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Foreign trade of China's free trade zones up 11.7 pct in January-February

Foreign trade of China's 22 pilot free trade zones (FTZs) rose 11.7 percent year on year in the first two months, said Wang Lingjun, deputy director of China's General Administration of Customs, on Tuesday.

March27,2024

China unveils more innovations from pilot FTZs

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has unveiled 47 new institutional innovations from the nation's pilot free trade zones (FTZs).

January19,2024

China's free trade zones set pace for reform

Free Trade Zones (FTZs) have become pacesetters for China's reform and opening up, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said at a forum Wednesday.

September21,2023

Chinese premier calls for improved pilot FTZs, exploration of high-level opening-up

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for vigorously implementing the country's strategy of improving pilot free trade zones (FTZs), and carrying out new explorations of high-level opening-up.

July28,2023

China picks eligible FTZs, FTP to align rules with int'l standards for broader opening up

China stepped up efforts to expand institutional opening up as five eligible free trade zones (FTZs) and one free trade port (FTP) are earmarked to pilot alignment of rules with comparable high-standard international ones.

July05,2023

China's FTZs see robust growth in January-March

China's free trade zones (FTZs) recorded rapid foreign trade and investment growth in the first three months of this year, said the Ministry of Commerce Thursday.

May12,2023

Xinhua Silk Road releases report on development of China's pilot free trade zones

Xinhua Silk Road of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) has released a report on development of China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) which is now available in Xinhua Silk Road Database (https://en.imsilkroad.com/login).

April06,2022

China's Yunnan and Guangxi join hands to promote FTZ co-op

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Yunnan Province have recently reached a framework agreement on jointly promoting institutional innovation in pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZ) in the two regions, aiming to accumulate more experience for the opening-up of FTZs in China's border areas, reported Guangxi Daily Monday.

September14,2021

Research on System Integration and Innovation of Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

Since the establishment of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in September 2013, China has established 21 pilot free trade zones, achieving breakthrough development from nothing to more.

August31,2021

The Evolving Characteristics and Policy Suggestions of China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Promoting Financial System Innovation

Under the new dual-cycle development pattern, deepening reforms and opening up to the outside world are important conditions for ensuring the high-quality development of China's economy. In the opening up of many industries, the opening and innovation of the financial industry is the most important.

August31,2021

The Development Context, Main Achievements and High-quality Development Countermeasures of China's Pilot Free Trade Zones

The establishment of the Pilot Free Trade Zone is a major strategic measure for China to comprehensively deepen reform and build a high-level open economic system in the new period, a large-scale opening strategy actively promoted by China in the second quarter of reform and opening up.

May31,2021

China to extend pilot scheme for cross-border e-commerce

China will extend its pilot program for cross-border e-commerce retail imports to facilitate trade and open up wider.

March23,2021

Speeding up the Development of Frontier Economy with the Construction of Free Trade Zone as the Lead

Under the background of China's further opening to the outside world, the border areas have become the frontier of opening to the outside world from the end of reform and opening up.

February28,2021

China to deepen reforms in pilot FTZs: MOC

China will promote deep-level reforms in pilot free trade zones (FTZs) and facilitate innovations on liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

February04,2021

China Focus: China launches new free trade zones for greater opening-up, high-quality development

China on Thursday officially opened three new pilot free trade zones (FTZs) and expanded one as it seeks greater opening-up and high-quality development.

September25,2020

China's pilot FTZs see robust investment, trade

China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) attracted robust foreign investment and trade in the first seven months of the year despite downcast sentiment in the global market, official data showed Wednesday.

September02,2020

China's FTZs see actual use of foreign capital stand at RMB60.25 bln in Jan-May

The actual use of foreign capital in China's 18 free trade zones (FTZs) stood at 60.25 billion yuan (about 8.61 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of the year, according to Tang Wenhong, an official of Ministry of Commerce.

July14,2020

China spreads reforms tested by pilot FTZs nationwide

A total of 260 reform measures experimented with at China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) have been promoted across the nation in the past six years, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.

July13,2020

More reforms from China's pilot FTZs to be adopted nationwide

The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to implement more reform measures experimented with at the pilot free trade zones (FTZs) across the nation.

July09,2020

Solid progress made in China's 3 pilot FTZs

China's pilot free trade zones (FTZ) in provincial-level regions of Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian have made various innovative achievements since their establishment in 2015, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

April29,2020