Trade Facilitation Standards and Practice Forum took place in Xiamen, China on November 25, 2019, attracting over 150 representatives from the government, industry, research institutes and universities, including over 50 global experts from United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), and more than 20 Belt and Road countries.
The event was hosted by China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) and Xiamen Administration for Market Regulation, and attended by Maria Ceccarelli, Acting Director of Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, UNECE, Li Yubing, Deputy Director-General of Standards Innovative Management Department of SAMR, Zhou Juwen, Deputy Director-General of Department of Science and Technology, General Administration of Customs, and Xu Guohua, Director-General of Xiamen Administration for Market Regulation. It was chaired by CNIS Vice-President Qiu Yueming.
Participants shared their research results on UN/CEFACT standards, trade facilitation and e-commerce, etc. in an effort to promote the dissemination and implementation of related standards and policies in China and the countries along the Belt and Road.
