units for reference .

Achieving knowledge through research will facilitate targeted industry cooperation with countries related to RCEP.

  Third, it is recommended that the national industry associations give full play to their service functions and membership network advantages, increase the training work to master and use RCEP rules, and expand the training coverage through video training classrooms, industry association websites, special reports, etc., to help companies internationally Capacity building for cooperation.

  Fourth, it is recommended that national industry associations give full play to the advantages of strong industry representativeness, strengthen the establishment or development of mechanism cooperation relations with friendly industry organizations in countries related to RCEP, in order to broaden business channels and information channels, and strengthen the advantages of industry associations in international cooperation.

In the construction of the RCEP regional industry cooperation mechanism, exchange concerns and domestic industrial plans and policies, promote cooperation opportunities, discuss new situations after market opening and industrial cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, jointly solve new problems encountered, and jointly promote cooperation .

  Fifth, it is recommended that national industry associations give full play to the advantages of strong industry organization, and provide convenience and preferential treatment for RCEP national enterprises to participate in the participation of RCEP national enterprises in the industry exhibitions, existing industry malls and industrial parks held in China, and can organize enterprises in RCEP The state establishes industrial development zones to increase trade and investment cooperation.

The role of the RCEP Industry Cooperation Committee in advancing pragmatic cooperation should be further brought into play.

  At the meeting, leaders of industry associations spoke and exchanged speeches, expressed their positive desire to enhance cooperation on behalf of their respective industry associations, and put forward relevant cooperation suggestions.

  At the conclusion of the meeting, Xu Ningning said that the comprehensive and in-depth development of industrial cooperation among RCEP countries will promote regional industrial upgrading and enhance regional productivity.

It is believed that in the joint promotion of cooperation among RCEP countries, RCEP will be transformed from an agreement into a tangible outcome of open cooperation, which will benefit the economic growth of RCEP countries and the growth of the world economy.

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