China to pursue more positive results from comprehensive reform: official

China will take targeted measures to enhance the effectiveness of its comprehensive reform endeavors and strive for new achievements going forward, said an official of the State Council.

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization at its third plenary session held on July 15-18.

The overall objectives of further deepening reform comprehensively are to continue improving and developing the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and modernize China's system and capacity for governance, according to the plenary session's communique.

Huang Shouhong, director of the Research Office of the State Council, said these objectives reflect the strategic arrangements made at the 20th National Congress of the CPC, focus on the theme of Chinese modernization, and showcase the Party's resolve to implement the successful experience accumulated in reforms with a focus on its central tasks. They also contribute to the enrichment and development of the overall reform objectives laid out at the third plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee.

The resolution says China will in particular focus on achieving seven objectives: building a high-standard socialist market economy; advancing whole-process people's democracy; developing a strong socialist culture in China; improving the people's quality of life; building a Beautiful China; advancing the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level; and improving the Party's capacity for leadership and long-term governance.

Huang said China has confidence in realizing these objectives as the country has notable advantages in its political and institutional systems, rich experience, strong material foundation, and wide support from the people.

He said the country will make an all-out effort to seek more positive results by deepening reform.

"Guided by the overall objectives of further deepening reform comprehensively, we will continue to make reform more systematic, integrated and coordinated, and pursue new results in reform. It is necessary to gain a better understanding of the strategic focuses, priorities, main directions, working mechanisms and ways of implementation, better formulate and coordinate the implementation of reform measures in various fields and directions, and make precise, coordinated and sustained efforts to form synergy and enhance the overall effectiveness of reform endeavors," said Huang.

China to pursue more positive results from comprehensive reform: official

China to pursue more positive results from comprehensive reform: official

China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes U.S. abuse of Section 301 to hike tariffs on some Chinese goods, the Ministry of Commerce said Saturday.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative on Friday announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions toward China under Section 301.

China has repeatedly lodged solemn representations with the U.S. side concerning the Section 301 tariffs, said a spokesperson for the ministry.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has already ruled that the Section 301 tariffs violate WTO rules. However, instead of rectifying its wrongdoings, the U.S. side further increases tariffs on Chinese products, adding one mistake to another, said the spokesperson.

The move is a typical practice of unilateralism and trade protectionism, said the spokesperson, adding that it seriously undermines the international trade order, as well as the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains.

Moreover, the move not only fails to solve the United States' own problems concerning trade deficits and industrial competitiveness, but also pushes up prices of U.S. imports and forces U.S. companies and consumers to bear the additional costs.

The 2024 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, which was released Thursday by the ministry, once again expressed serious concern over the U.S. abuse of Section 301, and pointed out that the United States is a "disrupter of global industrial and supply chains."

The U.S. side had previously sought public opinions on the results of the Section 301 tariff review. The majority of opinions either opposed the imposition of additional tariffs or requested broader tariff exemptions.

This shows the Section 301 tariffs are unpopular among the U.S. public, said the spokesperson.

The United States should rectify its wrongdoings immediately and remove all additional tariffs on Chinese goods, the spokesperson said, adding that China will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the interests of Chinese enterprises.

China firmly opposes U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese goods: commerce ministry