[Innovative development of processing trade and regional cooperation docking event held in Guangzhou] October 16th, according to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, on the morning of October 15, the innovative development of processing trade and regional cooperation docking event was held in Guangzhou. Assistant Minister of Commerce Zhang Li attended the event and delivered a speech. Zhang Guozhi, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Vice Governor, and Wang Yiming, former deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, delivered speeches. Zhang Li said that processing trade is an important part of China's foreign trade and open economy. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the innovative development of processing trade has achieved remarkable results. In the "15th Five-Year Plan" and in the future period, processing trade will continue to play an important role in coping with the restructuring of global production and supply chains, promoting industrial upgrading, cultivating new drivers of foreign trade, promoting coordinated regional development, and improving employment and people's livelihood. The Ministry of Commerce will continue to promote the innovative development of processing trade and enhance the status of the value chain, the resilience of the production and supply chain, the level of regional cooperation, policy management capabilities and the comprehensive competitiveness of enterprises. At the docking event, relevant localities shared their experiences and practices in innovative development of processing trade and regional cooperation. Localities conducted one-on-one docking discussions around further innovating industrial cooperation mechanisms and promoting the flow and sharing of projects, talents, funds, technology, and information. More than 200 people attended the event, including representatives from the commercial departments of various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, pilot cities for transformation and upgrading of processing trade, key undertaking sites, industrial parks, counterpart counties supported by the Ministry of Commerce, relevant research institutions, business associations and key enterprises.