Liu Zhibiao: How to Build a Unified National Market?

Release time:2023-08-24Author: Liu Zhibiao

Recently, accelerating the establishment of a unified national market has received high attention from the central government and all walks of life. The guideline on accelerating the establishment of a unified domestic market issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council has been in place for over a year. In order to promote the implementation of the major decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee, it is necessary to guide practice with correct understanding.


The government has two main functions in the establishment of a unified national market. Firstly, it should formulate market activity rules and act as the referee for such activities. Secondly, it should provide basic support conditions for the operation of market activities. Specifically, there are three key points.

1. The core of free flow is to promote the smooth flow of factors and resources nationwide, including goods, labor, services, and capital. 

2. The government should encourage the free flow of goods, factors and resources, and formulate unified competition rules for this flow.

3. The public goods provided by the government require unified construction, investment, operation, and management based on the indivisibility of infrastructure.


From the practice of the Yangtze River Delta, it's of great necessity to promote the establishment of a unified national market with unified basic rules. Firstly, we should achieve the interconnectivity of infrastructure through cooperation in the public sector. Secondly, we should promote the market integration for the development of competitive industries. Thirdly, we should promote the integration of innovation.