IMF Economist Xu Qingjun Visits SUIBE Think Tank

On 11 April 2014, Mr. Xu Qingjun, Economist of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) and Director of the Policy Research Departmentof China’s Ministry of Commerce, visited the Joint Research Centerfor International Trade Governance and China’s Reform and Open-up,a think tank based in SUIBE, and held discussions with theresearchers at the center. At the meeting, Mr. Xu gave a detailedaccount of the priority of work in China’s economy and trade in theyears to come, including how to construct a more open economicsystem, how to transform China from a big trading country into astrong trading nation, and how to build a high-quality network offree trade zones.