Pic1: Congress of CCOIC is being held in the Great Hall of the People

    Pic2: Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi and CCPIT Chairman Wan Jifei

  Pic3: Gu Xiulian, VP of the NPC Standing Committee, is taking pictures with distinguished guests

December 24, the Congress of CCOIC was being held in the Great Hall of the People, which marks the successful turning point of CCOIC into an entity. Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi has delivered keynote speech at the congress. Some 500 people attended the congress, representing CCOIC members from business sectors. The 1st Session of the 1st Council for CCOIC was also being held, at which the president, vice president and standing director of CCOIC have been elected and the secretary-general been appointed. A pack of documents have been assessed and the approved during the session. Gu Xiulian, VP of the NPC Standing Committee, has attended the ceremony following the congress. Officials from central ministries, as well as ambassadors in China and business association representatives, all came with their congratulations.

    Pic4: Vice Premier Wu Yi is giving a speech at the congress

Wu Yi attended the congress and sent her congratulations on behalf of the State Council. She extended her wish that CCOIC could follow the guidance of the CPC central committee in its future efforts to serve better the interest of Chinese enterprises, as well as to play a significant role in the global business community.   Pic5: Wu Yi is giving acknowledgement to the representatives

According to Wu Yi, based on the platform established by CCPIT, CCOIC has been in recent years engaged in active promotion of international business rules, economic cooperation, and dialogue between enterprises and government. CCOIC has now become an effective gateway for Chinese enterprises to get to know international rules and seek business partners. CCOIC has now covered more and more member enterprises. With its ever increasing international coverage, CCOIC has established a sound reputation among business sectors both at home and abroad.

Pic5: Wu Yi is giving acknowledgement to the representatives

Wu Yi emphasized that the growth of CCOIC serves better the interest of enterprises, since it will facilitate the utilization of both national and oversea markets. For better development of CCOIC, she has put forward three proposals as follows:

 First of all, to perform its duties and improve the service level. CCOIC should get a better understanding of its member enterprises in order to protect their legal rights and to help them solve problems. A variety of channels and forms should be used in which a pack of services will be delivered to enterprises, such as providing them with business information, legal advice, mediation service and training programs. At the same time, enterprises should be guided towards better awareness of social responsibility and self-discipline.

Second of all, to promote enterprises to engage in more international operations. Economic and trade trends in the global community should be a big concern in order to find the enterprises a niche in global competition. When it comes to issues like market accession, trade barrier and trade friction, relevant foreign governments and international institutions should be resort to.

Thirdly, to maintain the market-oriented perspective and to expand new fields to operate in. With the priority of serving foreign trade and foreign investors, small and medium-sized enterprises should also be supported. Expertise in terms of market analysis, regulation consulting, business training, trade mediation and IPR agency should be further strengthened. Effective service should be tailed to the needs of specific enterprises according to local and international environments. And at the same time, it is necessary to enhance the awareness of self-discipline among business leaders.

    Pic6: Gu Xiulian, VP of the NPC Standing Committee, is giving a speech

During her remarks, Gu Xiulian extended her hope that CCOIC could build a platform for member enterprises to make full use of domestic and international resources. As the chief representative of Chinese business sector, CCOIC also shoulders the responsibility of cultivating national brands and enhancing their global competence. Through the combination of “bringing in ” and “going out” strategies, new achievements will be seen in terms of adjusting economic growth manner and enhancing innovative ability of Chinese enterprises.

Pic7: Wan Jifei is giving a speech

CCPIT Chairman Wan Jifei has been elected as the president of CCOIC. During his speech, Wan indicated that the Congress of CCOIC marks a turning point of its development. The current conditions have been in favor of the development of CCOIC, such as the phenomenal economic growth in China, the structural reforms in governmental sectors and the “going out” strategy. CCOIC will keep on working closely with its member enterprises in serving the opening up process. And the idea of “service” will continue to be essential in CCOIC’s commitment of upgrading its service level and facilitating enterprises’ core competitiveness. Besides, CCOIC will enhance its own development and stick to its path featuring internationalization, localization, market orientation and regulation. All efforts shall be done to make CCOIC the home to all its member enterprises.

Pic8: CCPIT VP Wang Jinzhen presides over the congress

CCPIC VP Wang Jinzhen, also director of the preparatory group for the congress, presided over the congress and the council session.