Ministry of Commerce: Promote concrete achievements in the future regarding trade policies to help prevent and control plastic pollution

Our reporter Li Ning reported that on December 15, 67 members of the WTO, including China, jointly issued the "Ministerial Statement on Informal Dialogues on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade

Gao Feng introduced that in recent years, the Chinese government has introduced a series of measures to gradually reduce, restrict, and ban the use of disposable plastic products, completely ban the import of solid waste, promote recyclable and degradable alternative products, and improve the resource and energy use of plastic waste.

Gao Feng said that as one of the main promoters of the "Ministerial Statement on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade Informal Dialogue", China will work with other co-signing members to further seek more members to participate in the discussion; with the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Close cooperation with other international organizations to conduct more thematic discussions on trade and reduction of plastic pollution; focus on best practices in trade policies, promote concrete results on trade policies to help plastic pollution control in the future, and strengthen capacity building and technology for developing members Aid support