To strengthen the government and key enterprises, industry associations (chambers) of the communication and exchange,glue stick to help businesses deal with the financial crisis, machinery and equipment manufacturing industry to further enhance industrial competitiveness, the Ministry of Commerce Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation, China Machinery Industry Federation in 2008, 12 May 26, 2008, jointly convened by damage to machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, early warning information briefing.
It was announced that damage to machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, warning information briefing system was established. Briefing will be regular analysis of changes in international economic development and export exception of the impact of China's machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, released early warning information to assess the security situation in the industry, glue gun reflecting the industry voice to achieve forecasts, early warning, plans, pre-control for the enterprise and government provide reference for scientific decision-making to promote the enhancement of international competitiveness.
Assistant Minister of Commerce Lu Jianhua stressed the need to take full advantage of briefing platform to play the role of industry injury early warning systems, and thus strengthen the Government, industry associations and information communication between enterprises. Meanwhile, enterprises should take the initiative to raise awareness of the use of trade remedy measures to strengthen the study of international rules, study the impact on the industry import and export exception, improve early warning mechanism, the courage to use legal weapons to protect business interests.
Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation YANG Yi Secretary said the current industry is facing new problems of the new situation, briefing the State Council, relevant departments will be invited to discuss response plans, and jointly safeguard the security industry.
The coexistence of the financial crisis and trade disputes.
Currently, the U.S. financial crisis on China's exports of machinery should not be underestimated. Machinery industry and foreign to the high degree of dependence on export-oriented enterprise the first to be affected. Reduced orders, the increase in bad debts coming winter the two signals.
China Machinery Industry Federation executive vice president of Luren Qi told the meeting that the global financial crisis, China's machinery manufacturing industry has resulted in reduced orders from abroad, exports declined. Moreover, the impact of financial crisis on the machinery manufacturing industry is lagging behind in all aspects by 2009 will exacerbate the negative impact of the machinery industry will face severe challenges. In addition, international trade friction, the high incidence of disputes situation has not changed. Intellectual property disputes, anti-dumping anti-subsidy, technical barriers and other forms of contradictions and conflicts to be getting worse.
Dongfang Electric Corporation Zou Yulan, vice minister of economic operations, told reporters, RMB appreciation reduces the competitiveness of enterprises in overseas markets, coupled with the deteriorating economic situation in the export market, on the one hand increases the Dongfang Electric's business risk overseas projects, but also significantly reduce the demand for new power station projects, so that export markets Dongfang Electric is facing new challenges.
Strengthen coordination and reduce export risk.
Mechanical Industry Research Center recently released the price of the "2008 China Machinery Industry Foreign trade remedy investigation" report shows that in 2008, foreign to China's machinery industry since 9 anti-dumping investigations initiated, an increase of 5 cases; two countervailing investigation, an increase in two; 1 from the anti-circumvention investigation, an increase of 1 since. Among them, the developed countries (regions) become China's machinery industry trade remedy investigations initiated by the subject, general petrochemical machinery into focus. Moreover, foreign initiated anti-subsidy on China's machinery industry has expanded the scope of the investigation.
Increasingly severe response to the current international trade situation, Lu Renqi recommends that the Government should instruct the central bank slowed the speed and extent of renminbi appreciation, export tax rebate rate of recovery and resolve the difficult problem of lending to SMEs, try to help businesses recover and stabilize the export benefits; should adjust the equipment import tax policy, encourage the development of 16 key areas of development, manufacture key components required for import and domestic production of raw materials can not import duty and import VAT, the implementation of front-end back at the same time stop the machine and complete sets of the corresponding The import tax exemption for equipment; should help export enterprises suffered losses to recoup their losses, guide enterprises to rely on the local provincial Department of Commerce, the Working Group on Credit Insurance companies in bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, with the bankruptcy court to give evidence, and strive to legal rights, or entrust the relevant law firms involved in bankruptcy proceedings.
Meanwhile, the company before signing the contract in the near future to ask financial institutions to assist intelligence investigations, use of overseas offices for business account set up to recover the network, use of export quality and other channels and tools to reduce risk; should implement the market diversification strategy and operations of industrial clusters way to open up Russia, ASEAN, and other emerging markets, and gradually formed the export industry clusters, Baotuan operations to form a relationship between the chain and reduce the vicious competition of similar products and reduce export risks.
Currently, power generation equipment significantly increased the risk of export items, and often lower prices between domestic enterprises a competitive situation. Zou Yulan proposal, the relevant state departments should strengthen the coordination of overseas projects of enterprises, export industries and enterprises to reduce project risk.