The meeting said that foreign trade businesses will be supported in strengthening resilience against risks. For example, a "credit insurance plus guarantee" model will be encouraged to increase business credit for foreign trade companies.
The meeting came after Japan tightened regulation earlier this month on its export to South Korea of three materials vital to produce memory chips and display panels, which are the mainstay of the South Korean export.
The meeting is of "unique significance" to the development of China-US relations, said Xi.
The meeting will discuss how climate change is worsening bushfire conditions and how local governments can be better prepared.
The massive storm began two days ago in the Gulf of Mexico, first hitting the Florida Panhandle with snow in Tallahassee on Wednesday, that city's first snow in nearly three decades. It then barreled up the coast and hit southern cities such as Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, with snow and ice.
The ministry has also been exploring for experiences in credit-related work by establishing enterprise credit records, identifying time-honored Chinese brands, setting business integrity examples, and inspecting through randomly selected inspectors on randomly selected entities and publicizing inspection results.
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The meeting came after the alleged rape and murder of a female passenger by a Didi driver in East China's Zhejiang province on Friday. It was the second such homicide this year after a flight attendant was killed by her hitch service driver on May 5 in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province.
The meeting was chaired by Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee. At the meeting, participants listened to reports on preparation for the upcoming annual session and other issues.
The ministry said it will push for the test withdrawal of guard post soldiers and equipment from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a heavily armed zone separating the two Koreas, to enforce the Panmunjom Declaration in which the leaders of the two sides agreed to stop all hostile acts and reduce tension.
The meeting highlighted the importance of this year, when China celebrates the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up and works toward building a moderately prosperous society and implementing the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).