Zhang Erzhen: Accelerate the Promotion of the Transformation from Opening Up based on Flows of Goods and Factors to Opening Up based on Rules and Related Institutions

Release time:2019-03-06Author: Zhang Erzhen

In the face of profound changes of the domestic and international environment, we should continue to promote the opening-up based on flows of goods and factors. And at the same time, we need to pay more attention to the opening-up based on rules and related institutions, so as to achieve a new round of high-level opening-up. It is of great necessity to realize above transformation, which is mainly reflected in three aspects. Firstly, it is an inevitable choice to adapt to the new situation of economic globalization. Secondly, it is a sure path to develop a new round of high-level opening-up. Thirdly, it is the result of the system optimization of deepening overall reform. In order to adapt to the new situation, grasp the new characteristics, and the practical need of serving the high-level opening-up, we must pay more attention to the opening up based on rules and related institutions. Therefore, China must achieve new breakthroughs in the following aspects as soon as possible.First, we should speed up the establishment of the internal reform mechanism linking up with international economic and trade rules. Second, we should accelerate the implementation of the "negative list" system, and make great efforts to it. Third, we should further optimize the business environment. Fourth, we should stress the establishment of a cordial and clean relationship between government and business. Fifth, we should build a scientific and effective evaluation index system.