Ministry of Commerce: Promote the widespread use of smart terminals in consumer goods and stimulate consumer enthusiasm.

On March 28th, the national television and telephone conference on advancing the work of trading in old for new consumer goods was held in Beijing. The meeting emphasized the need to strengthen overall coordination, accelerate work progress, ensure the completion of all tasks; enhance digital empowerment, promote the widespread use of intelligent terminal consumer goods, and bring about new quality productivity; deepen reform and innovation, truly implement practical actions, break through various policy obstacles that hinder effectiveness; intensively promote and publicize, create a strong atmosphere, stimulate consumer enthusiasm; strengthen risk prevention, build a solid regulatory line, ensure dedicated and effective use of funds, promote the trading in old for new consumer goods to achieve greater effectiveness, and continuously enhance the foundational role of consumption in economic growth. The original text is as follows: The national television and telephone conference on advancing the work of trading in old for new consumer goods was held in Beijing In order to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the National "Two Sessions", summarize the phased progress of the trading in old for new consumer goods in the first quarter of 2025, and deploy key tasks for the next steps, the national television and telephone conference on advancing the work of trading in old for new consumer goods was held in Beijing on March 28th. Deputy Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting pointed out that since 2025, the Ministry of Commerce, together with local governments and relevant departments, has conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee and the State Council, vigorously implemented the trading in old for new consumer goods, achieved positive results, effectively driven the continuous recovery and improvement of consumption, promoted industrial transformation and upgrading, and improved the quality of people's lives. The meeting emphasized that the implementation of trading in old for new consumer goods is an inherent requirement for implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the deployment of the Government Work Report. It plays an important role in boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand. It is necessary to strengthen overall coordination, accelerate work progress, ensure the completion of all tasks; enhance digital empowerment, promote the widespread use of intelligent terminal consumer goods, and bring about new quality productivity; deepen reform and innovation, implement practical actions, and comprehensively address all policy obstacles that hinder effectiveness; intensively promote and publicize, create a strong atmosphere, stimulate consumer enthusiasm; strengthen risk prevention, build a solid regulatory line, ensure dedicated and effective use of funds, promote the trading in old for new consumer goods to achieve greater effectiveness, and continuously enhance the foundational role of consumption in economic growth. Representatives from the Central Finance Office, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and other units attended the main conference venue. Officials in charge of commerce from provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, as well as officials from the Commerce Department's resident offices in various locations attended the branch venues. This article is selected from the official website of the Ministry of Commerce; GMTEight editor: Li Fo.