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Chinese foreign trade companies maintain composure amid epidemic

(People's Daily Online)    16:20, February 18, 2020

China's foreign trade companies have maintained their composure to minimize the negative impact of the coronavirus epidemic by rolling out new business strategies and actively communicating with their overseas customers.

Workers work against the clock in a printing company in Chongqing. (Photo/Xinhua)

Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd., one of the largest copper processing companies in China, which exports products to countries including Germany, France and Japan, has resumed production while taking effective measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

One measure it is taking is encouraging employees to drive or take the company's shuttle buses to work. The buses will be disinfected three times each day, and employees boarding them have to wear masks and have their body temperatures taken. These measures will also be implemented at the workshops. In addition, the company is also offering subsidies ranging from 800 yuan to 1,500 yuan to its staff to help them carry out prevention work.

Gaoke Healthcare (Hubei) Co., Ltd. is a leading protective equipment company in central China's Hubei province, where the novel coronavirus broke out, and a first-aid kit supplier for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla.

As its overseas clients are worried about whether the orders can be delivered or that they might be contaminated by the virus, Gaoke has taken the initiative to inform its clients on the progress of its epidemic control measures and the latest production information.

"We are also considering delivery of products from other cities to reduce costs of unnecessary checks for the virus," the company's head Sui Jianxun said.

The machinery company SUMEC Group Corporation (SUMEC) in east China's Jiangsu province, which has markets in 103 countries and regions, has also done a good job in ensuring its operations are continuing amid the epidemic.

"We are working overtime to catch up on production, and communicating with our overseas customers to reassure them," said SUMEC chairman Yang Yongqing, adding that the company has managed to export 76 containers of goods.

Bai Ming, deputy director of the Ministry of Commerce's International Market Research Institute, said foreign trade companies should make the utmost efforts to deliver goods, suggesting that those failing to deliver in time may apply to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for force majeure certificates to shield them from legal damages arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Bai also said the relevant government departments should come up with customized preferential policies for foreign trade companies, including granting loans, tax cuts and loan extensions. 

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