扩大高水平对外开放 大力提振消费（权威访谈·学习贯彻党的二十届四中全会精神）——访商务部党组书记、部长王文涛

Core Viewpoint - The "14th Five-Year Plan" emphasizes the importance of a strong domestic market and high-level opening-up as strategic foundations for China's modernization, highlighting the necessity of open cooperation and mutual benefits in this process [1][2]. Group 1: High-Level Opening-Up - The "14th Five-Year Plan" outlines a dedicated chapter on expanding high-level opening-up, reflecting the central government's commitment to open cooperation and signaling China's intent to lead rather than follow in global trade [2]. - High-level opening-up is seen as a crucial tool for promoting reform and development, with China maintaining its position as the world's largest goods trader for eight consecutive years and achieving over $1 trillion in service trade [2][3]. - The plan aims to enhance the synergy between domestic and international markets, fostering both qualitative improvements and reasonable quantitative growth in the economy [2]. Group 2: Key Tasks for High-Level Opening-Up - The plan identifies four main tasks for expanding high-level opening-up, including strengthening party leadership in open work, enhancing the level of openness, and expanding the development space for Chinese-style modernization [4]. - The first task is to actively expand autonomous opening, focusing on aligning with international high-standard trade rules and increasing market access, particularly in the service sector [4]. - The second task involves promoting trade innovation, optimizing goods trade, and developing service trade while enhancing digital trade and cross-border e-commerce [5]. - The third task is to expand bilateral investment cooperation, improving the investment environment and ensuring transparency and stability for foreign investors [5]. - The fourth task emphasizes high-quality co-construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, enhancing cooperation with partner countries in various sectors [6]. Group 3: Domestic Demand and Consumption - The plan stresses the importance of expanding domestic demand as a strategic foundation, leveraging China's large population and growing middle-income group to stimulate consumption [7]. - It highlights that consumption contributed approximately 60% to economic growth during the "14th Five-Year" period, with a focus on enhancing the quality of consumer goods and services [7][8]. - The plan outlines specific actions to boost service consumption, including relaxing market access and promoting new growth areas such as tourism and sports events [8]. - It also aims to upgrade goods consumption by implementing policies that directly benefit consumers and promoting durable goods and green consumption [9].