On March 19, Meng Dongping, secretary of the Party Committee of the Medical Insurance Chamber of Commerce, paid a visit to the Department of Service trade and commercial service Industry of the Ministry of Commerce, and presented it with a banner of "helping the development and serving the overall situation", and expressed sincere gratitude for the active actions of the Ministry of Commerce, caring about industrial development, and properly revising the Catalogue of China's Prohibited Export and Restricted Export Technologies. Director Wang Dongtang, Deputy Director Hong Li, Department of Service and Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, Western Medicine Department and Chinese Medicine Department of the Medical Insurance Chamber of Commerce accompanied the meeting.
At the end of 2022, the Department of Service and Trade of the Ministry of Commerce publicly solicited opinions on the revision of the Catalogue of China's Prohibited and Restricted Export Technologies (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue), and the technical control points related to cell cloning, gene editing, synthetic biology and biotechnology drug production have attracted wide attention from the industry. I will reflect the industry trends and demands to the Department of Service trade, which has been highly valued by the department leaders. The department leaders and the lead office will personally discuss and exchange with the representatives of the enterprises, patiently listen to the opinions, and discuss effective solutions. On December 21, 2023, the "Catalog" was officially released, and the relevant content has been significantly adjusted, which has been widely praised by the industry, boosted the confidence of the international development of the industry, and created institutional conditions for strengthening international cooperation in cutting-edge biomedical technologies.
Director Wang Dongtang and others hope that the chamber of Commerce will continue to play the role of a bridge between the government and the industry, actively reflect the demands of the industry, offer suggestions to the government, and escort the high-quality development of the pharmaceutical and health industry.
Secretary Meng Dongping (second from left) of the Medical Insurance Chamber of Commerce presented a golden flag to Director Wang Dongtang (second from right) and Deputy Director Hong Li (first from right) of the Department of Services and Trade of the Ministry of Commerce