On July 27, Shandong held its first regular policy briefing, during which it interpreted the recently issued Several Measures to Promote Scale Stabilization, Structure Optimization, and High-quality Development of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment.

Focusing on optimizing the business environment, Shandong has proposed 6 measures, including building a collaborative mechanism among customs, cities, ports, railways, districts and enterprises; properly addressing undue restraint of trade; optimizing international exchange supporting services; creating a favorable international talent development environment; improving the efficiency of government services related to enterprises; emphasizing the protection of foreign investment rights and interests.

In terms of building a collaborative mechanism among customs, cities, ports, railways, districts and enterprises, Shandong will build a "one-click, one-stop, and across-the-board" data sharing platform to serve the logistics development of the Yellow River basin, build a logistics distribution center along the Belt and Road, a great logistics channel in the Yellow River basin, and a "port to the outside world" in the Yellow River basin. In terms of optimizing international exchange supporting services, Shandong will carry out the "one counter and parallel approval" of foreign work applications in China in an all-round way, integrating facilitation measures in foreign affairs, entry and exit, education, medical treatment, and other aspects, to provide maximum convenience for foreign investment in Shandong.