Overview of the Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation
On the afternoon of April 6th, a far - reaching cooperation signing event kicked off at Jinniu Hotel in Chengdu. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China and the Sichuan Provincial Government signed the "Memorandum of Cooperation on Jointly Promoting Quality - oriented Development in Sichuan and Accelerating the Development of an Open Economy" (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Memorandum") here. Zhi Shuping, the director of AQSIQ, and Jiang Jufeng, the governor of Sichuan Province, as representatives of both sides, solemnly signed their names on this "Cooperation Memorandum". This signing ceremony not only attracted a lot of attention but was also witnessed by leaders such as Liu Q
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Before the official start of the signing ceremony, Liu Qib
Key points of Zhi Shuping's speech
In his response, Zhi Shuping said that the spirit of unity and the determination to rebuild their homeland shown by the people of Sichuan in the face of a huge disaster were deeply moving. He was greatly encouraged to see that Sichuan Province is now in a good situation with smooth governance and a prosperous atmosphere.Zhi Shuping especially mentioned that the attention and support from the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government for quality inspection work were admirable. Take the just - concluded provincial standardization work conference as an example. The provincial governor personally gave a report, and departments and enterprises shared their experiences. The main leaders of various provincial departments and municipal and prefectural governments across the province attended the conference. Such a large - scale event with this level of attention is rare across the country. This fully demonstrates that Sichuan Province has a strategic vision for scientific development, as well as a firm determination to focus on quality and standards, along with forward - looking awareness and actions.
Based on this, Zhi Shuping put forward requirements for the quality inspection departments in Sichuan Province. He hopes that the quality inspection departments in Sichuan can strengthen their own construction and continuously innovate the development model. They should continue to maintain a leading position in all kinds of work and stay ahead of the rest of the country, so as to make greater contributions to the implementation of the "Promoting Sichuan through Quality" strategy and the harmonious development of Sichuan.Meanwhile, on behalf of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), Zhi Shuping stated that the AQSIQ will, as always, pay attention to and support the construction and development of Sichuan. The AQSIQ is willing to sincerely learn from and help Sichuan, and move forward hand in hand with Sichuan to jointly promote the progress of Sichuan's economic and social undertakings.
The purpose of the cooperation memorandum
The "Cooperation Memorandum" signed between the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and the Sichuan Provincial Government this time has clear and important purposes. Its core objective is to vigorously promote the strategy of "boosting Sichuan through quality". By improving the quality of Sichuan's economic and social development, it will further promote the scientific development of Sichuan's economy and society. Against the current backdrop of economic development, it is extremely urgent to accelerate the transformation of the economic development mode. The signing of this memorandum will help Sichuan make substantial progress in this regard. At the same time, it will also expand the depth and breadth of Sichuan's opening - up, speed up the process of building Sichuan into a high - ground for the development of an open - oriented economy in the western region, and enhance Sichuan's position in the national and even global economic landscape.
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According to the content of the "Cooperation Memorandum", the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) will strongly support Sichuan's quality work and economic development in 11 key areas. In terms of strategy implementation, it will support Sichuan in comprehensively implementing the strategy of "Promoting Sichuan through Quality" and provide policy guidance and technical support for the advancement of this strategy. It will guide Sichuan to promote and implement the standardization strategy and the brand development strategy, and help Sichuan establish a scientific and reasonable standard system and cultivate more brand - name products with market competitiveness.
In terms of quality assurance, we will assist Sichuan in enhancing the capacity for ensuring product quality and safety. Through measures such as strengthening quality supervision and technical testing, we will ensure the quality and safety of Sichuan's products. We will support Sichuan in vigorously developing a low - carbon economy and promoting the transformation of Sichuan's industries towards a green and environmentally - friendly direction.
In terms of opening up to the outside world, Sichuan's opening - up environment should be optimized to promote the facilitation of Sichuan's foreign trade, reduce trade costs, and improve trade efficiency. Support should be provided for the expansion of exports of Sichuan's advantageous and characteristic agricultural products, and technical support and market information should be offered for the export of agricultural products. Assistance should be given to Sichuan in building a port security barrier to ensure the safety of imported and exported goods.
In terms of quality inspection capacity building, efforts will be made to help the Sichuan quality inspection system enhance its technical support capabilities, and strengthen the renewal of testing equipment and the training of technical personnel. The foundation capacity building of the Sichuan quality inspection system will be strengthened to improve the hardware facilities and working environment for quality inspection work.
The promised measures of the Sichuan Provincial Government
The Sichuan Provincial Government has also made corresponding commitments in the Memorandum of Cooperation. In terms of strategic promotion, it will comprehensively promote the strategy of "Boosting Sichuan through Quality" and actively implement the standardization strategy, taking quality and standards as important supports for economic development. It will increase efforts in brand cultivation and independent brand creation, encourage enterprises to strengthen brand building, and enhance the popularity and reputation of Sichuan brands.
In terms of quality supervision, we will further improve the quality and safety supervision system, strengthen supervision in areas such as product quality and food safety, and safeguard the lives and property safety of the people.
In terms of economic development, we will vigorously promote the development of a low - carbon economy and drive the adjustment of the industrial structure and the optimization of the energy structure. We will optimize the environment for opening up to the outside world, promote the stable and rapid growth of foreign trade, and attract more foreign capital and technology to Sichuan. We will expand the export of advantageous and characteristic agricultural products and increase their added value and market competitiveness.
In terms of the capacity building for quality inspection, we will build a safety barrier for Sichuan's ports and strengthen the inspection and quarantine work at ports. We will enhance the technical support capacity building of Sichuan's quality inspection system and the construction of the grass - roots foundation for quality inspection, so as to improve the scientific nature and effectiveness of quality inspection work.
Cooperation mechanism and implementation measures
To ensure the effective implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the Sichuan Provincial Government will jointly establish a comprehensive quality work mechanism, integrate resources from various parties, and form a joint force in work. They will jointly promote the market diversification strategy to help Sichuan enterprises explore more domestic and international markets. Moreover, they will jointly deal with foreign technical trade measures to provide safeguards for the export of Sichuan enterprises.
Both sides have established a cooperation leading group and a liaison office respectively. These two institutions will hold joint meetings as needed according to the actual situation. At the joint meetings, both sides will study cooperation matters, consult and resolve relevant issues arising during the cooperation process. At the same time, they will arrange phased work tasks, clarify the key points and goals of the work. They will also review major work items to ensure the smooth progress of cooperation projects. Through these mechanisms and measures, both sides will work hand in hand to jointly promote Sichuan's quality work and economic development to a new level.