On January 3, 2026, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao investigated supply guarantees, consumer markets, and departure tax rebates in the New Year's Day Spring Festival necessities market at Shanghai No. 1 Department Store Commercial Center and Zhenning Vegetable Market, etc., visited front-line business cadres and employees, and supervised production safety in the commercial and trade sector. Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping and Huayuan, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Secretary General of the Municipal Committee, participated in the investigation. Wang Wentao pointed out that the Spring Festival on New Year's Day is a traditional peak consumption season. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to effectively improve market supply and people's livelihood security. The Central Economic Work Conference made arrangements to ensure the supply of important livelihood products at the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year, expand the supply of high-quality goods and services, etc., and that the national business system should carefully study and thoroughly implement them. Wang Wentao stressed that it is necessary to strengthen market monitoring and early warning during the holiday season, organize the “Tesco Lunar New Year” Spring Festival special event, innovate diversified consumption scenarios, and increase the supply of high-quality products and services. Optimize the implementation of the consumer goods trade-in policy, give full play to the policy's guiding role, focus on green and intelligent innovation, switch out new tracks and new industries, and focus on physical retail in exchange for balanced online and offline development. Guide key commercial and trade distribution enterprises such as agricultural approval, supermarkets, e-commerce, logistics, etc. to strengthen production and marketing links, prepare goods for the holidays, and ensure market supply. Effectively carry out safe production in the commercial and trade fields, and make every effort to create a good holiday atmosphere.

On January 3, 2026, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao investigated supply guarantees, consumer markets, and departure tax rebates in the New Year's Day Spring Festival necessities market at Shanghai No. 1 Department Store Commercial Center and Zhenning Vegetable Market, etc., visited front-line business cadres and employees, and supervised production safety in the commercial and trade sector. Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping and Huayuan, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Secretary General of the Municipal Committee, participated in the investigation. Wang Wentao pointed out that the Spring Festival on New Year's Day is a traditional peak consumption season. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to effectively improve market supply and people's livelihood security. The Central Economic Work Conference made arrangements to ensure the supply of important livelihood products at the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year, expand the supply of high-quality goods and services, etc., and that the national business system should carefully study and thoroughly implement them. Wang Wentao stressed that it is necessary to strengthen market monitoring and early warning during the holiday season, organize the “Tesco Lunar New Year” Spring Festival special event, innovate diversified consumption scenarios, and increase the supply of high-quality products and services. Optimize the implementation of the consumer goods trade-in policy, give full play to the policy's guiding role, focus on green and intelligent innovation, switch out new tracks and new industries, and focus on physical retail in exchange for balanced online and offline development. Guide key commercial and trade distribution enterprises such as agricultural approval, supermarkets, e-commerce, logistics, etc. to strengthen production and marketing links, prepare goods for the holidays, and ensure market supply. Effectively carry out safe production in the commercial and trade fields, and make every effort to create a good holiday atmosphere.