Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
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The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) is one of the ministries of the State Council of China.
The current minister is Bo Xilai.
In the spring of 2003, the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) went through a reorganization and was renamed Ministry of Commerce.
The ministry also incorporates the former State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) and the State Development Planning Commission (SDPC).
Current Ministers of MOFCOM
- Bo Xilai, Minister
- Yu Guangzhou, Vice Minister
- Zhang Zhigang, Vice Minister
- An Min, Vice Minister
- Wei Jianguo, Vice Minister
- Ma Xiuhong, Ms., Vice Minister
- Liao Xiaoqi, Vice Minister
- Gao Hucheng, Vice Minister
- Xu Jingye, Vice Minister in Charge of Discipline Inspection
- Chen Jian, Assistant
- Yi Xiaozhun, Assistant Minister
- Fu Ziying, Assistant Minister
- Huang Hai, Assistant Minster
MOFCOM and the CEPA
MOFCOM's responsibility includes fostering closer partnership between the economies of the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, respectively, with the economy of the rest of the People's Republic of China. To that end the Vice Minister An Min, and the previous Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Antony Leung, concluded the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). New agreements are continually negotiated between An and the current Financial Secretary Henry Tang under the auspices of the CEPA. Similar agreements were also concluded between the MOFCOM and Secretariat for Economy and Finance of Macau.
External link
- Official website (http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/)Template:China-stub