On December 24, the State Council approved the establishment of a comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone in 24 cities including Shijiazhuang and Shantou.

In accordance with the ideas of the approval document, Shantou will formulate a specific implementation plan and report it to the provincial government. Guided by the Internet Plus and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Shantou will fully draw on the experience of the development of the China (Hangzhou) Cross-Border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, and cultivate a cross-border e-commerce ecological environment featuring innovative and flexible mechanisms, radiation inside and outside the channel, convenient investment cooperation, and controllable security risks. At the same time, Shantou will explore the development model of cross-border e-commerce with the characteristics of "independent brands, cross-border e-commerce, integration of districts and ports, and global business networks" to form a new momentum for Shantou's foreign trade and replicate successful practices in other parts of China. In this way, Shantou will become a cross-border e-commerce center in eastern Guangdong, southwest Fujian and southeast Jiangxi.

Source:Shantou Daily,Dec 25, 2019

　　汕头获批设立跨境电子商务综合试验区

　　12月24日，国务院批复同意在石家庄等24个城市设立跨境电子商务综合试验区，汕头市位列其中。

　　我市将根据批复文件精神，制定具体实施方案报省政府，以“互联网+”和“一带一路”倡议为指导，充分借鉴中国（杭州）跨境电子商务综合试验区发展经验，培育“机制灵活创新、渠道内外辐射、投资合作便利、安全风险可控”的跨境电子商务生态环境。同时，探索开展“自主品牌+跨境电商+区港一体化+全球营商网络”特色跨境电商发展模式，形成汕头对外贸易新发力点，推出可复制、可推广的经验，把汕头建设成为粤东、闽西南、赣东南地区跨境电子商务中心城市。

来源：汕头日报2019-12-25