In 2025, Gansu Province's commercial system resolutely implemented the decisions and deployments of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, continued to unleash consumption vitality, improved the circulation system, expanded foreign trade, and enhanced the quality and effectiveness of investment promotion efforts. By driving coordinated progress in two-way investment and continuously improving the quality and efficiency of open platforms, the province ensured robust support for commercial operations, achieving significant results in high-quality development of its commercial sector. Recently, a relevant official from the Gansu Provincial Department of Commerce accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter on the specific measures that led to the remarkable achievements in Gansu's commercial work over the past year.

Question: What work has been done in the sales sector over the past year?

Answer: Over the past year, our province expanded the implementation of consumer goods trade-in programs, carried out the commercial service enterprise doubling initiative, and fully promoted service consumption upgrades for public benefit. We actively expanded online consumption, cultivating 6 provincial-level e-commerce industrial parks and 20 county-level live-streaming e-commerce centers. Dangchang County was selected as a "leading county" in rural e-commerce by the Ministry of Commerce. Meanwhile, five new offline exhibition centers for "Ganwei" specialty agricultural products were established outside the province. We also advanced consumption assistance through east-west cooperation, further broadening sales channels for our province's specialty agricultural products.

Question: What specific measures have been taken in the circulation sector?

Answer: Over the past year, focusing on continuous improvement of the circulation system, our province launched the third batch of provincial pilot projects for "15-minute community convenience circles", strengthened the circulation system for second-hand goods and renewable resource recycling, and implemented the fourth phase of the county-level commercial development initiative. The province has achieved near-universal coverage of comprehensive commercial service centers at the county level, logistics distribution centers, township commercial centers, village-level convenience stores, and village express delivery services. Meanwhile, the province implemented measures to support the stable development of foreign trade and economic enterprises, vigorously developed new forms of foreign trade and service trade, leading to record-high performance in foreign trade.

Question: What achievements have been made in investment promotion?

Answer: Over the past year, our province carried out targeted and precision investment promotion, held the 31st China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair at a high standard, and put into operation the "Gan Su Tou" (Gansu Speed-Investment) digital intelligent investment system, effectively improving the accuracy of project matching and risk assessment. By revising and refining statistical survey and work evaluation methods, and implementing regulations to standardize investment promotion activities, we achieved enhancement in both scale and quality of investment promotion.

The province introduced 16 measures to stabilize foreign investment, implemented a monitoring and evaluation plan for business environment convenience, and established an overseas investment promotion coordination mechanism. Through the "Service Assurance for Foreign Enterprises" initiative, we actively and orderly advanced overseas investment cooperation and provided follow-up support for "small yet impactful" projects under the Belt and Road Initiative undertaken by local enterprises, ensuring coordinated efforts in two-way investment.

Support was extended to national-level economic development zones to enhance their comprehensive development levels. For the first time, the Tianshui, Jinchang, and Zhangye Economic Development Zones were simultaneously ranked among the top 100 nationwide in the comprehensive evaluation. We also deepened the application of the International Trade "Single Window" system, promoted the construction of smart ports, and continuously improved trade facilitation, leading to higher quality and efficiency in open platforms.

Question: How was the effective support for commercial operations ensured?

Answer: To ensure robust support for commercial operations, over the past year, our province vigorously advanced the development of a legal framework for commerce. We integrated legality review with fair competition review and trade policy compliance assessments to ensure administrative decision-making procedures were compliant and lawful. We prioritized workplace safety in the commercial sector by implementing a 100-day intensive safety campaign. Special efforts were made to regulate illegal fuel refilling points, further standardizing the refined oil market. Additionally, we completed the upgrade of Gansu’s commercial data and sharing platform, promoting comprehensive data deposition and effective sharing of commercial data.