PANews, September 19 - Customs General Administration Releases Guidelines on Smart Port Construction

According to the "Customs Release" WeChat public account, the Customs General Administration, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport, National Immigration Administration, National Railway Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China, and China Railway Corporation jointly released the "Guiding Opinions on the Construction of Smart Ports."

The guidelines highlight the exploration of intelligent matching, smart contracts, and cross-border digital yuan payments to facilitate online cross-border transactions. In terms of building a digital foundation for smart ports, the guidelines propose leveraging new technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence to upgrade and improve the underlying platform.