First, the nature and orientation of CCPIT.
As a national foreign trade and investment promotion agency, CCPIT is a social organization as a legal person. It is different from the establishment of government departments, but a non-governmental foreign economic and trade organization composed of people, enterprises and groups in the economic and trade circles. This orientation gives CCPIT unique advantages and flexibility in promoting foreign trade and investment.
Second, the main functions of the CCPIT
The main functions of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade include contacting the economic and trade circles of all countries and regions in the world, organizing economic, trade and technical cooperation and exchanges between China and foreign countries, and providing trade information and consulting services to relevant enterprises and institutions at home and abroad. The performance of these functions will help to promote the development of economic and trade relations between China and other countries and regions, and promote the facilitation of international trade and investment.
Third, the difference between CCPIT and institutions.
Institutions usually refer to social service institutions established by the government using state-owned assets to engage in education, science and technology, culture, health and other fields. As a legal person of social organizations, CCPIT is significantly different from public institutions in terms of sources of funds, organizational structure and mode of operation. The funds of CCPIT mainly come from membership fees, social donations and service income, and its organizational structure is more flexible and diverse.
To sum up:
The abbreviation of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade is the national foreign trade and investment promotion agency, which belongs to social organizations as legal persons, not institutions. It contacts the economic and trade circles of all countries and regions in the world, organizes economic, trade and technical cooperation and exchanges between China and foreign countries, provides trade information and consulting services to relevant enterprises and institutions at home and abroad, and promotes the development of economic and trade relations between China and other countries and regions.
Legal basis:
Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Social Organizations
Article 2 provides that:
The term "social organizations" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the non-profit social organizations formed voluntarily by China citizens to achieve the consent of their members and carry out activities in accordance with their articles of association.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Trade Law
Article 5 provides that:
According to the provisions of the Foreign Trade Law and other relevant laws and administrative regulations, the state encourages, supports and guides domestic enterprises to engage in foreign trade operations and carry out foreign trade competition, and actively creates conditions to promote the development of foreign trade.