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The Ministry of Commerce recently held a regular press conference. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, Shen Danyang, answered and elaborated on the issue of a 30% drop in my country’s photovoltaic products exports to Europe in the first half of the year and the two important economic and trade ministerial meetings in mid-October. .
There is no obstacle to the acquisition of Chinese companies by foreign companies
Some Japanese media recently reported that three groups in the Japanese business community recently submitted proposals to the Ministry of Commerce of China to improve the business environment during their visit to China. At the same time, it is required to clarify the applicable standards of the Anti-Monopoly Law to prevent overseas companies from being improperly hindered in acquiring Chinese companies.
Shen Danyang responded. On September 22, Vice Minister Gao Yan of the Ministry of Commerce met with the visiting Japanese economic delegation and held discussions with them. They exchanged in-depth views on Sino-Japanese economic and trade relations, focusing on the Olympic economy, e-commerce, logistics, and Cooperation and exchanges were conducted in a wide range of fields such as health care, improvement of the business environment, and development of third-party markets. Japanese economic leaders spoke highly of the positive role played by the Ministry of Commerce in advancing China-Japan economic and trade cooperation, saying that China is Japan’s neighbor and irreplaceable partner by a strip of water. In recent years, China has vigorously promoted streamlining administration and decentralization, and increased violations of intellectual property rights The business environment has improved significantly. The Japanese side also made suggestions for further improving the business environment.
Shen Danyang said that China introduced specific policies and measures for continuing to expand opening up, and responded to the Japanese proposal from the perspective of further strengthening China-Japan economic and trade cooperation, improving the investment environment, and providing better services for foreign-invested enterprises. "I hope relevant media will report this objectively and responsibly, and create a good atmosphere for the strengthening of cooperation between the economic circles of the two countries."
He reiterated that China’s policy of welcoming and attracting foreign investment has not changed. It insists on treating all types of market entities equally in the anti-monopoly review of operator concentration and treating all types of market entities equally. The same standards are applied regardless of the form, size and place of registration of the enterprise. The issue of setting obstacles to overseas companies acquiring Chinese companies.
The vast majority of Chinese photovoltaic companies comply with the EU agreement
In August of this year, the European Union successively withdrew the qualifications for price commitments of 8 Chinese photovoltaic companies, resulting in as many as 16 Chinese photovoltaic companies that have been "exited". In the first half of this year, my country's exports of photovoltaic products to Europe fell sharply by 30%.
In this regard, Shen Danyang said that from June 2015 to August 2016, the European Commission cancelled the price commitment qualifications of 16 photovoltaic companies in my country in seven times. However, the vast majority of Chinese companies still retain their qualifications for price commitments, and 105 companies are still within the scope of price commitments. Even among the 16 "exited" companies, 4 of them applied for withdrawal voluntarily, and 12 companies were suspected of violating the price commitment agreement. For some companies that violate the agreement, China supports the handling of the agreement in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, which is not tolerant or tolerant.
He also pointed out that there are still some problems with the implementation of price commitments. The main reason is that the minimum price under the price commitment has seriously deviated from the market level price, and new situations such as the inability to fully predict the business model when negotiating and signing agreements have emerged. It is hoped that the European side will make appropriate adjustments to the minimum price level according to the current market conditions, and create conditions for the continued and stable implementation of the price commitments in a reasonable manner.
Speaking of the reasons for the decline in China's photovoltaic exports to the EU, Shen Danyang said that the main reason for the gradual cancellation of incentive policies for photovoltaic applications in EU member states has caused severe market shrinkage, leading to a decline in export volume and export prices of Chinese companies. The EU market has fallen from a peak of 22.4GW (GW) of photovoltaic installed capacity in 2011 to 8GW in 2015. In 2015, within the scope of price commitments, China exported 3.46GW to the EU, worth 1.785 billion euros.
The commercial construction of free trade zones in the BRICS countries is an important form of pragmatic cooperation
Shen Danyang also answered relevant topics of two important economic and trade ministerial meetings in mid-October.
Speaking of the 6th BRICS Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting held in India on October 13, Shen Danyang said that the BRICS Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting is expected to focus on intellectual property rights, non-tariff measures, trade promotion, trade in services, and SMEs. , Single Window and other aspects have achieved cooperation results. During the meeting, the first trade fair of the BRICS countries will also be held. "In the preparations for this meeting, China did not raise the issue of negotiating free trade agreements with other BRICS countries, but there are indeed many experts in academia and industry who have initiatives in this regard. The establishment of a free trade zone is an important form of practical cooperation between BRICS countries. In the long run, the BRICS countries can open their markets to each other, eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers, actively exert their comparative advantages, and further improve the level of trade and investment liberalization. Achieving complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results will help promote common development and effectively promote South-South cooperation on a global scale."
When talking about the 15th meeting of economic and trade ministers of SCO member states held in Kyrgyzstan in mid-October, Shen Danyang introduced that the meeting of economic and trade ministers will focus on discussing and adopting the "2017-2021 SCO Further Promotion of Project Cooperation List of Measures" and will be submitted to the SCO Prime Ministers' Meeting in November for approval. The list will cover dozens of measures and projects in ten fields including trade and investment, finance, customs, agriculture, science and technology, information and telecommunications, environmental protection, and transportation infrastructure. This is the "Five-Year Plan" for the SCO's comprehensive regional economic cooperation, which will guide the SCO's sustainable development in all areas of regional economic cooperation in the next five years.