With sluggish external demand and increasing trade protectionism by the U5~l and the European Union, China is facing severe challenges in implementing its deeper, ongoing reforms. To respond actively to such challenge...With sluggish external demand and increasing trade protectionism by the U5~l and the European Union, China is facing severe challenges in implementing its deeper, ongoing reforms. To respond actively to such challenges, the Communist Party of China "s 19th National Congress proposed to "promote a new pattern of all-round opening up. " in particular, the establishment of JEee trade ports is considered an important means to realize deeper integration with the world economy. This paper discusses the background, the motivation, the possible challenges as well as a Jeasible path for the successful implementation of free trade ports in China. Based on the international experience, the construction or free trade ports in China requires .freer trade in goods, high mobility of talent and free capital flow.展开更多
基金This work is supported by the China's Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 71625007 and 71573006), the China Social Science Foundation (No. 16AZD003) and the University of International Business and Economics Young Scholars Project (No. 14QN02).
文摘With sluggish external demand and increasing trade protectionism by the U5~l and the European Union, China is facing severe challenges in implementing its deeper, ongoing reforms. To respond actively to such challenges, the Communist Party of China "s 19th National Congress proposed to "promote a new pattern of all-round opening up. " in particular, the establishment of JEee trade ports is considered an important means to realize deeper integration with the world economy. This paper discusses the background, the motivation, the possible challenges as well as a Jeasible path for the successful implementation of free trade ports in China. Based on the international experience, the construction or free trade ports in China requires .freer trade in goods, high mobility of talent and free capital flow.