Initiatives aim to boost efficiency of ports' work

Weekly meeting sets agenda to boost trade by removing excessive burdens

A broad range of measures, including support for cross-border e-commerce pilot zones, will improve efficiency and boost trade at ports facing economic headwinds, it was decided at the weekly State Council executive meeting on Wednesday.

The measures also include canceling or delegating a host of approval procedures relating to customs clearance and canceling all nonadministrative approval procedures, according to a statement released after the meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.