——Interview with Zhang Gong, director of the State Administration of market supervision
Xinhua news agency, Beijing, December 29 - Title: continuously stimulating the development vitality, competition vitality, and innovation vitality of market players -- an interview with Zhang Gong, director of the General Administration of market supervision
'Micro policies should continue to stimulate the vitality of market subjects', 'boost the confidence of market subjects, further promote the implementation of fair competition policies, strengthen anti-monopoly and unfair competition, and ensure fair competition with fair supervision', 'set up 'traffic lights' for capital'... The central economic work conference made important arrangements for the construction of a high-standard market system.
The main body of the market is the power carrier of the economy. Only when all kinds of market players are full of vitality and healthy development can we promote the stability and long-term development of China's economy. In 2022, how to coordinate 'stability' and 'progress' in supporting the development of market players with greater efforts and creating a fair competition environment for market players? Around these issues, Zhang Gong, director of the General Administration of market supervision, was interviewed by Xinhua news agency.
Strengthen the 'stable' function of market supervision and take a new step of 'progress'
Based on the overall situation of stabilizing the macro economy and society, we should earnestly strengthen the function of 'stability' of market supervision. How can we understand and grasp 'stability first and seek progress in stability'?
Zhang Gong proposed three aspects of 'stability': maintaining the stable development environment of various market subjects, maintaining a stable fair and just market order, and maintaining the safety bottom line in the field of market supervision.
'Deeply analyze the impact of the triple pressure of demand contraction, supply shock and weakening expectation on market subjects, especially small, medium-sized and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households, and pay close attention to the operation status and policy demands of market subjects.' Zhang Gong said that we should comprehensively use various policy tools to relieve the burden and activate efficiency, improve the pertinence and effectiveness of policies, and better support and serve the healthy development of various market players. At the same time, we will further create a market-oriented, legal and international business environment and a fair, transparent and expected stable institutional environment.
In terms of deepening the comprehensive management of market order, Zhang Gong said that he responded to the concerns of the people in a timely manner, seriously investigated and dealt with violations against the interests of the people, deeply carried out the 'iron fist' action, and safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
'Highlight and strengthen the quality and safety supervision of food, drugs, special equipment and industrial products.' Zhang Gong said that we should adhere to problem orientation and responsibility, organize and carry out major investigation of potential safety hazards in the field of market supervision, strengthen risk monitoring, early warning and effective disposal, and ensure that the safety bottom line is firmly maintained. We will do our best to ensure the safety of food supply and special equipment in the Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing, and do our best to ensure the safety and supply of COVID-19 vaccine.
Zhang Gong said that based on promoting high-quality development, he has taken new steps in market supervision reform and innovation and improving comprehensive efficiency. For example, accelerate the construction of simple, efficient, fair, transparent and wide access and strict management rules, promote the service facilitation of market players and reduce institutional transaction costs; Innovative use of credit supervision and intelligent supervision means to better adapt to the rapid changes of China's super large-scale market.
'Policies and measures to optimize the business environment and support the development of market players should be planned, introduced and effective early. For violations of laws and regulations that pose potential safety risks, affect people's livelihood and have an impact and transmission effect on the supply chain of the industrial chain, early warning and prevention should be strengthened, strict supervision and law enforcement should be enforced.' Zhang Gong said that we should better grasp the focus of supporting and standardizing development and realize the organic unity of legal and social effects of market supervision.