Chinadaily.com.cn
 
Go Adv Search

Non-tariff barriers need more attention

Updated: 2012-04-06 07:50

By Zheng Yangpeng (China Daily)

  Comments() Print Mail Large Medium  Small 分享按鈕 0

Non-tariff barriers need more attention

AEA members vote Belgium as being top investment destination

Non-tariff barriers deserve more attention, and Chinese companies should pay more attention to intellectual property rights when it comes to trade and investment, said Steven Vanackere, Belgian deputy prime minister and finance minister.

China is Belgium's second-largest trade partner outside the European Union, while Belgium is China's sixth-largest trade partner within the EU.

"Trade barriers as a general factor need to be diminished. But it is very important for countries to have a good look at non-tariff barriers. In some terms, they are more important," he said.

The recent anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation launched by the EU against Chinese goods is one form of non-tariff barriers, while others include imports quotas, strict certification and high technical standards.

But blaming the Belgian government would be in vain, as most of the country's trade regulations and decisions emanate from the EU, said Haiyan Zhang, a professor at Antwerp Management School.

Vanackere made the comments recently while meeting about 50 visiting Chinese entrepreneurs from the Aigo Entrepreneurs Alliance, or AEA, a group of about 100 privately owned enterprises eager to enter the Belgian and European markets.

"I want to express on behalf of the Belgian government and people, that you are very, very welcome," Vanackere told the visiting Chinese businesspeople.

He said that by setting foot in Belgium, the heart of Europe, companies can easily access the European market.

Brussels, the headquarters of the EU, is also home to hundreds of international professional federations, and the headquarters of 1,300 international companies.

"This is the place where you get in touch with global decision-makers," he said.

Vanackere added that Belgium's affordable living and housing costs, and a highly qualified workforce also made the country more attractive to investors.

Belgium was voted as the AEA's top investment destination after its representatives visited Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Denmark last year.

Vanackere said "having new growth" is a priority for the government, which is why he and his country are particularly happy to see Chinese investment.

Belgium's sovereign rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC last November for its relatively high debt level, weakening external demand and a political deadlock that left the country without a fully fledged national government for more than 500 days.

That situation ended in December, when a government was formed by Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo.

Vanackere said the new government was able to make the right decisions about budgets and fiscal matters.

"I'm glad to say that if you look at the economic growth, it is above the European average, which shows that if you restore confidence among businesspeople and citizens, you can re-establish growth," he said.

"So I'm quite optimistic about our capacity to settle our problems on the budget front, as well as on new growth."

Though foreign investment is seen as crucial for this "new growth", and is embraced with enthusiasm, the deputy prime minister reminded Chinese companies to take intellectual property rights very seriously.

"One of the key things that I want to ask my Chinese friends is to take into account the importance of intellectual property rights. Business in Belgium is very innovative. They want to be able to profit from their innovative efforts," he said.

"It is important that Chinese friends work on the further improving of protecting the interests of Belgian companies when it comes to innovative technologies, which for Belgian politicians, is a very, very important point," he said.

The visiting Chinese businesspeople seemed well aware of their host's concerns.

Feng Jun, chairman of the consumer electronics maker Aigo Digital Co Ltd, and founder of the AEA, assured Vanackere that the alliance's members will comply with local laws and "common moral standards".

He compared immoral corporate practices to the doping of athletes during the Olympic Games and said there will likewise be "zero tolerance" of such acts.

Large Chinese companies, such as Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, have already established a presence in Belgium. But AEA members, who are mostly small private companies, are still testing the waters.

"Of course, we are eager to tap the market, which is why we are here. But we have to make a lot of things clear before making decisions," said a chairman of a metal company who refused to be named.

zhengyangpeng@chinadaily.com.cn

主站蜘蛛池模板: 日日夜夜操操操| 电台女诗岚第1到4部分| 国产精品一区久久| 99热精品久久| 成人午夜福利视频| 久久亚洲精品无码VA大香大香| 欧美一级做一级做片性十三| 亚洲精品日韩专区silk| 精品一区二区三区免费毛片爱| 国产xvideos国产在线| 黑色丝袜小舞被躁翻了3d| 国产精品另类激情久久久免费 | 国产亚洲欧美日韩精品一区二区| (无码视频)在线观看| 在线观看一级毛片| www.av毛片| 巨大欧美黑人xxxxbbbb| 中文字幕视频在线观看| 日本污全彩肉肉无遮挡彩色| 亚洲AV一二三区成人影片| 欧美卡4卡1卡2卡3超清免费 | 国内自拍视频一区二区三区| heyzo亚洲精品日韩| 宝宝你里面好烫很软不想出来 | 久久久噜久噜久久gif动图| 国产精品亚洲精品青青青| 6080午夜一级毛片免费看6080夜福利 | 日产2021乱码一区| 久久老子午夜精品无码| 欧美a欧美1级| 亚洲国产av无码专区亚洲av| 欧美日韩精品久久久免费观看| 亚洲熟妇中文字幕五十中出| 波多野结衣中文丝袜字幕| 亚洲视频一区在线播放| 男女疯狂一边摸一边做羞羞视频 | 免费人成视频x8x8入口| 精品亚洲成a人在线观看| 午夜看一级特黄a大片| 精品日韩在线视频| 午夜国产羞羞视频免费网站|