Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) 商务部

Address: 2 Dong Chang’an Jie, Beijing 100731 | Phone: 86-10-5165-1200 | Website: www.mofcom.gov.cn

MOFCOM is similar to the US Department of Commerce in that it regulates domestic and foreign trade, works to attract foreign investment, and helps Chinese companies abroad. It also incorporates trade policy and administrative functions, particularly regarding World Trade Organization (WTO) implementation. MOFCOM manages competition policy, supervises anti- counterfeiting efforts and coordinates regional protectionism within China. MOFCOM was originally created in 2003 by combining the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation with components of the former State Economic and Trade and State Development Planning Commissions.

Minister

Gao Hucheng 高虎城

Vice Ministers and Other Senior Officials Zhong Shan 钟山 Wang Hemin 王和民 Gao Yan 高燕 (Vice Minister and China International Trade (Head of Discipline Inspection) (Vice Minister) Representative) Responsible for the Office of the Central Commission for Responsible for the General Office; the Comprehensive, Responsible for the Antimonopoly, Trade Remedy & Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China at Retired Cadres’ Affairs, Asian Affairs, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Investigation, and Quota and License Administrative MOFCOM, and the Office of the Ministry of Supervision at and Macao, and Foreign Affairs departments; the bureaus; the Foreign Trade, Eurasian Affairs, and MOFCOM MOFCOM Committee of the Communist Party of China; European Affairs departments; the China Foreign Trade the Bureau of Discipline Supervision and Investigation; Center; and the China-Europe Association for Technical the MOFCOM Special Commissioner's Offices; and the and Economic Cooperation. International Business Daily and Foreign Trade Federation. Fang Aiqing 房爱卿 Wang Shouwen 王受文 Wang Bingnan 王炳南 (Vice Minister) (Assistant Minister) (Assistant Minister) Responsible for the Market Supervision, Circulation Responsible for the Foreign Investment Administration, Responsible for the Market System Development, and Industry, Market Operation and Consumption International Trade & Economic Affairs, and WTO Affairs Electronic Commerce and Information departments; the Promotion (National Cocoon and Silk Coordination departments; the China International Center for Bureau of Administrative Support; the China International Office),Trade in Services and Commercial Services, Economic and Technical Exchanges; the China Electronic Commerce Network; and the Circulation and Western Asian and African Affairs departments; the Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment; the Industry Promotion Center. Office of the Leading Group for the National China Shippers’ Association; the China International

Crackdown on IPR Infringements and Counterfeits; the Freight Forwarders Association; the China Council for Chinese Service Outsourcing Research Center; and International Investment Promotion; and the China the China Association of Trade in Services. Society for WTO Studies. Zhang Xiangchen 张向晨 Tong Daochi 童道驰 (Assistant Minister) (Assistant Minister) Responsible the Policy Research, Foreign Assistance, Responsible for the Treaty and Law and Finance Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation, and departments; the Bureau of Industry, Security, Import, American and Oceanic Affairs departments; the Bureau and Export Control; the Bureau of Foreign Trade of International Economic Cooperation; the Chinese Development; the China Investment Promotion Agency; Academy of International Trade and Economic the China Chambers of Commerce for textiles and Cooperation; the Academy for International Business apparel, light industrial products and crafts, metals, Officials; the China International Contractors’ minerals, and chemicals, food, machinery, electronic Association; the China National Association of products, and medicines and health products; the China Engineering Consultants; the China Association of Accounting Society for Foreign Economic Relations & International Trade; the China Cooperative Trade Trade; the China Statistical Society for Foreign Economic Enterprises Association; and the China International Relations and Trade; and oversees liaison with the Trade Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations. Audit Office of the National Audit Office of China.

Department Responsibilities

General Office and International Trade Human Resources (人事司 ) Policy Research Office (政策研究室 ) Representative Secretariat (办公厅 (国际贸易谈判 Manages staffing, employee salaries, team building, and Researches economic globalization, regional economic 代表秘书局)) employee training. cooperation, trade system reform, and modern market Coordinates MOFCOM department activities; organizes trends; provides policy advice on economic topics. conferences; issues news releases; publishes the MOFCOM Gazette; and coordinates international trade negotiations.

General Economic Affairs (综合司 ) Treaty and Law (条约法律司 ) Finance (财务司 ) Drafts policies and plans on domestic and international Drafts laws, regulations, and rules; provides advice on Develops tax, finance, and pricing strategies; manages trade and international cooperation; researches commercial rules and their agreement with international special and foreign aid funds, the budget, assets, capital structural adjustment-related economic problems; treaties; reviews negotiation documents; organizes construction, and internal audits. provides policy advice; and releases statistical international negotiations related to multilateral information. intellectual property and investment protection agreements; and undertakes administrative reconsideration and responses to administrative suits.

Department Responsibilities

Market Supervision (市场秩序司 ) Market System Development (市场体系建设司 ) Circulation Industry Development (流通业发展司) Coordinates the rectification, standardization, and Drafts policies on market system regulation; pushes for Manages industries related to the circulation of goods; regulation of the market economy; promotes credit distribution standardization; promotes retail enterprise promotes standardization and technology development in building and regulates commercial credit transactions; sales; guides wholesale staple product market planning the circulation industry; develops and implements policies responds to cases of intellectual property infringement and urban commercial network planning; pushes the to optimize industrial structure for the circulation industry; and commercial fraud; and drafts policies on drug development of distribution systems for rural market and supervises special circulation activities and industries distribution. agricultural products; and supervises auctions, pawn such as auctions, leases, second-hand circulation and shops, and thrift stores. duty free shops; promotes energy saving and emissions reduction in the circulation industry; promotes commodity distribution reform in chain stores, franchises, and logistics distribution centers; and supervises distribution of petroleum products and circulation of renewable resources. Market Operation and Consumption Promotion Antimonopoly Bureau (as well as Office for the Foreign Trade (and Office for National Mechanical (also housing the National Silk Coordination State Council Antimonopoly Committee (反垄断局 Product Import and Export) (对外贸易司（国家机电 Office) （国务院反垄断委员会办公室）) 产品进出口办公室）) (市场运行和消费促进司 ) (国家茧丝绸协调办公室) Reviews anti-monopoly hearings and investigations; Formulates the administrative measures, aggregate Develops and implements regulations and standards investigates and addresses anti-monopoly planning, and product catalogue for imports and exports; related to market operations; monitors the market investigations; investigates monopoly in foreign trade; implements annual plans for import and export quotas and operations, supply, demand, and prices of key guides domestic enterprises involved in overseas anti- tariff rate quotas; creates and implements policies and commodities; develops an emergency supply system monopoly investigations; negotiates competition clauses catalogues for the import and export of mechanic, for necessities; supervises management of reserves of of multilateral and bilateral agreements; implements electronic, and hi-tech products and the export of important consumables; creates development policies directives of the State Council’s Anti-monopoly complete-plant equipment; guides the development of the for the silk industry; coordinates industrial development Committee. foreign trade promotion system. of and expands the international market for silk.

Trade in Services and Commercial Services (服务 Industry, Security, Import and Export Control Foreign Investment Administration 贸易和商贸服务业司 ) Bureau (外国投资管理司 ) Creates plans related to trade in services; drafts (产业安全与进出口管制局) Creates and alters foreign investment plans for approval; technology trade policies and service export incentive Drafts and implements export control policies; issues supervises the enforcement of foreign-invested enterprise policies; manages the import and export of technology; import and export licenses for dual-use goods and rules and bylaws; and coordinates key foreign investment- promotes services trade; and releases related statistics. technologies; builds a system of fair import and related work. export early warning mechanisms; investigates industrial competitiveness; and evaluates and responds to industry security.

Department Responsibilities

Foreign Aid (对外援助司 ) Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation Trade Remedy Investigation (贸易救济调查局 ) Drafts and enforces foreign aid policies; negotiates and (对外投资和经济合作司 ) Investigates discriminatory trade policies, laws, and signs foreign aid agreements; and plans and Drafts and enforces policies on outward economic regulations; investigates and responds to injury to supervises foreign aid projects. cooperation; undertakes work related to outbound industry; established precautionary mechanisms for foreign direct investment, foreign project contracting, fair trade; oversees responses to anti-dumping, anti- and business cooperation. subsidy, and safeguard measures.

International Trade and Economic Affairs WTO Affairs (Chinese Government WTO Inquiry Asian Affairs (亚洲司 ) (国际经贸关系司 ) and Consultation Bureau) (世界贸易组织司(中国政 Drafts and enforces economic and trade cooperation Drafts and enforces policies on multilateral and regional 府世界贸易组织通报咨询局)) development strategies for China-Asia trade; conducts economic and trade issues; handles relations with Manages WTO multilateral negotiations, dispute negotiations and handles major Asia-related commercial multilateral and regional economic organs; responsible settlements, and other WTO-related affairs; promotes affairs. for negotiations and cooperation between China and import and export standardization. international organizations.

Western Asian and African Affairs (西亚非洲司 ) Eurasian Affairs (欧亚司) European Affairs (欧洲司 ) Drafts and enforces strategies, plans, and policies for Formulates and implements development strategies, Drafts, develops, and enforces strategies, plans, and trade between China and West Asian and African programs, and policies for trade and economic policies related to commerce with European countries; countries; conducts negotiations and handles other cooperation; organizes bilateral and regional inter- conducts negotiations and handles other major major West Asia- and Africa-related commercial affairs. governmental trade, economic joint or mixed commercial affairs related to Europe. commission meetings, and trade negotiations; supervises the implementation of trade agreements; assists Chinese companies in accessing foreign markets; and regulates trade and economic activities with countries without a diplomatic relationship with China.

American and Oceanic Affairs (美洲大洋洲司 ) Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao (台港澳司 ) E-commerce and Information Technology (电子商务 Drafts, develops, and enforces strategies, plans, and Drafts and enforces plans and policies on commercial 和信息化司 ) policies related to commerce with American and relations between the mainland and Hong Kong, Macao, Promotes the development of e-commerce; creates Oceanic countries; conducts negotiations and handles and Taiwan; drafts plans on cross-strait direct trade. commerce standards and rules for information technology; other major related commercial affairs. and maintains the commerce information public service network.

Foreign Affairs (外事司 ) CCP Committee (直属机关党委) Bureau of Discipline Supervision and Investigation Conducts external affairs work. Manages MOFCOM’s CCP relations. (机关纪委) Supervises anticorruption work within MOFCOM.

Department Responsibilities

Retired Cadre Bureau (离退休干部局) Handles retired cadre affairs.

Note: Information accurate as of February 2015. Source: Ministry of Commerce.