Ten years of service trade fair, "the finishing touch" China's high-level opening to the outside world

　　China News Service , Beijing, September 6th, title:

　　Zhongxin Finance reporter Zuo Yukun

　　In the early autumn season, there is an appointment in the east, and "Fu Yan" falls in the capital.

From August 31 to September 5, 2022, Beijing ushered in the tenth hand in hand with the China International Fair for Trade in Services.

　　Ten years of service trade event, ten years of open journey.

At this year's service trade fair, new technologies, new scenarios, and new services have come one after another, and more interactions, larger platforms, and stronger innovations have been unveiled.

If a more open and confident China is leaping in front of the world like a giant dragon, then the Service Trade Fair has left the finishing touch in this dripping picture.

The venue of the National Convention Center of the 2022 Service Trade Fair.

Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun

Buying Global, Selling Global, and Benefiting Global

　　Put on the AR glasses, a three-dimensional manual will appear in front of you, and a remote expert will "walk" to your side to guide you to easily assemble a coffee machine by yourself.

This technology will be fully utilized in future "industrial metaverse" scenarios, helping to solve the last mile of Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.

　　"Congratulations, you have completed the skill shot." In the simulation cabin, visitors are wearing VR glasses and playing football players galloping across the green field.

With the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI), it is an important application of the integration of sports and education to analyze the ability level of athletes according to the training outline, form a quantitative evaluation report and put forward targeted improvement suggestions.

　　At the exhibition site, there are many life scenes empowered by modern technology, and the burst of new elements and freshness benefits from the fertile soil of service trade that it is rooted in.

　　Wang Dongtang, Director-General of the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced: In the past ten years, my country's import and export of service trade has grown at an average annual rate of 6.1%, 3.1 percentage points higher than the global growth rate. The scale of service trade has ranked second in the world for eight consecutive years. The cumulative import of services has exceeded 4 trillion US dollars, which has become an important force to promote the growth of global service imports and promote the stable recovery of the global economy.

　　Buying the world, selling the world, and benefiting the world has changed from a concept to a reality. Behind the numbers are the people's real sense of gain and the real money output rate of enterprises.

What is even more valuable is the "good" nature of service trade displayed by the CIFTIS.

　　"This glasses can help me communicate more naturally." An AR glasses mainly for hearing-impaired people displayed at the service trade fair can record the voice of the conversation object and turn it into real-time subtitles on the glasses, so that the deaf can also Can "hear" voices and embrace a better life.

　　"The current development of trade in services presents many new features, including the continuous emergence of new business formats, the accelerated integration of manufacturing and service industries, profound influence and even reshaping of the global trade pattern, and greater emphasis on openness, inclusiveness and cooperation." Deputy Director and Party Group of the Development Research Center of the State Council Member Wang Anshun said that the development potential of China's service trade is still great, and there are still many opportunities.

Visitors visit the Shougang Park exhibition area of ​​the 2022 Service Trade Fair.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhao Jun

Digital trade has become an important link connecting domestic and international digital markets

　　"As an important part of the digital economy, digital trade is a new format and new model of foreign trade in the digital economy era, and an important link connecting domestic and international digital markets," said Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping.

　　The Metaverse Pavilion, which debuted at the Service Trade Fair, is a concentrated display of the digital economy achievements at this Service Trade Fair.

Entering the Metaverse Experience Hall, at the large-scale immersive art exhibition site, the classic works of French painter Cézanne are presented in three-dimensional form. The audience surrounded by huge images wanders in the small universe under Cézanne's brush, and the paintings of a hundred years ago. Splendid Art made a face-to-face.

　　"The Metaverse constructs a virtual world, but it is not completely separated from the real world, and is a major part of the digital economy." According to Wang Guolin, general technical director of the Metaverse Experience Center, the development of cutting-edge technologies has brought traditional industries The opportunities of digitization have also opened up more possibilities for trade in services.

　　Behind the rapid development of digital trade is the vigorous growth of the digital economy.

