Chinese Commercial Organs Overseas Urged to Improve ServicesChinese State Councilor Wu Yi urged Chinese economic and commercial organizations dispatched overseas to improve their service.Speaking at a four-day meeting of Chinese commercial counselors stationed abroad, Wu said Monday that the organs should further improve their services and contribute to the growth of China's economy, development of China's foreign trade, the promotion of China's diplomacy and more overseas market shares for Chinese enterprises. Wu, who is also an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, elaborated on the current international and domestic economic situation during the meeting. She told the counselors that they should provide better service for China's economic and trade ties with developing countries. They should also try to create a good international environment, so as to serve the overall strategy and healthy development of China's economy, Wu said. She stressed that the organs should provide more help to Chinese enterprises doing business overseas. In those countries and regions where many Chinese enterprises are located, the counselors should help organize business councils among Chinese entrepreneurs, the state councilor said. The counselors should also pay attention to protecting the interests of Chinese businesses, properly handle the trade friction between China and other countries and regions, as part of their efforts to help overseas Chinese businesses, Wu said. Chinese overseas commercial organs should work harder to promote the cross-Strait trade and economic exchanges so that compatriots between the two sides of the Straits may share the prosperity in the cross-Strait economic and trade cooperation, enhance their feelings and join hands to work for an early realization of the reunification of the motherland,. Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Shi Guangsheng, who attended the meeting, also encouraged the commercial counselors to improve their services for China's foreign trade and the national economy. Chinese economic and commercial organizations stationed overseas are an important part of China's embassies and consulates in those countries and regions. They deal with China's foreign business and trade on behalf of the country. China has set up 201 such organizations overseas, employing over 1,000 people. The last similar meeting was held in 1998. |
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