ECONOMY
Trade Plan
The State Council unveiled a set of guidelines on innovative foreign trade development on November 9.
China will negotiate and sign more high-standard free trade agreements and regional trade agreements while leveraging new technologies and channels to explore the international market, according to the guidelines.
Efforts will be made to enhance trade quality in the eastern region, increase the proportion of trade in the central and western regions, and expand the opening up of the northeastern region, while innovating mechanisms to foster cooperation among different regions.
The guidelines said the authorities should offer a targeted guide to different types of enterprises to foster the competitiveness of both large firms and small and mediumsized enterprises.
They also specified measures to improve the
