On November 27th, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (hereinafter referred to as "China Council for the Promotion of International Trade") held its regular press conference for November. The spokesperson of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Yang Fan, responded to questions from the Securities Daily reporter, stating that China Council for the Promotion of International Trade has continuously played the role of the working team for serving foreign-invested enterprises and the Foreign-Invested Enterprises Working Committee of the China International Chamber of Commerce. Through platforms such as the "Investment in China" appeal direct reporting platform and foreign-invested enterprise symposiums, it has collected the demands of foreign-invested enterprises and promoted their resolution. It has also conducted in-depth research on the foreign-invested enterprise business environment, understood the current situation and expectations of foreign-invested enterprises in China, studied and proposed policy suggestions, and helped create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. 
Yang Fan introduced that as a brand event organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade to serve foreign-invested enterprises and promote regional coordinated development - the "Foreign Enterprise Local Visit" event, the final leg of this years "Fujian Visit" activity is currently underway. Nearly 40 foreign business associations and foreign-invested enterprises from 14 countries and regions have participated. They conducted government-business dialogues, investment discussions, industrial investigations, etc. in Fuzhou, Ningde and other places. Provincial leaders and relevant departments of Fujian Province had face-to-face exchanges with foreign-invested enterprises, responded to over 30 enterprise demands on the spot, and built a high-quality cooperation and exchange platform for foreign-invested enterprises to invest in Fujian. 
It is known that this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade has successively held five regional visits for foreign-funded enterprises, namely "Guangdong Tour", "Longjiang Tour", "Shanxi Tour", "Xizang Tour", and "Fujian Tour". A total of 259 foreign business associations and foreign-funded enterprises from 21 countries and regions participated. The relevant provincial government departments responded to over 200 demands of the foreign-funded enterprises on the spot. 
Yang Fan stated that in 2026, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will continue to innovate and enrich the local activities for foreign enterprises, implement the important deployments in the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal regarding the establishment of a sound service guarantee system for foreign investment and promoting regional coordinated development, and encourage more foreign enterprises to enter local areas. They will assist in solving the problems encountered by foreign enterprises in local development, and help foreign enterprises build confidence, invest in China, invest in local areas, and invest in the future. 
In addition, Yang Fan presented at the press conference the commercial certification data of the national trade promotion system for October this year. In October, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 656,900 certificates such as origin certificates, ATA booklets, and commercial certificates, with a year-on-year increase of 7.48%. This fully demonstrates that Chinas foreign trade has maintained strong resilience under external pressure and continues to maintain a growth trend. 
Regarding the RCEP origin certificates, in October this year, the total value of RCEP origin certificates issued by the national trade promotion system reached 869 million US dollars, increasing by 10.85% year-on-year; the number of certificates issued was 30,099, increasing by 9.42% year-on-year. It is estimated that this will result in a total tariff reduction of 13 million US dollars for Chinese products in the RCEP importing member countries. "This indicates that the policy benefits brought by free trade agreements such as RCEP continue to be released, and foreign trade enterprises have received real money benefits," Yang Fan said. (Source: Securities Daily)