商务部部长王文涛：释放消费潜力活力，以高水平开放赢得战略主动

Group 1: Core Insights - The "14th Five-Year Plan" emphasizes the importance of building a strong domestic market and expanding high-level opening-up, with specific measures to boost consumption and promote trade innovation [1][2] - The Ministry of Commerce aims to achieve a retail sales total of over 50 trillion yuan for the year, with a 4.0% growth in social retail sales in the first eleven months [2][3] Group 2: Consumption Strategies - Focus on cultivating service consumption and optimizing trade-in policies, with a target to enhance green and smart product consumption by 2026 [3][4] - The strategy includes promoting service consumption in key areas such as transportation, home services, and entertainment, while also enhancing offline retail experiences [3][4] Group 3: Downstream Market Activation - The strategy targets lower-tier markets, which account for 70% of the population and 60% of social retail, by improving circulation facilities and market environments [4] - The Ministry plans to host significant promotional events like the "Lego New Year" to stimulate consumption during the Spring Festival [4] Group 4: Trade Innovation Development - The Ministry of Commerce identifies three pillars for trade development: goods trade, service trade, and digital trade, in response to global trade slowdowns [5][6] - Emphasis on market diversification, promoting balanced trade development, and enhancing service trade through policy improvements and international cooperation [6][7] Group 5: High-Level Opening-Up Initiatives - The Ministry plans to expand autonomous opening in various service sectors and enhance the operational policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port [8][9] - Active participation in global economic governance through APEC and WTO meetings, promoting multilateralism and free trade [9]