From the release of opinions on promoting the development of domestic and foreign trade integration, to the convening of the first plenary meeting of the inter ministerial working mechanism, and then to the launch of the integration pilot... The reporter of the economic information daily noted that the signal of accelerating the development of domestic and foreign trade integration has been continuously released. Among them, the pilot has attracted much attention. The interviewed industry experts believe that among the open platforms such as the pilot free trade zone and free trade port, the regions with good industrial foundation are expected to take the lead in carrying out the pilot. The analysis also puts forward that the integration of domestic and foreign trade is an effective way to build a new development pattern. With the more effective connection of domestic and foreign markets, the exchange cost of products in the two markets will be significantly reduced, and China's advantages and potential as the world's second-largest consumer market and the largest trading country of goods will be brought into full play. The pilot launch is imminent, and the open platform is expected to take the lead In January this year, the general office of the State Council issued the "opinions on promoting the development of domestic and foreign trade integration" (hereinafter referred to as the "opinions") and proposed to carry out the pilot of domestic and foreign trade integration. As for the overall requirements for the integration of domestic and foreign trade, the opinions clearly stipulates to improve the ability to make overall use of two markets and two resources, promote the coordinated development of domestic trade and foreign trade, import and export, build a new development pattern of services, and achieve a higher level of opening-up and higher quality development. "In the near future, the Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to select some regions to carry out the pilot of domestic and foreign trade integration." Gao Feng, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, recently introduced the latest progress of the pilot. Zhao Ping, vice president of the Research Institute of the China Council for the promotion of international trade, said in an interview with the reporter of the economic information daily that the pilot of domestic and foreign trade integration should strengthen the reform and innovation of the standard international rules and promote the effective connection of domestic and foreign trade rules. "The existing open platform has high starting point, large space and natural advantages in this regard." Zhang Jianping, director of the regional economic cooperation research center of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, also told reporters that the pilot of domestic and foreign trade integration undertakes the tasks of carrying out the transformation of domestic and international standards, promoting the same line, same standard and same quality of domestic and foreign trade products ("three sames"), reducing the exchange cost of products in domestic and foreign markets, and has high requirements for economic extroversion. According to Zhang Jianping, the conditions in the pilot Free Trade Zone, free trade port, comprehensive bonded zone, export processing zone and other special customs supervision areas are relatively mature. "The degree of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in these places is relatively high, and the degree of agglomeration of foreign trade enterprises and private brand manufacturing enterprises is also relatively high, so the first batch of pilot projects may be selected." In addition to the docking of rules, the industrial foundation is also important. The analysis shows that the conditions for carrying out the pilot are relatively mature in places with a good foundation of domestic and foreign trade industry in the open platform. Zhao Ping said that the pilot should focus on the connection of industrial chain and supply chain, and the opening of domestic and international channels, so as to continuously improve the open service capacity and ensure that institutional innovation can bring real development opportunities to enterprises. Continuous release of favorable conditions and acceleration of integrated development While the pilot is brewing, the development of domestic and foreign trade integration at the national level is also accelerating. Recently, the first plenary meeting of the inter ministerial working mechanism for promoting the development of domestic and foreign trade integration was held, which proposed to closely follow the central task, focus on improving the system and mechanism, and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade through reform and innovation, subject guidance and digital empowerment. "This is another important progress in the development of China's domestic and foreign trade integration after the overall plan is defined in the opinions." Yin Zhengping, a researcher at the Institute of foreign trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told the reporter of the economic information daily that next, under the overall planning of the inter ministerial working mechanism, all departments will work together to promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade, which will enter the stage of accelerated development. The enterprise side is also actively exploring. As one of the first batch of "three same" demonstration enterprises of exported food in China, Qingdao Fusheng Food Co., Ltd. has previously focused on food import and export, and has accelerated the development of the domestic market since 2016. Zhang Deyan, general manager of the company, told the reporter of the economic information daily that at present, the company's dealer and agent business has expanded from the province to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Henan, Shanxi and other provinces and cities, and the proportion of domestic market in business has increased to more than 55%, opening a new space for the development of the company. Accelerate the completion of short boards and open up greater market space It is worth noting that there is still much room for the development of China's domestic and foreign trade integration. How to remove obstacles and speed up the integration of domestic and foreign trade? The Ministry of Commerce said it would encourage the development of "three same" products; Strengthen reform and innovation and promote the effective connection of domestic and foreign trade rules; Accelerate digital empowerment, enhance enterprise production flexibility, and promote supply chain integration. In Zhao Ping's view, the reform and innovation of rules and systems will clear the obstacles for the development of domestic and foreign trade integration and release more institutional dividends. Through digital empowerment, the development of new business forms and new models of online and offline integration and connecting domestic and international markets will help to enhance the vitality of micro subjects, make better use of two markets and two resources, improve the modernization level of industrial chain supply chain, and create new advantages in participating in international competition and cooperation. Guo Jingke, Secretary General of the "three tongs" alliance, told the reporter of the economic information daily that under the "three tongs" standard, the quality gap and trust gap between domestic and foreign trade products will be further narrowed. "It is not only conducive to meeting the needs of the domestic market, but also conducive to improving the quality and level of China's supply system, guiding enterprises to benchmark international advanced standards and move towards high-quality development." (Xinhua News Agency)