Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 7 - Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on April 7 to study policy measures aimed at stabilizing and improving the structure of foreign trade. The meeting reviewed and approved the "Interim Regulations on the Flight Management of Unmanned Aircraft (Draft)" and decided to extend the implementation of policies waiving interest and deferring principal repayments for national student loans.

The meeting emphasized that stabilizing and improving the structure of foreign trade plays a crucial supporting role in maintaining economic growth and employment, building a new development paradigm, and promoting high-quality development. It called for continuously enriching, adjusting, and refining relevant policies based on practical challenges across different sectors, implementing a comprehensive set of measures to stabilize foreign trade, and assisting enterprises in securing orders and expanding markets. Efforts should be made to stabilize exports to developed economies while guiding enterprises to explore markets in developing countries and regions such as ASEAN. Provinces with significant foreign trade volumes should leverage their leading role, and local governments are encouraged to introduce tailored supporting policies to enhance synergistic policy effects.

The meeting reviewed the "Interim Regulations on the Flight Management of Unmanned Aircraft (Draft)." It stressed the need to fully implement the holistic approach to national security, balancing development and security. The implementation of the Regulations should serve as an opportunity to standardize unmanned aircraft flights and related activities, actively promote the sustained and healthy development of relevant industries, and effectively safeguard aviation safety, public safety, and national security. Safety must remain the top priority, with efforts focused on the entire chain—from production and sales, assembly and modification, registration and identification, personnel qualifications, to operational monitoring—to accelerate the improvement of regulatory systems and mechanisms, enhance supervision and service platforms, and boost regulatory capabilities to ensure safe and orderly flight activities. Innovation-driven development should be upheld, with vigorous efforts to tackle key core technologies, accelerate the construction of independent, controllable, secure, and reliable industrial and supply chains, promote technological integration and innovation, enrich application scenarios, and improve the industrial ecosystem to better drive high-quality development in related sectors.

To further alleviate the financial burden on graduates from economically disadvantaged families, the meeting decided to continue waiving the interest on national student loans that should be repaid within this year by graduates from this year and previous years. Additionally, the principal repayment can be deferred for another year, with no penalty interest or compound interest charged on the deferred loans. The meeting underscored that the current period is critical for graduate employment and called for continuous optimization and improvement of relevant employment stabilization policies. It urged increased policy and financial support for enterprises that hire large numbers of graduates, deeper implementation of programs like the "Three Supports and One Assistance" initiative, and efforts to facilitate employment for new graduates through multiple channels.

The meeting emphasized that the current economic recovery is at a crucial stage. Based on thorough research and investigation, it is essential to diligently monitor economic performance, analyze trends, and study countermeasures, and to introduce practical and effective policy measures at an appropriate time to further stabilize market expectations, boost development confidence, consolidate and expand positive momentum, and promote sustained and comprehensive improvement in economic performance.