Wang Shouwen, vice minister of commerce and deputy representative of international trade negotiations, held a video discussion with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and some of its member enterprises.

On May 14, Wang Shouwen, vice minister of commerce and deputy representative of international trade negotiations, had a video discussion with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and some member enterprises to listen to the introduction of the 2021 White Paper on American Enterprises in China. And in-depth exchanges on Sino-US economic and trade relations, business environment, foreign-funded enterprises' participation in the "double cycle" construction and other issues. GE Guorui, chairman of the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and representatives of about 120 member enterprises attended the meeting. Wang Shouwen said that President Xi Jinping said at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia in April this year that China will promote the construction of a new open economic system at a higher level. This shows China's unswerving confidence and determination to open wider to the outside world and points out the direction of our work. China proposes to speed up the construction of a new development pattern, which is not an "internal cycle" of self-closure and self-sufficiency, but a "double cycle" based on a higher level of opening up. Enterprises from all countries, including American enterprises, can participate on an equal footing. China will further reduce the negative list of foreign investment access, promote the orderly opening up of the service industry, and actively promote the negotiation and implementation of multilateral, bilateral and regional free trade agreements, so as to create more cooperation opportunities for enterprises of all countries. Wang Shouwen said that China will continue to improve the legal system of foreign investment, strengthen its policy of stabilizing foreign investment, and further create a business environment for marketization and the rule of law and internationalization. According to this year's AmCham White Paper, about half of US-funded enterprises believe that China's investment environment is improving; about 2/3 of US-funded enterprises regard China as a priority development market and plan to increase investment in China in 2021. This reflects the confidence of US-funded enterprises in China's business environment. Wang Shouwen said: President Xi Jinping has stressed many times that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both sides, while fighting will hurt both sides, and cooperation is the only correct choice. China appreciates AmCham's clear opposition to the comprehensive decoupling of the US-China economy, and hopes that the Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce and US entrepreneurs will play a positive role in promoting the development of Sino-US economic and trade relations of equality and mutual benefit. In introducing the White Paper, GE Guorui positively affirmed China's progress in improving the business environment, strengthening intellectual property protection, and opening up the financial industry. expressed the expectations of member enterprises for predictable Sino-US relations and equal participation in the "double cycle" construction, and hoped that China and the United States would rebuild the communication mechanism, strengthen exchanges at all levels, and strengthen cooperation in public health, climate change and other fields to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Some representatives of enterprises attending the meeting also put forward specific policy suggestions on issues such as intellectual property protection, government procurement, trade facilitation, visas for foreign employees and their families to come to China, and so on. The Ministry of Commerce responded one by one.

On May 14, Wang Shouwen, vice minister of commerce and deputy representative of international trade negotiations, had a video discussion with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and some member enterprises to listen to the introduction of the 2021 White Paper on American Enterprises in China. And in-depth exchanges on Sino-US economic and trade relations, business environment, foreign-funded enterprises' participation in the "double cycle" construction and other issues. GE Guorui, chairman of the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and representatives of about 120 member enterprises attended the meeting.

Wang Shouwen said that President Xi Jinping said at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia in April this year that China will promote the construction of a new open economic system at a higher level. This shows China's unswerving confidence and determination to open wider to the outside world and points out the direction of our work. China proposes to speed up the construction of a new development pattern, which is not an "internal cycle" of self-closure and self-sufficiency, but a "double cycle" based on a higher level of opening up. Enterprises from all countries, including American enterprises, can participate on an equal footing. China will further reduce the negative list of foreign investment access, promote the orderly opening up of the service industry, and actively promote the negotiation and implementation of multilateral, bilateral and regional free trade agreements, so as to create more cooperation opportunities for enterprises of all countries.

Wang Shouwen said that China will continue to improve the legal system of foreign investment, strengthen its policy of stabilizing foreign investment, and further create a business environment for marketization and the rule of law and internationalization. According to this year's AmCham White Paper, about half of US-funded enterprises believe that China's investment environment is improving; about 2/3 of US-funded enterprises regard China as a priority development market and plan to increase investment in China in 2021. This reflects the confidence of US-funded enterprises in China's business environment.

Wang Shouwen said: President Xi Jinping has stressed many times that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both sides, while fighting will hurt both sides, and cooperation is the only correct choice. China appreciates AmCham's clear opposition to the comprehensive decoupling of the US-China economy, and hopes that the Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce and US entrepreneurs will play a positive role in promoting the development of Sino-US economic and trade relations of equality and mutual benefit.

In introducing the White Paper, GE Guorui positively affirmed China's progress in improving the business environment, strengthening intellectual property protection, and opening up the financial industry. expressed the expectations of member enterprises for predictable Sino-US relations and equal participation in the "double cycle" construction, and hoped that China and the United States would rebuild the communication mechanism, strengthen exchanges at all levels, and strengthen cooperation in public health, climate change and other fields to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Some representatives of enterprises attending the meeting also put forward specific policy suggestions on issues such as intellectual property protection, government procurement, trade facilitation, visas for foreign employees and their families to come to China, and so on. The Ministry of Commerce responded one by one.