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08:12, 10-Jun-2018
China launches demo zone for China-CEEC trade cooperation
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China has officially launched a demonstration zone in China's eastern Zhejiang Province to boost economic and trade ties with 16 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), according to a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce.
China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying made the announcement during a press conference at a meeting of China and CEEC economic and trade ministers in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on Thursday.
People sampling food from Central and Eastern European countries. /VCG Photo
People sampling food from Central and Eastern European countries. /VCG Photo
It is the first demonstration zone in China featuring relations with the CEEC.
Fu said China will collaborate with the CEEC to set up platforms for cooperation on small and medium enterprises, e-commerce, customs, digital economy and smart industries.
"Both sides will also regularly publish white papers evaluating bilateral trade cooperation," Fu said.
The ministerial-level meeting this year was themed "deepening the 16+1 economic and trade cooperation."
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency