According to the report, “The 2022 Annual Report on World Economic Freedom” released by the Canadian think tank Fraser Institute shows that Hong Kong is once again ranked as the freest of the 165 economies in the world. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning (Mao Ning) said in response to today’s inquiry that he welcomes people from business circles around the world to take the opportunity to explore more business opportunities and achieve greater development in Hong Kong, China. .

Mao Ning said at regular press conferences that since Hong Kong’s return to the homeland 25 years ago, with the full support of the central government, Hong Kong’s economy has developed rapidly, Hong Kong’s status as an international financial center, shipping and trade center. center continues to strengthen, and Hong Kong has maintained a free and open business environment within the framework of the rule of law.

Mao Ning also said at a regular press conference today that against the backdrop of slow global supply chains and weak world economic growth, it is indeed encouraging news that China-Europe freight trains have reached the number of tens of thousands of trains delivered ahead of schedule. .

According to reports, the Chinese-European train of ten thousand people arrived in Europe a few days ago, which is ten days earlier than last year.

Responding to reporters’ questions, Mao Ning said: “The China-Europe freight train operates on 82 routes leading to 200 cities in 24 European countries, and has become an ‘acceleration valve’ for smooth trade between China and Europe.” The introduction of the China-Europe freight train effectively promotes the economic and social development of countries and regions along the route, and also plays an important role in stabilizing the global industrial and supply chain and promoting the post-epidemic recovery of the world economy.”

Mao Ning said that China and the European Union are important economic and trade partners and important forces in building an open world economy. Despite the impact of complex factors such as the epidemic, the economic and trade cooperation between China and the EU has shown strong resilience and vitality. By 2021, the volume of bilateral trade between China and the EU will exceed 820 billion US dollars, which is a record value. In the first half of this year, according to the latest Eurostat data, the trade volume of the 27 EU countries with China amounted to 413.9 billion euros, which is a year-on-year increase of 28.3 percent. These figures fully demonstrate that China and the European Union have close economic ties and great potential for cooperation.

Mao Ning stressed that in the face of an increasingly complex international situation, the world needs more bridges and roads, not walls. The future direction of China-EU relations should be for China and the EU to join hands to develop and prosper and promote international cooperation and human progress.

Jia