The Ministry of Commerce will issue documents to deploy trade powers: from 20 to 10

Abstract Recently, the reporter was informed that the Ministry of Commerce is drafting documents that foster and lead the "new advantages of international economic cooperation and competition" and began to deploy "trade powers." It is reported that this document is negatively handled by the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce...
A few days ago, the reporter was informed that the Ministry of Commerce is drafting documents that foster and lead the "new advantages of international economic cooperation and competition" and began to deploy "trade powers." It is reported that this document is drafted by the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce and will be introduced soon.

On April 14 this year, the World Trade Organization announced that China's 2013 cargo trade totaled 25.83 trillion yuan (about 4.16 trillion US dollars), surpassing the US's 3.91 trillion US dollars, ranking the world's largest trader of goods. However, after successfully reaching the top of the world, China still faces many shortcomings such as the lack of core competitiveness of products and the lag of service trade development, which makes China's transition from the first major trading country to a trading power country a long way to go.

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee proposed that in order to adapt to the new situation of economic globalization, we must accelerate the cultivation of new advantages in participating in and leading the international economic cooperation and competition, and open up to promote reform. According to China Economic Weekly, the documents that the Ministry of Commerce is working on to build a "trade power" are based on the above-mentioned requirements put forward by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee. The document to be issued by the Ministry of Commerce will be the first document to provide guidance on China's creation of a "trade power."

"Technology, brand, quality, service"

Four in one to build a trade power


Before the document was issued, a project report was formed.

"China Economic Weekly" learned from the Ministry of Commerce that at the beginning of 2013, the Ministry of Commerce set up a research group to "accelerate the new advantages of foreign trade competition." At the end of the year, the research group formed a project report (hereinafter referred to as the "subject report". ), made in-depth research on how to build a strong trade country in the new era.

According to China Economic Weekly, this group of the Ministry of Commerce has adopted a highly-organized organizational structure. The research team was led by Zhong Shan, the international trade negotiator and deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and served as the team leader. The report was jointly completed by the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, the Industry Department and the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute, focusing on “technology, brand, quality and service”. "Four aspects are unfolding. According to informed sources, the report of the project is based solely on the forthcoming document “Cultivating new competitive advantages” issued by the Ministry of Commerce. “The document was formed on the basis of this report. The drafting of the document has been going on for some time and is currently going through the process. Soon Will be introduced."

"The report focuses on how to build a 'new advantage in foreign trade competition'. It is important to demonstrate the importance of fostering new advantages in foreign trade competition from the current national conditions and the external environment." Huo Jianguo, who participated in the report, told China Economic Weekly. As the president of the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, Huo Jianguo revealed that the project report puts forward the idea of ​​cultivating new advantages in foreign trade competition, with "technology, brand, quality, service" as the core, and supporting content also involves marketing networks and transnational The company's development ideas, overseas investment and how to develop service trade in the next step.

To cultivate new advantages in foreign trade competition, the legal system and market environment are key links that cannot be ignored. Huo Jianguo said that the project report will be discussed from the legal system and the construction of the market environment. “The key is the market environment. The report mainly emphasizes how to further deepen reform and opening up and create a fair and competitive market environment. This is the fundamental element of development.”

In the project report, the government's functional positioning has also been adjusted accordingly. "In the future development, the government should concentrate on creating a fair and competitive market environment, mainly to play a guiding role, avoid direct competition of the company's competitive behavior, and should not specifically plan which enterprises should do what, and which enterprises should adjust, The business entity should be allowed to play a greater role and fully reflect the leading role of the market in resource allocation," Huo Jianguo said.

With the penetration of information technology into all areas of the world economy, e-commerce has become an important platform and means of trade in the new era. Huo Jianguo believes that it is necessary to form some new trading platforms to cultivate new competitive advantages. "The experience of the comprehensive reform of Yiwu International Trade is still good. There are also platforms for online sales, e-commerce platforms, including some large-scale The platform for trading exhibitions has been affirmed in the project report."

Around 2030

“Preliminary realization of the goal of a strong trade country”


At present, most of China's export products are derived from processing trade rather than independent intellectual property products. China is the largest exporter of labor-intensive products such as textiles and toys, but it is often plagued by trade rules. The "Country Trade and Investment Environment Report 2014" released by the Ministry of Commerce recently shows that China is still the biggest victim of trade protectionism.

In 2013, China’s export products encountered a total of 92 trade remedy investigations, involving a total amount of about 3.66 billion US dollars. In addition, technical trade barriers and unreasonable sanitary quarantine standards have increased restrictions on China's export products, which have constrained corporate interests and industrial development. The international trade and investment environment faced by Chinese enterprises is still grim.

Change is an inevitable trend. People familiar with the Ministry of Commerce told China Economic Weekly, "Now it is through the joint efforts of the State Council and the Ministry of Commerce to issue documents to promote the importance of building a strong trade country and organize the implementation of a process of building a strong trade."

"What China lacks is not the quantity and price advantage of export products, but the competitiveness of its operations." Huo Jianguo told China Economic Weekly that China's ability to operate products, market development capabilities, and innovation capabilities compared with developed countries. And the ability to track, maintain, and post-service to the market is insufficient. "Cultivating the 'new competitive advantage' is to build on these capabilities and create conditions to improve as soon as possible."

As early as April 2010, the "Research on China's Foreign Trade Development Strategy in the Post-Crisis Era" report (hereinafter referred to as the "Strategic Report") published by the International Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce initially outlined the vision for a trade power.

