Published in Chinese version of 2019 World Trade Report

The second China International Import Expo is being held in Shanghai. This morning, a press conference on the 2019 world trade report (Chinese version) was held in the press center of the fair. The press conference of world trade report 2019 (Chinese version) issued by CCTV reporter Huang Huixin was held at 9:30 this morning in the press center of China International Fair, which is also the Chinese version of relevant reports issued by WTO for the second consecutive year. This year's report focuses on the future development of service trade. It also points out that service trade plays an increasingly important role in Global trade and plays a crucial role in the global economy. It also calls on all parties concerned to continue to strengthen cooperation to promote the further development of service trade. WTO report favors the development of service trade. Director general azewido said at the conference that he is very grateful for China's support for the release of such a report in Chinese. At the same time, he also pointed out that at present, people tend to ignore the importance of trade in services. Therefore, the WTO issues relevant reports, hoping to make up the gap in this regard and let everyone cooperate better to promote the further development of trade in services. At the press conference, Zhang Xiangchen, permanent Ambassador of China to the WTO, introduced the development of China's service trade and the highlights of the Chinese version of the report. In particular, he pointed out that the release of the Chinese version of the report is also a concrete measure for China to firmly support the multilateral trading system and strengthen practical cooperation with the WTO. This report, especially adopting a new statistical method, can help member countries better understand the latest development of Global trade in services. At the same time, he also pointed out that the current service trade is developing very rapidly, and all parties should actively seize the opportunity to promote cooperation in service trade and enhance practical exchanges between countries. In addition to such an important press conference, today's press center will hold several important press conferences in succession. In these press conferences, not only the representatives from Russia, Poland and other countries came here to introduce their economic development and specific information on how their country can participate in the Expo. At the same time, there will also be business representatives from some industries in China and some government officials from China to introduce the specific development of China's economy.