The 6th Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference Kicks off in Zhengzhou

The 6th Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference Kicks off in Zhengzhou

第六届全球跨境电子商务大会在郑开幕

To share development opportunities and create a better future, the 6th Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference (GCBEC) kicked off in Zhengzhou city of Henan province on the morning of August 9. More than 900 foreign dignitaries, representatives of international organizations, experts, scholars and representatives of well-known cross-border e-commerce enterprises attended the conference to share their experience and wisdom on the development of global cross-border e-commerce. Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou addressed the conference while Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committe, declared the conference open.

共享发展机遇，共创美好未来。8月9日上午，第六届全球跨境电子商务大会在郑州国际会展中心轩辕堂开幕。外国政要、国际组织代表、专家学者、知名跨境电商企业代表等900余人深入探讨交流，为全球跨境电商发展贡献经验和智慧。乌拉圭总统路易斯·拉卡列·波乌向大会致辞。省委书记楼阳生出席开幕式并宣布大会开幕。

The 6th Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference kicks off in Zhengzhou on August 9. [Photo: Wang Zheng/Henan Daily]

Luis Lacalle Pou remarked that Henan, located in Central China, is one of the engines of global cross-border e-commerce. The GCBEC is of great significance to advancing trade cooperation between China and Uruguay by analyzing the current situation and future prospects of cross-border e-commerce. Now, Uruguay attaches great importance to digital economy and is actively building a regional and global digital economy hub. Based on the fruitful achievements made by the both sides in e-commerce. For common development and a shared future, Uruguay is willing to deepen cooperation with Henan and provide high-quality infrastructure and legal guarantee for Chinese e-commerce enterprises.

路易斯·拉卡列·波乌在致辞中说，河南地处中国中部，是促进全球电子商务发展的重要引擎之一。全球跨境电子商务大会是了解跨境电子商务现状和未来的重要平台，对加强中国和乌拉圭之间的贸易合作具有重要意义。当前，乌拉圭高度重视数字经济发展，正积极打造区域和全球的数字经济中心。乌中两国在电子商务领域成果丰硕，乌方愿在取得原有成绩的基础上与河南持续深化合作，充分发挥自身优势，为中国电商企业提供良好的基础设施、法律保障，共建发展、共享未来。

According to Ren Hongbin, chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), who is also secretary of the CCPIT Party Leadership Group, and Guo Tingting, assistant minister of China's Ministry of Commerce, who is also secretary of the Ministry's Party Leadership Group, Henan is a province with high-level opening up in Central China while Zhengzhou one of the first batch of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive experimental zones approved by the State Council. With a good industrial foundation and unique geographical advantage, Henan has taken the lead in cross-border e-commerce. The CCPIT and the Ministry of Commerce are willing to work with Henan to make the GCBEC more fruitful, promote the vigorous development of cross-border e-commerce and ensure steady and high-quality growth in foreign trade, thus contributing to the development of Henan's open-oriented economy and the recovery of the world economy.

中国国际贸易促进委员会党组书记、会长任鸿斌，商务部党组成员、部长助理郭婷婷在视频致辞中表示，河南是中国中部地区开放大省，郑州是国务院先期批复的跨境电商综合试验区之一，产业基础好，区位优势得天独厚，跨境电商发展走在全国前列。中国国际贸易促进委员会和商务部愿与河南省一道，进一步将全球跨境电子商务大会办出特色、办出水平，推动跨境电商蓬勃发展，助力外贸保稳提质，为促进河南开放型经济发展和世界经济复苏增长作出积极贡献。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/孙静 张笑闻 编译/赵汉青 杨佳欣 审校/焦丹）