重慶市商務委員會黨組成員、副主任葉力娜：深化合作 擴大共建“一帶一路” RCEP提升外貿新能級

文/本刊記者 楊艷

重慶市商務委員會黨組成員、副主任葉力娜

Most member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) have joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as key countries of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.Belt and Road cooperation has enabled closer economic and trade links among RCEP member states.

Ye Lina, Member of Leading Party Members’ Group and Deputy Director-General of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce, joined an interview with our reporter, where she talked about Chongqing seizing the opportunity brought by RCEP and firmly promoting the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.

《區域全面經濟伙伴關系協定》（RCEP）的大部分成員國已加入共建“一帶一路”合作，成為“21世紀海上絲綢之路”的重要節點國家。共建“一帶一路”加深了RCEP成員國之間的經貿合作關系。

重慶市商務委員會黨組成員、副主任葉力娜接受本刊記者專訪，暢談重慶搶抓RCEP機遇，扎實推進高質量共建“一帶一路”。

RCEP Delivering Sustained Dividends

As the RCEP comes into effect, it marks the formal launch of a free trade zone with the largest population, largest economic and trade scale, and the greatest development potential in the world.What dividends will the RCEP bring to Chongqing as well as countries and regions along the Belt and Road? Ye Lina stated that the signing of the RCEP will help promote the high-quality development of the BRI, enhance China’s opening up to the outside world on various fronts, and advance the construction of an open world economy and a global community of shared future.

Firstly, we need to better align our development strategies and policies.The RCEP and the BRI complement and reinforce each other.This helps to facilitate the aligning of top-level strategies between China and relevant countries and to reach a consensus on cooperation.It is imperative to effectively tap the complementary advantages of the development strategies and industrial policies of Chongqing and relevant countries, communicate the concept of win-win cooperation, and further boost connectivity.

Secondly, the RCEP is about expanding bilateral trade and investment.In terms of trade and investment, the BRI and the RCEP aim to improve and upgrade trade and investment cooperation among member states and explore new forms and models of trade, as well as investment cooperation, such as cross-border e-commerce.Regarding cooperation on international production capacity, efforts are being made to find more partners and enhance the ability to reach third-party markets, thus building more comprehensive and resilient industrial chains and supply chains while also further developing bilateral trade and investment.

Ye Lina explained that the Center has built an economic and trade information platform, which has successively issued overseas investment guidelines for 10 RCEP member states, including Myanmar, Cambodia, and South Korea.It regularly releases RCEP member countries’ economic and trade trends, policies, regulations, risk warnings, and project information for Chinese and international trade associations and enterprises.

RCEP生效持續釋放紅利

RCEP的生效實施，標志著全球人口最多、經貿規模最大、最具發展潛力的自由貿易區正式落地。RCEP的生效為重慶與“一帶一路”沿線國家和地區帶來哪些紅利？葉力娜表示，簽署RCEP有助于推動共建“一帶一路”高質量發展，全面提高對外開放水平，推動開放型世界經濟建設和構建人類命運共同體。

首先，加強發展戰略和政策對接。RCEP和共建“一帶一路”互相配合，互相促進，有效推動我國與相關國家頂層設計的戰略對接，形成合作共識。有效推動重慶與相關國家發展戰略和產業政策的優勢互補，普及推廣合作共贏理念，深入推進互聯互通。

其次，持續擴大雙向貿易與投資。在貿易投資方面，共建“一帶一路”和RECP共同致力于成員國的貿易投資合作優化升級，積極探索跨境電商等貿易投資合作的新業態、新模式。在國際產能合作方面，積極拓展更多合作伙伴和提升輻射第三方市場能力，打造更為全面、更具韌性的產業鏈、供應鏈合作體系，帶動雙向貿易和投資的進一步發展。

葉力娜介紹，重慶RCEP投資貿易服務中心打造經貿信息平臺，已陸續發布緬甸、柬埔寨、韓國等10個RCEP成員國國別海外投資環境指引，定期為中外商協會組織、企業發布RCEP成員國經貿動態、政策法規、風險預警、項目信息。

Chongqing RCEP Investment Trade Service Center was unveiled in the Ba’nan District of Chongqing.At the same time, overseas branch centers have been established in a total of 11 countries, including Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, and Singapore.A trade service network has basically taken shape.These overseas presences have covered both RCEP member states and countries along the BRI, which provides strong support for the implementation of these two national strategies.

重慶RCEP投資貿易服務中心在巴南區揭牌，同時，在澳大利亞、印度尼西亞、韓國、新加坡等11個國家成立海外分中心，已初步建立貿易服務網絡，海外布局實現RCEP成員國與“一帶一路”沿線國家高度重合，為推進兩大國家級戰略落地落實提供有力支撐。

Issuing the RCEP Action Plan

In 2022, Chongqing launched a high-quality action plan for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), proposing economic and trade cooperation goals for Chongqing and RCEP member states between 2022 and 2026, as well as 25 tasks and steps in the “Eight Action Pans”.Ye Lina said that since its implementation, Chongqing’s import and export structure has been optimized; bilateral investment has steadily developed;cooperation and exchanges have become increasingly active; and the benefits enjoyed by enterprises have significantly increased.

