Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Friday that deliberated and adopted a raft of policy measures aimed at promoting the steady growth of foreign trade, and mulled measures on deepening the reform and development of elderly care services in the new era.
The meeting called for solid work to promote the steady growth of foreign trade to provide strong support to the economy's continuous recovery, specifying a slew of work arrangements, including beefing up financial support, fully utilizing policy support loans for small- and micro-sized businesses, and optimizing cross-border trade settlement to help enterprises strengthen their capacity to manage exchange rate risks.
It also encouraged efforts to promote the development of cross-border e-commerce, the establishment of overseas smart logistics platforms, green trade, trade activities in border regions, and repair services for overseas goods in comprehensive bonded zones, noting that negotiations with more countries on signing mutual visa-free treaties will be continued.
The meeting on Friday also stressed efforts to properly implement the policies and work arrangements of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in coping with population aging and developing the elderly care services industry, to ensure that the elderly are well provided for, enjoy their later years, and continue their pursuits.
It called for efforts to strengthen basic elderly care services and training of personnel. It called for targeted services such as assisted dining and showers for elderly people at a particularly advanced age or living alone.
The meeting also called for greater efforts to develop the silver economy and tap into the potential of elderly care consumption to expand domestic demand.
China adopts measures to promote foreign trade, mulls reform of elderly care
China adopts measures to promote foreign trade, mulls reform of elderly care
China hopes to see positive outcomes on the global climate finance goal at the upcoming 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29), Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Azerbaijan, the host of COP29, will host the World Leaders Climate Action Summit in Baku, the capital city of the central Asian country. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Baku Olympic Stadium from Nov. 11 to 22, and is expected to be the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date.
"The main task of COP29 is to set a global climate finance goal after 2025 and make preparations for the submission of a new round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which is of great importance to advancing global climate governance. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will attend the summit as the special representative of President Xi Jinping," Mao said.
"China stands ready to work with other parties to uphold the goal, principles and system of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, advance practical actions and achieve sustainable development. China hopes to see positive outcomes on the global climate finance goal at the meeting. Developed countries should earnestly fulfill their responsibilities and provide strong financial support to developing countries for their climate response. China will continue to offer assistance to fellow developing countries to the best of its capacity within the framework of South-South cooperation," she said.
The spokeswoman also highlighted the strong friendship and mutually beneficial partnership between China and Azerbaijan.
"China and Azerbaijan are good friends with sincerity and mutual trust, and good partners based on equality and mutual benefit. In July this year, President Xi Jinping met with President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Astana summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the two sides jointly announced the decision to elevate the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, which opens a new chapter for the growth of the relations between China and Azerbaijan. During Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang's visit, he will hold talks with Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Abdulla oglu Mustafayev and the two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and cooperation across the board. We believe that this visit will further move forward the China-Azerbaijan relationship and bring more benefits to the two peoples," Mao said.
China hopes to see positive results on global climate finance goal at COP29: spokeswoman
