Currently, the overall situation of China's foreign trade is better than expected. Data released by the General Administration of Customs shows that in the first few months of this year, the total value of China's goods trade imports and exports reached . trillion yuan, an increase of .% year-on-year. Among them, exports amounted to . trillion yuan, growing by .%; imports totaled . trillion yuan, increasing by .%.

But we must also recognize that the profound evolution of the great changes unseen in a century is underway, with the international situation changing unpredictably. It is particularly important to pay attention to the adjustments in trade policies of key economic and trade partners, which will bring new uncertainties to China's foreign trade. Therefore, as demonstrated by the "Several Policy Measures to Promote Stable Growth in Foreign Trade" recently approved by the State Council's executive meeting, China will continue to increase policy efforts to stabilize foreign trade. Especially in line with the current trend of digital development in international trade, China will actively develop new trade formats, including cross-border e-commerce, to leverage the leading and enabling roles of new formats. This will strengthen the core competitiveness of China's diversified development in foreign trade, effectively addressing future challenges.

Cross-border e-commerce, leveraging the advantages of flexible product combinations, diversified logistics, and rapid fund settlement, has shown vigorous development vitality in meeting the increasingly personalized and diversified demands of the global market. In recent years, China's cross-border e-commerce has maintained a rapid growth trend, with export growth far exceeding that of general trade exports during the same period, playing an increasingly important role in driving the stabilization and improvement of China's foreign trade.

However, at the same time, the development of cross-border e-commerce in our country still faces many problems and challenges, such as weak competitiveness of market entities, lack of professional talents, weak supply chain capabilities, and low brand added value. To promote the healthy and rapid development of cross-border e-commerce in our country, it is necessary to actively leverage the role of government policy guidance, continuously exerting efforts in carrier construction, market innovation, empowerment development, and regulatory environment.

One is to continue deepening the construction of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, establishing a core carrier that supports the standardized development of China's cross-border e-commerce. Utilize the national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones effectively, support local initiatives, and continuously deepen policy facilitation innovations in response to new demands in the cross-border e-commerce industry. Form integrated advantages in areas such as customs clearance, tax rebates, foreign exchange settlement, logistics, finance, talent, parks, and compliance within the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones. Build an upgraded version of the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, enhancing the appeal of various services to different types of cross-border e-commerce enterprises.

Second, encourage market entities to innovate in multiple dimensions, forming new momentum for the sustainable development of cross-border e-commerce. Support cross-border e-commerce platform enterprises to continue refining service content based on the needs of different types of sellers, while developing full- and semi-managed service models, to lower the entry barriers for cross-border e-commerce and expand the scope of service subjects and content directions. Optimize management policies in areas such as hiring foreign talents, and encourage innovation in models like cross-border live commerce. Promote the application of new technologies such as large models, blockchain, and the Internet of Things in the field of cross-border e-commerce, leveraging new technologies to innovate new service scenarios and meet new demands. Utilize special policies to support cross-border e-commerce merchants in conducting localized product innovation based on cross-border e-commerce data, enhancing product adaptability, and forming policy synergy in areas such as patent applications and brand building.

Three is to deeply tap the potential of advantageous and characteristic industrial belts and improve the service system for "cross-border e-commerce + industrial belts." Leverage the role of government departments, chambers of commerce, third-party service providers, and other bridges and bonds to assist local industrial belt merchants in connecting with high-quality cross-border e-commerce platforms and service providers; adopt multiple measures to enhance the supply chain digital and intelligent level of industrial belts for cross-border e-commerce niche markets, leveraging the advantages of industrial belt production and manufacturing capabilities to improve the rapid response coordination with market demand; actively explore the construction of a public brand system for cross-border e-commerce in industrial belts.

Four is to focus on building a convenient cross-border e-commerce global rule system, creating a favorable environment for China's cross-border e-commerce to explore new markets. In response to the current restrictions on inbound packages from China imposed by some countries, make good use of policy coordination channels such as the "Silk Road E-commerce" international cooperation, multilateral international cooperation mechanisms, and negotiations on rules of multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements. Protect the rights and interests of China's cross-border e-commerce enterprises in areas such as market access, logistics facilitation, product certification, cross-border data flow, and dispute resolution, and promote international coordination of cross-border e-commerce rules and standards.