国务院：鼓励自贸区以中英文双语发布政府采购公告

Core Viewpoint - The recent issuance of the "Notice on Promoting the Replication and Promotion of High-Level Institutional Opening Pilot Measures in Free Trade Zones" aims to enhance China's trade and investment environment by replicating successful measures from the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to a broader scope [1][2]. Group 1: Institutional Innovations - The replication and promotion involve 77 measures, with 34 measures extended to other free trade zones and 43 measures applied nationwide, focusing on high-level openness and facilitating trade and investment [1][2]. - The measures include government procurement reforms, such as encouraging bilingual procurement announcements and enhancing transparency and fairness in government procurement processes [2]. Group 2: Trade and Investment Facilitation - In the realm of goods trade, measures include optimizing international transit operations and integrating customs special supervision areas with port management to enhance customs clearance efficiency [2]. - Financial openness initiatives include strengthening digital RMB pilot applications and optimizing cross-border fund management for multinational companies, which will improve cross-border trade financing [2]. Group 3: Broader Reforms - The notice encompasses 36 measures outside trade and investment, focusing on areas like intellectual property protection, labor rights, state-owned enterprise reform, and environmental protection, aiming to create a more transparent and predictable institutional environment [2].