2018, the total foreign trade volume is high, and the role of private enterprises is more prominent (2)

The reporter was also informed that there will be more proactive policies to expand imports in 2019. This includes further promoting the reduction of the overall level of import tariffs, increasing efforts to support the import of advanced technologies, important equipment and key components, and further improving the support measures for parallel import policies of automobiles.

In addition, the processing trade transformation and upgrading policy is also brewing. Song Xianmao, deputy director of the Foreign Trade Department, previously revealed that in 2019, it will further promote the transformation and upgrading of processing trade in the eastern region, support the transfer of processing trade industry in the central and western regions, deepen the reform of the processing trade management system, and promote the high value-added bonded maintenance and remanufacturing of processing trade. Waiting for new business development.

Regarding the trend of China's import and export in 2019, Li Kuiwen said that in general, China's domestic economy has not changed its long-term stable and stable development momentum. The central government has successively introduced a series of policy measures around stabilizing foreign investment and stabilizing foreign trade. The effect is gradually being implemented. It has shown a solid policy foundation for the development of foreign trade this year. At the same time, the external environment is complex and severe, uncertainties and unstable factors are still more, and the objective factors such as the increase in the base number may increase the growth rate of foreign trade.

Although the central and local governments have issued a series of policies to support export enterprises in the past few months, local governments have given more support to export-oriented private enterprises and small and micro enterprises, but the release of dividends from these policies still needs a process.

"We believe that with the further expansion of China's opening up and the deepening of structural reforms on the supply side, it is expected that China's foreign trade development is expected to stabilize and improve this year, and the quality and efficiency will be further improved." Li Kuiwen said.