The strategic report proposes that China's foreign trade development should achieve a "transition from big to strong" in the next 20 years, that is, to consolidate the status of a trading power by 2020 and promote the process of trade power; and in the second 10 years until around 2030." Initially achieve the goal of a strong trade country."

In Huo Jianguo's view, foreign trade powers must at least have a certain proportion of the brand, in addition to the market's ability to expand, overseas marketing capabilities, as well as technology research and development and after-sales service. “The technology, brand, quality, and service mentioned in the project report actually involves the competition of a country’s soft power.”

"Technology, brand, quality, service" can be regarded as the "killer" of China's trade-strengthening country launched by the Ministry of Commerce under the new situation. Combined with the strategic report issued by the Ministry of Commerce four years ago, China's foreign trade has changed from "big" to "strong". The "road map" is basically clear.

Although both of them belong to the major issues of the Ministry of Commerce, they are different. The strategic report clearly puts forward the concept of “trade power”; and the report of the project proposes to cultivate “new competitive advantages”. The industry analysis believes that although the formulation is different, the meaning is the same. “The latter is mainly related to the 18th Middle School. The spirit of the plenary is in harmony."

Comparing the two reports, the “road map” for building a strong trade country remains basically unchanged. According to Huo Jianguo, China will initially form a trading power with certain competitive advantages in 2020. Under the fair competition of trade environment, the economic indicators of foreign trade development are relatively in place. However, it is likely that the real foreign trade powers will need to be consolidated and improved for several years, and it is estimated that it will be 2030.

Towards a "trade power",

High-end manufacturing or service trade first?


The participation of Chinese products in international competition mainly depends on the quantity and price advantage. The lack of core competitiveness of products and low added value have become the consensus in the industry.

To build a strong trading country, industrial upgrading is inevitable. However, the current industry is controversial about "building a trade power is a priority to develop service trade, or giving priority to the development of high-end manufacturing."

According to the report of the Ministry of Commerce, the upgrading of manufacturing technology is an indispensable condition for China to become a trading power. "Compared with multinational corporations, the technological innovation power of Chinese enterprises is obviously insufficient." Zhou Shizhen, executive director of China International Trade Association, said bluntly. In his view, the lack of core manufacturing technology in the 35 years of reform and opening up has become a major obstacle to China's becoming a trading power. “Especially in the automotive industry, it should be said that it is a failed industry. Until now, the core components are imported.”

Relevant data shows that up to now, only 50% of the products in China's auto industry are self-owned brands, and there are fewer cars in the field. Only 25% of the products are self-owned brands. "Since 2010, China has surpassed the United States to become the world's largest automobile production country. The total volume of cars produced by Volkswagen and GM in China has exceeded the domestic production. The automobile industry has driven more than 10% of China's economy, but the engine, Who is the gearbox? The core components are now imported. Until now, we can't say that the car is made in China. It can only be said to be assembled in China. It can't be called a Chinese car manufacturer. China is just a car equipment factory. , assembly plant." Zhou Shizhen said.

He believes that the result of the "market-for-technology" policy for many years is that the Chinese market has let go, but the technology has not been exchanged; even if it is exchanged, it is second-rate or even non-influent technology, and there is no state-of-the-art core technology; The large-scale introduction has not only strengthened China's independent innovation capability, but has eroded the foundation of China's independent innovation.

Aircraft manufacturing is no exception. In October 2013, China Aviation Industry Corporation and Boeing Company of the United States signed a multi-year contract for the production of 737MAX medial flaps in Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xifei").

This is an exciting event in the industry, indicating that China can provide structural components for Boeing's full range of models. However, in Zhou Shizhen’s view, Xifei, which is known as the cradle of Chinese military aircraft, has given birth to many firsts in the history of aviation in China, but exports are only low-value parts.

“The Xi’an aircraft manufacturer mainly produces the landing gear, sealed hatch, vertical tail and horizontal tail for the Boeing aircraft, which is very good. The American manufacturer produces the nose, engine and electronic control system of the aircraft. All of them are core technologies with high added value, and our products are all low value-added components. I visited the Boeing headquarters, and one aircraft was assembled from parts of 17 countries, but the core technology is made in the United States.” Zhou Shizhen Exclaimed.

Compared with the manufacturing industry, the lack of international competitiveness of China's service trade is also obvious, and the deficit continues to expand. In 2013, China’s import and export of service trade totaled 539.64 billion US dollars, only about half of the United States.

"Many people don't understand whether we want to develop the service industry or develop the service industry to create a first-class manufacturing industry." Lin Guijun, vice president of the University of International Business and Economics, accepted an interview with China Economic Weekly that the focus is still on developing the service industry. To promote the upgrading of manufacturing. If there is no efficient service industry, there is no possibility of efficient manufacturing, and the two complement each other. "The problem now is that it only develops manufacturing, but forgets that the service industry is closely related to it."

In the view of Xing Houyuan, deputy dean of the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, the development of high-end manufacturing is the core of building a "trade power." She believes that the overall level of China's manufacturing industry needs to be upgraded. The basis of a strong trade country is determined by the level of domestic equipment manufacturing industry. Service trade is only a circulation link that pushes domestic goods to the international market. Without the improvement of the domestic manufacturing level, there will be no adjustment of trade powers or trade structures.

In her view, the production-oriented service industry needs to be upgraded, especially to attract international high-end production-oriented service industries to invest in China, which will promote the change of China's overall service trade structure.

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