From January to August 2023, the import and export value of RCEP registered nearly RMB 700 million, and the amount of reduced or waived tariffs reached more than RMB 1.9 million, an increase of over 20% and 30%respectively.RCEP member states have set up 31 new projects in Chongqing,with a paid-in foreign direct investment of USD160 million, a 5.3% yearon-year increase.Meanwhile, Chongqing has initiated 18 new non-financial investment projects with RCEP member states, with a paid-in outbound investment of USD80 million, which is a 430% year-on-year increase.

Furthermore, during major exhibitions like the Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT) and the Smart China Expo, Chongqing hosted several themed events, such as the CCI-ILSTC International Cooperation Forum, the International Forum on RCEP and the Opening-Up of Western China, and the RCEP Digital Trade Cooperation and Development Forum, which has helped Chongqing and RCEP member states reach a series of agreements regarding investment, trade, logistics, and education.

出臺RCEP行動計劃

2022年7月，《重慶市高質量實施<區域全面經濟伙伴關系協定>（RCEP）行動計劃》出臺，提出2022—2026年我市與RCEP成員國經貿合作目標以及“八大行動”25項任務舉措。葉力娜表示，自實施以來，重慶進出口結構更優化，雙向投資平穩發展，合作交流日趨活躍，企業享惠顯著增多。

2023年1—8月，RCEP進出口貨值近7億元，減讓關稅190余萬元，同比分別增長20%和30%以上。同期，RCEP成員國在渝新設項目31個，實際使用外資1.6億美元，同比增長5.3%。重慶對RCEP成員國新設非金融類投資項目18個，實際投資0.8億美元，同比增長4.3倍。

此外，依托西洽會、智博會等重大展會平臺，重慶成功舉辦了陸海新通道國際合作論壇、“RCEP與西部開放”國際合作論壇、“RCEP數字貿易合作發展論壇”等主題活動，促成重慶與RCEP成員國在投資、貿易、物流、教育等領域達成一系列合作協議。

From January to August 2023, the import and export between Chongqing and RCEP member states reached RMB146.78 billion.New growth drivers of export to RCEP markets are high-tech, high-value-added, and green products,represented by “Three New Items” of electric vehicles, photovoltaic products, and lithium batteries.New import highlights from RCEP member states include agricultural products, daily consumer products, and new energy mineral resources.

數據顯示，2023年1—8月，重慶與RCEP成員國進出口總額1467.8億元，其中，以電動汽車、光伏產品、鋰電池等“新三樣”為代表的高技術、高附加值、引領綠色轉型的產品，成為RCEP市場出口新增長點。大宗農產品、生活消費品、新能源礦產資源等商品成為RCEP市場進口新亮點。

Expanding the Import and Export of Specialty Products

“The trade volume between Chongqing and RCEP member states accounts for about one-third of the city’s total trade volume.That means they are now all important trading partners,” Ye stated.To expand the import and export of specialty products, the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce has issued several policies, such as theMeasures to Stabilize Volume and Improve the Structure of Foreign Tradeand theMeasures to Increase Imports and Promote the Coordinated Development of Foreign Trade.It has also put forward specific measures to expand the scale of key products and reasonably increase the volume of imports.

中國（重慶）RCEP經貿合作論壇暨重慶RCEP投資貿易服務中心揭牌儀式。

Up to now, Chongqing has also established brick-and-mortar service platforms such as the RCEP Trade Service Center, which primarily focuses on general trade enterprises, and the Chengdu-Chongqing RCEP Cross-border Trade Center, which mainly focuses on cross-border e-commerce enterprises that operate with new forms of service trade.In addition, there are online service platforms such as the “Free Trade” FTA Smart Service App and the “Voice of Chongqing Technology and Trade” consulting service platform.Together, these platforms have helped to form a pragmatic and effective system for promoting trade and enterprise service systems.

Meanwhile, in recent years, Chongqing has implemented the “Tens of Hundreds of Enterprises” international market development plan, which primarily targets RCEP member states.The city has also created the “Chongqing Trade Global”exhibition brand, which has organized and guided hundreds of local enterprises to visit RCEP member states such as Thailand,the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar.In these countries, enterprises carry out economic and trade cooperation exchanges, share opportunities, and discuss collaboration.This series of actions has comprehensively boosted Chongqing's export-oriented economy.

Photo/Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce

擴大特色產品進出口規模

“我市與RCEP成員國貿易額占貿易總額三分之一左右，這些國家均是我市重要的貿易伙伴?！?葉力娜介紹，為擴大特色產品進出口規模，市商務委相繼出臺《關于推動外貿穩規模優結構若干措施》《擴大進口促進對外貿易協調發展的若干措施》等政策，提出擴大重點產品規模和合理擴大進口規模的具體舉措。

截至目前，重慶還建成了側重服務一般貿易企業的RCEP貿易服務中心、側重服務貿易新業態跨境電商企業的成渝RCEP跨境貿易中心等線下服務平臺，以及“自貿通”FTA智慧服務APP、“渝關技貿之聲”咨詢服務平臺等線上服務平臺，形成各具特色、各有側重、務實有效的經貿促進和企業服務體系。

同時，重慶近年來實施以RCEP成員國為重要目標國的“百團千企”行動計劃，創建“渝貿全球”展會品牌，組織引導上百家本土企業奔赴泰國、菲律賓、印尼、越南、緬甸等RCEP成員國，開展經貿合作交流，共享機遇，共商合作。這一系列動作全面推動了重慶外向型經濟發展。

重慶—泰國RECP經貿對接會項目簽約。

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