我國將推進實施自貿區提升戰略

商務部日前表示，我國將從“擴圍、提質、增效”三方面發力，推進實施自貿區提升戰略，有效聯通國內國際兩個市場兩種資源，為更高水平對外開放提供機制性保障，服務構建新發展格局。

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. [Photo by Yu Fangping/For China Daily]

China will advance its free trade agreement strategy to effectively connect domestic and foreign markets and relevant resources, in terms of "expanding scope, improving quality and raising efficiency", the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

商務部9月22日稱，我國將推進實施自貿區提升戰略，有效聯通國內國際兩個市場兩種資源，從“擴圍、提質、增效”三方面發力。

"Through that, China aims to provide institutional support for its high-level opening-up and better serve its construction of the new dual-circulation development pattern," said MOC Spokeswoman Shu Jueting at a news conference.

商務部新聞發言人束珏婷在新聞發佈會上表示，此舉意在為更高水平對外開放提供機制性保障，服務構建雙循環新發展格局。

The new development pattern takes the domestic market as the mainstay while letting domestic and foreign markets reinforce each other.

新發展格局是以國內市場為主體，國內國際市場相互促進。

The nation has signed 19 free trade agreements with 26 countries and regions, and its trade value with FTA partners accounts for around 35 percent of its total trade, data from the ministry showed.

商務部數據顯示，我國已與26個國家和地區簽署了19個自貿協定，與自貿夥伴的貿易額佔外貿總額35%左右。

"China will negotiate and sign free trade agreements with more willing trading partners, to jointly promote regional economic integration, liberalization and facilitation for trade and investment," she said.

束珏婷表示，我國將與更多有意願的貿易伙伴商籤自貿協定，共同推動區域經濟一體化和貿易投資自由化便利化。

"We will further increase the proportion of zero tariffs in goods trade, expand market access for investment and services trade, actively participate in negotiations on new rules for new fields such as the digital economy and environmental protection, and promote the construction of a new system for higher-level open economy," she said.

束珏婷稱，我國將進一步提高貨物貿易零關税比例，放寬服務貿易和投資市場準入，積極參與數字經濟、環境保護等新規則議題談判，推動建設更高水平開放型經濟新體制。

Shu also said the nation will intensify promotion and training on FTAs, to improve their utilization and bring more benefits to people and enterprises.

束珏婷還指出，我國將加大對自貿協定的宣介、推廣、培訓，提升自貿協定綜合利用率，讓協定更好更快惠及企業和人民。

Analysts said China has been following international rules and practices such as the World Trade Organization's principles while furthering its higher-level opening-up, which is in sharp contrast to recent moves made by the United States.

分析師稱，中國一直遵守世貿組織規則等國際規則和慣例，並不斷推進更高水平的對外開放，這與美國近期舉措形成了鮮明對比。

Those US moves include the discriminatory electric vehicle subsidy provisions in the newly passed US Inflation Reduction Act and the decision to further scrutinize foreign investments and transactions.

美國在近期通過的《通脹削減法案》中包含有關歧視性電動汽車補貼條款，並決定加強對外國投資和交易的審查力度。

"China has never set up special rules or standards targeting a specific nation, and the recent moves of the US are actually very discriminatory as they impose restrictions on certain industries and countries to serve US purposes," said Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

國際貿易經濟合作研究院資深研究員周密表示，中國從未針對某個國家設立特別條款或標準，美國為了自身利益對特定行業和國家加以限制，此舉具有很強的歧視性。

"As the global supply chain suffers from instability, the US moves have sparked market worries over supply chain snarls, which could cause severe damage to the development of global trade," he said.

周密指出，在全球供應鏈不穩定的情況下，美國此舉引發了市場對供應鏈堵塞的擔憂，這可能會嚴重損害全球貿易發展。

At the conference, Shu said China is concerned about the discriminatory electric vehicle subsidy provisions in the US Inflation Reduction Act.

束珏婷在新聞發佈會上表示，中方對美方《通脹削減法案》中有關歧視性電動汽車補貼條款表示關切。

The provisions concerned allow subsidies on preconditions like localized assembly of whole vehicles in North America, which constitutes discrimination against relevant imported products, she said, adding those provisions are suspected of violating WTO principles like most favored nation or MFN treatment and national treatment.

束珏婷指出，相關措施以整車北美當地組裝等條件作為提供補貼的前提，對其他進口同類產品構成歧視，涉嫌違反世貿組織最惠國待遇、國民待遇等原則。

China will follow and evaluate the follow-up implementation of the US Inflation Reduction Act, and will take measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, if necessary, she said.

束珏婷稱，中方將持續跟蹤評估美方立法的後續實施情況，必要時將採取措施維護自身合法權益。

She also said the US has been generalizing the concept of national security in recent years and making its reviews on foreign investment stricter and wider in scope, so as to create cumbersome procedures on purpose.

束珏婷還指出，近年來，美方泛化國家安全概念，不斷擴大對外資的審查範圍，加嚴審查條件，設置繁瑣審查程序。

The US government should correct its abuse of security review and provide a fair, stable and predictable business environment for enterprises to conduct investment activities, she said.

她表示，美方應糾正濫用安全審查的做法，為企業投資提供公平、穩定、可預期的營商環境。

英文來源：中國日報

翻譯&編輯：丹妮

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