The TIR system is primed to elevate the efficiency and security of China’s trade with its neighbours and beyond. The Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Ren Hongbin, met with IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto in Geneva to advance the use of the TIR system among China’s trade community. CCPIT, the voice of China’s business community, sees the TIR system, which turned 75 this year, as a tried-and-tested tool that can elevate the efficiency and security of Chinese freight flows. (....)