Beijing, May 5 (Zhongxin Net) -- The book "China's New Economic and Trade Situation and Local Development - Taking the Relationship between Yiwu and RCEP/CPTPP as an Example" jointly compiled by the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Chinese Min University and the Yiwu China Commodity City Research Institute was officially released on the 9th. It is the first book on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on city relations with China.
The seminar on "New Globalization, RCEP and the Future of Chinese Cities" jointly organized by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Chinese Min, Yiwu Market Development Research Institute and Yiwu Small Commodity City Research Institute was held in Beijing on the 8th, and the book was officially released at the seminar on the same day.
It is understood that the book looks at the world changes in the context of a new round of globalization, and takes Yiwu county city as an incision to explain the changes in Yiwu under the background of a new round of globalization and future countermeasures.
The book is about 500,000 words and consists of seven chapters, namely, "The Evolution of the Global Economic and Trade Pattern in the Post-epidemic Era", "The Overall Connotation of RCEP/CPTPP", "In-depth Interpretation of RCEP and CPTPP Terms and Policies", "RCEP and CPTPP Members and India's Economy, Trade, Investment and Business Environment", "Green Trade Cooperation and Carbon Neutrality under RCEP and CPTPP", "Trade Exchanges and Opportunities between Yiwu and RCEP/CPTPP Member Countries", and "Potential Opportunities Brought by RCEP/CPTPP" , challenges and countermeasures".
According to the book said, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the total level of manufacturing output of RCEP member countries accounts for 50% of the world, of which the production of automotive and electronic products in RCEP regions accounts for 50% and 70% of the world. RCEP came into effect, tariff barriers and non-tariff barriers were sharply reduced, and intra-regional trade and intra-industry trade will be expanded.
"China's New Economic and Trade Situation and Local Development: Taking the Relationship between Yiwu and RCEP/CPTPP as an Example" Photo courtesy of the organizer
In addition, the book analyzes a lot of recent trade statistics between RCEP member countries and Yiwu, and explains how Yiwu grasps RCEP opportunities. For example, Yiwu needs to achieve the simultaneous development of import, export and re-export, and the top-level design and local landing are coordinated and promoted; It is necessary to expand the international marketing network of cross-border e-commerce.
It is known that RCEP officially came into effect on January 2022, 1. Yiwu issued a local RCEP action outline and RCEP economic and trade cooperation guidelines to guide small and medium-sized enterprises to make good use of RCEP policy dividends. In November 1, Yiwu was awarded the RCEP High-level Open Cooperation Demonstration Zone in Zhejiang Province.
Zhao Wenge, chairman of Yiwu Commodity City Group, said at the seminar on the 8th that in recent years, in order to adapt to the new situation of international trade, Yiwu Commodity City Group has established the trade positioning of the world's first-class international trade comprehensive service provider, focusing on digital transformation services and international trade performance services, and providing support for the global exchange of Yiwu market.
Chi Fulin, President of China (Hainan) Reform and Development Research Institute, pointed out that in the face of profound and complex changes in the global economic and political pattern, it is necessary to take proactive measures from the government, information, industry, local and other levels to promote the joint construction of a transparent, shared and predictable RCEP. (End)