The China International Import Expo ( CIIE ) is a trade fair held in autumn annually since 2018 in Shanghai , China. It is the world's first import -themed national-level expo. It will feature exhibitions of multiple countries and businesses and the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum. CIIE was personally proposed and announced by Xi Jinping , current General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party .
18-614: The expo is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government. Its partners include World Trade Organization , United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Industrial Development Organization . The import expo has the purpose of promoting the Chinese domestic market to foreign companies, and to boost domestic consumption. The 2018 inaugural edition
36-479: Is responsible for developing strategic national plans in the areas of finance and taxation, drafts the central financing budget, supervises central financial expenditures, and audits the budget and accounts of state capital and the national social insurance fund. MOFCOM is China's most important negotiator in the global governance of intellectual property . MOFCOM additionally has responsibilities on economic relations with Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. To that end
54-680: Is the 20th-ranking department of the State Council. The current minister is Wang Wentao . Before October 1949, the Ministry of Economic Affairs was the governing agency of the Republic of China on the mainland responsible for economic trade issues. The agency was created in 1931 and reorganized in 1937. In November 1949, a month after the People's Republic of China was established, the Chinese Communist Party formed
72-662: Is the foreign aid and international development agency of the People's Republic of China . It is a deputy ministerial-level agency affiliated with the State Council . Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District . On 17 March 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress adopted a plan that stipulated the creation of CIDCA. On 18 April 2018, the CIDCA held an unveiling ceremony at which director of
90-656: The COVID-19 pandemic , albeit drawing a lower number of 400,000 registrants. This People's Republic of China -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ministry of Commerce of China The Ministry of Commerce ( MOFCOM ) is an executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for formulating policy on foreign trade, export and import regulations, foreign direct investments, consumer protection, market competition ( competition regulator ) and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. it
108-696: The Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi delivered a speech. After the unveiling ceremony, the CIDCA held its founding meeting. The agency was created to "achieve better coordination and greater impact" of China's aid programs, particularly in support of the Belt and Road Initiative . It was formerly the Department of Foreign Aid of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). Former vice foreign minister Luo Zhaohui
126-487: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes recommendations based on diplomatic needs and its consulates and embassies supervise overseas projects. As of at least 2024, CIDCA has placed greater emphasis on using foreign aid to advance foreign policy objectives as opposed to foreign trade objectives. According to the "Regulations on the Functional Configuration, Internal Organizations and Staffing of
144-541: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to draft negative lists for foreign investments at the national level and for special economic zones . MOFCOM certifies Chines firms' international contracting business; Chinese contractors performing work abroad must obtain letters from the MOFCOM Economic and Commercial Office at the Chinese embassy in the host country. MOFCOM additionally
162-653: The Ministry of Trade (贸易部) while the MOEA continued to operate in Taiwan and several other islands . In August 1952, the Ministry was renamed to Ministry of Foreign Trade (对外贸易部). Ye Jizhuang was the first Minister and died in the post in 1967. In March 1982, the Ministry of Foreign Trade was merged with the Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison (对外经济联络部), the State Import and Export Regulation Commission (国家进出口管理委员会), and
180-524: The State Foreign Investment Regulation Commission (国家外国投资管理委员会), and became the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (对外经济贸易部). In March 1993, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade was renamed to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (对外贸易经济合作部). In the spring of 2003, the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation went through a reorganization and
198-682: The Vice Minister An Min , and the previous Financial Secretary of Hong Kong , Antony Leung , concluded the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). New agreements are continually negotiated between An and the current Financial Secretary John Tsang under the auspices of the CEPA. Similar agreements were also concluded between the MOFCOM and Secretariat for Economy and Finance of Macau . In
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#1732797923634216-589: The first decade after the institution of China's Anti-Monopoly Law (2008–2018), MOFCOM was responsible for regulation of mergers under the law. Other antitrust investigations were handled by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the NDRC. During that period, MOFCOM prohibited two mergers and imposed remedies in 36 transactions, all of which involved foreign multinational corporations . The State Administration for Market Regulation
234-549: The former State Economic and Trade Commission and the State Development Planning Commission. In 2018, the ministry lost powers and responsibilities regarding anti-monopoly, intellectual property , counterfeit goods, foreign aid , and some financial products to other departments. Coordinating foreign aid became the responsibility of the newly created China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA). MOFCOM had tended to emphasize
252-465: The use of aid to support foreign trade objectives, whereas CIDCA has increasingly emphasized the use of aid to support foreign policy objectives. MOFCOM continues to have a role in foreign aid through implementing overseas projects and selecting the firms to undertake them. MOFCOM is in charge of the administration of foreign trade and is China's primary foreign trade negotiator. MOFCOM also deals with foreign investment regulation. It works with
270-531: Was appointed CIDCA's governor in 2021. In December 2021, the joint Measures for the Administration of Foreign Aid issued by CIDCA, MOFCOM, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs state that CIDCA is in charge of drafting aid polices, guidelines, annual plans, and budgets. According to the Measures ,MOFCOM is in charge of implementing foreign aid projects and selecting the firms to undertake them while
288-634: Was created and became China's primary antitrust regulator in 2018. MOFCOM assists in drafting laws and regulations in its relevant policy areas. A ministerial-level MOFCOM vice minister serves as the International Trade Representative, representing China at bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. The Ministry of Commerce is structured into the following departments: China International Development Cooperation Agency The China International Development Cooperation Agency ( CIDCA ), branded as China Aid ,
306-454: Was opened by Xi Jinping in person. Drawing 400,000 registrations, the expo has been criticized as being of mostly symbolic value, with half of the deals signed not being executed according to European business representatives. The 2019 edition was also opened by Xi Jinping and notably visited by French President Emmanuel Macron . This year's edition drew 500,000 registrations, of which 6,000 foreigners. The 2020 edition could proceed despite
324-681: Was renamed Ministry of Commerce. During 2003, the Ministry established Forum Macao in the Macao Special Administrative Region as a multi-lateral mechanism for cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries. In 2006, the Ministry of Commerce oversaw the program of "ten thousand businesses advance westward" in conjunction with the Hu-Wen administration 's early emphasis on balancing regional development. The ministry also incorporates
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