In the early 1980s, under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China's politics and economy just woke up from the rigid ideology, a group of far-sighted entrepreneurs started their own entrepreneurial road, and China's economy began to integrate with the world economy. For a long time, China's foreign trade mainly depends on the export of a small amount of agricultural products, handicrafts and mineral resources, and some machinery manufacturing equipment and civil aircraft are imported, with a low trade volume. When Zheng Tuobin became the Minister of Foreign Trade of China on 198 1, he was nearly 60 years old, working for more than ten hours every day, even having dinner with his family every night, and receiving visitors and approving documents. During his ten years in power, China's trade import and export volume has multiplied many times, and its export composition has also become the structure of textiles, electronics, light industrial products, military weapons exports, mineral products and agricultural products imports. Foreign exchange savings surged.

We don't want to portray him as a hero in the history of China, because heroes are also ordinary people. We think that even this 88-year-old man will feel that he is just an ordinary person in his heart. Times make a hero, and fate makes a silent contribution to him, no matter where he lives. Maybe when you see such a sprightly old man appear in front of you confidently and kindly, you will feel his unspeakable charm. Let's follow his history and look at the old man from the news point of view.

1982 participated in the signing negotiation with Coca-Cola Company. Through the efforts of Zheng Tuobin and other colleagues, China's reputation was successfully maintained and this historic contract was signed.

1982 August19, the second Sino-US textile trade agreement was signed in Beijing. Zheng Tuobin, Vice Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of China, and Heng Anshi, US Ambassador to China, formally signed the agreement on behalf of China and the United States respectively.

At the second session of the Sixth National People's Congress, Zheng Tuobin, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, made a report on the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC)'s foreign trade work, which was affirmed by the members.

From April 6th, 438 to April 9th, 985, Danish Foreign Minister Eilemann Jensen visited China. On April 29th, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Zheng Tuobin and Foreign Minister Jensen signed the Agreement on Encouraging and Protecting Mutual Investment on behalf of the Chinese and Danish governments respectively. In addition, the Danish government also signed an agreement to provide mixed loans to China and a protocol on Sino-Danish scientific and technological cooperation.

From June 6th 1985 to June 6th 1 1, Jamaican Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade alan shearer led a government delegation to pay an official visit to China. This is the first high-level delegation sent by the Spanish Labor Party government since 1980 came to power. During the visit, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Zheng Tuobin and Vice Foreign Minister Zhu Qizhen held cordial and friendly talks with Shearer respectively, and achieved fruitful results.

198865438+1From October 25th to 28th, Peruvian Foreign Minister Wagner visited China. Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Zheng Tuobin held talks with Wagner. And signed the Basic Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between China and Peru.

1989165438+10 In October, Zheng Tuobin, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China, visited Oman, during which he reached a series of economic understandings.

1990 Zheng tuobin, minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, met with the "trade, investment and business delegation from the mainland" of Taiwan Province province and welcomed businessmen from Taiwan Province province to invest in the mainland. At the same time, the mainland is also willing to invest and set up factories and contract projects in Taiwan Province Province.

1On February 26th, 990, Zheng Tuobin and Bao Bennapong, Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Liaison Department of Lao People's Democratic Republic, respectively signed the Agreement on Economic and Technological Cooperation between the two governments and the Protocol on Mutual Supply of Goods in Vientiane.

These news events are just the tip of the iceberg in Zheng Tuobin's whole foreign trade career, but Zheng Tuobin's contribution to the whole foreign trade development in China is also unparalleled.