At a press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce today, a Ministry of Commerce press spokesperson explained that on November 4, China and the United Nations Development Programme signed the “Host Country Agreement” and “Operation Agreement” on the establishment of the Shanghai Center in Shanghai. Ministry of Commerce spokesman Huang Ling said that the Shanghai Center focuses on three important areas, including green development, digital economy, and trade for sustainable development, and is focusing on promoting global southern cooperation. After the agreement is signed, China will continue to cooperate with the United Nations Development Programme to turn the Shanghai Center into an “incubator” for policy research and transformation, share China's development experience in the fields of green, digital, trade, etc., respond to the urgent needs of countries in the global South to achieve green and digital transformation and development, and help accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

At a press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce today, a Ministry of Commerce press spokesperson explained that on November 4, China and the United Nations Development Programme signed the “Host Country Agreement” and “Operation Agreement” on the establishment of the Shanghai Center in Shanghai. Ministry of Commerce spokesman Huang Ling said that the Shanghai Center focuses on three important areas, including green development, digital economy, and trade for sustainable development, and is focusing on promoting global southern cooperation. After the agreement is signed, China will continue to cooperate with the United Nations Development Programme to turn the Shanghai Center into an “incubator” for policy research and transformation, share China's development experience in the fields of green, digital, trade, etc., respond to the urgent needs of countries in the global South to achieve green and digital transformation and development, and help accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.