The data shows that the scale of my country's digital economy has ranked second in the world for many consecutive years, from 11 trillion yuan in 2012 to 45.5 trillion yuan in 2021, accounting for an increase from 21.6% to 39.8% of GDP, e-commerce transaction volume, mobile The scale of payment transactions ranks first in the world.

　　The improvement of computing power and the development of the network promote the digital economy to take advantage of the wind, and gradually become a new form and a new engine for the development of my country's service trade, and it is also a new weapon to promote the formation of a domestic and international dual cycle of my country's economy.

　　Jiang Xiaojuan, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that digital globalization will not only become an important driving force for post-pandemic recovery, but also a strong driving force for long-term development.

Accelerating the development of digital service trade will provide new impetus for us to stabilize the economic market and provide high-quality development.

Citizens visit the immersive art exhibition in the Shougang Park of the Service Trade Fair.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

Injecting new vitality into the recovery and development of global service trade

　　As the guest country of honor at this service trade fair, the UAE exhibition area displayed representative enterprises from aviation, finance, culture and other industries in a prominent position.

Ali al-Zahiri, UAE Ambassador to China, said that trade in services is increasingly becoming a new engine for China's foreign trade. Under the promotion of the "Belt and Road" initiative, cooperation between the two countries in various fields including trade in services is promising.

　　Steven Barnett, chief representative of the International Monetary Fund in China, emphasized that a healthy and strong global economy requires adherence to genuine multilateralism and pragmatic international cooperation, which are key factors in promoting the development of global trade in services.

　　Steady the "top sail", the Service Trade Fair has become a "signal light" to inject Chinese power into the global economic recovery.

　　In the 2022 CIFTIS, 10 countries including the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland will set up exhibitions in the name of countries for the first time. 27 top 30 countries and regions in service trade, and the international "friend circle" of the Service Trade Fair has been further expanded.

　　"This service trade fair has provided a pragmatic cooperation platform and huge market opportunities for all participants, injecting new vitality into the recovery and development of global service trade." Wang Zhihua, deputy director of the Department of Trade in Services of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the press conference.

　　Wang Dongtang said that in the next step, China will coordinate to promote the deepening reform and opening up of trade in services, establish and improve the negative list management system for cross-border trade in services, improve the level of independent opening up, actively participate in the formulation of international rules and standards for trade in services, and create opportunities for international cooperation in trade in services. good environment.

Moldovan exhibitors introduced products to visitors at the Shougang Park exhibition area of ​​the Service Trade Fair.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tian Yuhao

"Global service, mutual benefit and sharing"

　　With the permanent slogan of "Global Service Reciprocity and Sharing", the CIFTIS not only attracts "new friends", but also leaves "old friends".

"Reciprocal sharing of global services" is China's commitment to open up for mutual benefit and win-win results, and it is also a vivid practice of China's practical actions to maintain a liberalized and equitable global economic order.

　　Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, China has held successive service trade events, and in 2020, the Beijing Fair will be renamed the Service Trade Fair. Together with the Canton Fair and the China International Import Expo, it constitutes the three major exhibition platforms for China's opening to the outside world, closely connecting China and the world.

　　Affected by factors such as the epidemic, the recovery of global trade in services is slower than that of trade in goods.

From 2019 to 2021, while the global total trade in services fell by 5.1%, my country's total trade in services still increased by 4.6%.

This shows that under the situation of shrinking global demand, China's service trade provides important opportunities and possibilities for the world economy.

　　"The high-quality development of service trade requires high-level opening first, and we must make good use of and give full play to these existing platforms. Chinese service trade enterprises must go out, conduct overseas global layout, and participate in international competition. In the international market, Forging the international competitiveness of China's services in the global market," said Li Jun, director of the Institute of International Trade in Services of the Academy of Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce.

　　In the past ten years, my country has moved from a big service country to a strong service country, and the Service Trade Fair has also become a microcosm of China's high-level opening up.

Wang Zhihua said that in the future, the service trade fair will further optimize the platform functions of expanding opening up, deepening cooperation, and leading innovation, promoting the formation of more pragmatic cooperation results, and building the service trade fair into a world-class exhibition with global influence (End)