BRI trade to improve livelihoods

Vice-minister says China to support development of economic zones

China will step up efforts to build economic and trade cooperation zones in the Belt and Road economies and promote projects that can benefit all parties, the Ministry of Commerce said.

Qian Keming, vice-minister of commerce, said the ministry would support the upgrading or rebuilding of some economic and trade cooperation zones in economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, and construct several new ones to accelerate local development.