Minister of Commerce Deming Chen of China
Statement at the Mini-ministerial Meeting by H.
Minister Chen Deming met with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang in Beijing on December 18.
Minister Chen Deming met with Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid in Beijing on August 31.
Minister Chen Deming met with Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu in Beijing on August 23.
Minister Chen Deming met with Shin Jung-Seung, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to China in Beijing on August 22.
Minister Chen Deming met with Andrej Vizjak, the Economic Minister of Slovenia, in Beijing on August 18.
Minister Chen Deming held talks with Simon Crean, Australian Trade Minister, in Beijing on August 11.
Minister Chen Deming met with Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 9.
Minister Chen Meets the President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Minister Chen Meets the Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia)Ltd.
Minister Chen Deming met with Ghulomjon Bobozoda, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, in Beijing on June 24.
Minister Chen Deming met with Wayne Swan, Australian Treasurer, in Beijing on June 11.
Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, accompanied President Hu Jintao for the visit to Japan, met with Nakata Yoshio, the Chairman of Japan Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT), on May 7.
Minister Chen Deming met with John Snow, the Former Treasury Secretary of US and the President of CSX Corporation in Beijing on May 5.
We, along with the other participating countries, feel very disappointed,'' Chen said following the breakup of negotiations among key WTO ministers.
Chen said Tuesday's failure was tragic and a "serious setback.
Chen expressed hope that what has been achieved during the nine-day meeting could be preserved as a precious legacy which could be used as a lesson for future attempts toward a multilateral trading system.
In September 1974, Chen joined the Communist Party of China.
Chen was Mayor and later CPC Committee Secretary of Suzhou.
Currencies of China's Asian neighbours are falling, but Chen said China would keep the yuan CNY=CFXS stable.
2 percent in November, marking the first fall in seven years, but Chen said the drop was in part attributable to one-off factors, including new tax rebate measures slated for December.
subprime crisis will have only a limited impact on Chinese exports, Chen said on Monday.
Chen was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of meetings of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee, a body that advises the National People's Congress, or parliament, whose annual session opens on Wednesday.
Chen is a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee and formerly served as vice governor, deputy secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee and acting governor.
On the Doha round of WTO negotiations, Chen said the priority now is that all parties concerned must translate political will into tangible actions, and authorized by the Doha Declaration, adhere to the common consensus already reached, break the deadlock, push forward the negotiations so as to enter into a balanced and ambitious agreement as soon as possible, realize the development goals and ensure the core concerns of the developing members are addressed properly.
Talking about the economic integration in Asia and the Pacific, Chen said that China supports the various efforts made by APEC to promote regional economic integration, realize the Bogor Goals as scheduled, accelerate trade and facilitate investment, build an enabling trade environment and boost trade and economic growth in this region.
As the head of the Ministry of Commerce, which oversees both overseas and domestic trade affairs, Chen was appointed on December 29 to replace Bo Xilai, who was made the Party chief of Chongqing.
Chen has a PhD in management, which is rare among senior government officials; and a book on the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises that he co-authored is popular in bookstores.
Gutierrez, who met Chen during last month's China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue shortly after he moved to the Ministry of Commerce, also said Chen had impressed with his nippy handling of complex matters.
At 58, Chen is likely to be in charge of China's trade for the next five years, subject to approval by lawmakers of the National People's Congress in early March.
We, along with the other participating countries, feel very disappointed and regrettable," Chen said in a statement, following the breakup of negotiations among key WTO ministers.
Chen said the collapse of the nine-day negotiations was caused by the "inability of two countries to bridge the gap between their positions on special safeguard triggering levels.
Chen said Tuesday's failure was a tragic one, and it was also a "serious setback.
Chen expressed hope that what has been achieved during the nine- day meeting could be preserved as a piece of precious legacy, which can be used a lesson for future attempts of the multilateral trading system.
Chen has held leading Party posts in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou city, as well as leading positions of the local government.
Last June, Chen was appointed the new vice chairman of China’s most powerful economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission.
Chen is new to the energy industry and he faces many thorny issues.
Born in Shanghai in 1949, Chen joined the millions of Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), “receiving re-education from the poor,” a campaign launched by Mao Zedong that sent young people to the countryside.
By 2004, Chen had become governor of Shaanxi province in the land-locked northwest.
But beyond a few personal details, such as the fact that Chen is something of a technology geek who likes tinkering with radios, televisions, and home appliances, little is known about him.
We expect the majority of the funds to come from companies," Chen said when asked about the 2 trillion yuan forecast.
But Chen said the benefits of dams outweighed their costs.
Speaking to reporters during high-level talks between US and Chinese officials, Chen said that calls for a more rapid appreciation of the yuan by the US and other countries are 'irresponsible,' adding that the decline in the dollar was of greater concern.
Chen said that authorities in charge of foreign exchange policy should continue to take a gradual approach to currency appreciation.
Chen said he hoped the US economy and dollar would become stronger.
Chen said the key tool in addressing the yawning bilateral trade gap would be to increase US exports to China.
Minister Chen said that Sri Lanka would be a preferred destination for relocation of many of the Chinese enterprises, especially in the textile and the light industries sectors.
Chen said China had made major compromises during the negotiations.
Chen said that the talks had broken down because of the "inability of two countries to bridge the gap between their positions" on the crucial issue of the special safeguard mechanism (SSM) to protect poor farmers.
Chen said the two sides discussed trade in textiles, steel and services; foreign investment; environmental protection and other issues.