The Tenth Anniversary of Free Trade Pilot Zones in China:Fundamental Experiences and Enhancement Strategies

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,the country has established 21 Free Trade Pilot Zones(FTZs),achieving significant pioneering results in reform and opening up and creating a strong demonstrative effect nationwide.The basic experience from a decade of FTZs includes:adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee;combining top-level design with encouragement of grassroots innovation;leveraging the distinct characteristics and strengths of FTZs to form a differentiated development pattern;maintaining the integration of opening up with domestic reforms;using openness to drive reforms;and organically combining openness with national security assurance.Under the current and future new circumstances,China’s FTZs face new challenges and tasks.In accordance with the directives of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,an enhancement strategy for the FTZs needs to be implemented.This involves the following:First,accurately understanding and responding to the changing situation to create strategic opportunities.Second,shifting paradigms to implement innovation-driven strategies,using the new development pattern concept to guide the reform experiments and construction of the FTZs.Third,granting more autonomy to FTZs for reforms,pursuing progress while maintaining stability,and solidly advancing the reform experiments in the FTZs.Fourth,orderly expanding the opening up of the service sector and cautiously advancing the internationalization of the renminbi.Fifth,promoting innovative development in trade to build a strong trade nation.Sixth,establishing synergy with bilateral FTZs,Belt and Road cooperation,and national diplomatic strategies to enhance the linkage effect.

A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of China’s Free Trade Zones:Status and Evolutionary Trends

The China free trade zone,crucial for advancing a new open economy,has gained significant attention lately.We analyzed 885 papers from Peking University Core and CSSCI journals(2012-2023)using CiteSpace for visualization.Our research results indicate that the literature on China’s free trade zone peaked with 171 articles in 2015,and gradually returned to an average of 45 articles per year.The main research focuses in this field include“institutional innovation”,“negative list”,“financial innovation”,“financial openness”,“opening up to the outside world”,and“economic growth”.In addition,cutting-edge analysis indicates that“dual circulation”and“blockchain”are future research trends.The main authors of the literature include Yang Bin,Zhu Xiaolin,Yuan Bo,Li Meng,Zhao Liang,and others.Their affiliated institutions,research institutes,and universities have not yet formed a clear core circle of authors;The top three research institutions with the highest number of publications are the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce,Kaiyuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University,and the Comprehensive Research Institute of the Free Trade Zone of Sun Yatsen University.This article delves into the current hot topics and progress in the research of China’s free trade zones,providing important references and inspirations for future scholars in this field.

TPFTZ(Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone)——A New Pattern of China's Openning to the Outside World

Under the guidance of Deng Xiao-ping’s strategic think-ing of openning to the outside world, the structure of om-nibearing openness has basically taken shape in China. Follow-

Achievements and Problems of Reform of Investment Management System for Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone

The establishment of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone provides many possibilities for China's economic construction. This paper made a comparative analysis on investment management system of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and traditional investment management system,discussed achievements and problems of reform of investment management system of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone,and finally came up with pertinent policy recommendations.

Position and Roles of Shipping Culture in the Construction of Shanghai Free Trade Zone

The roles of shipping culture were introduced firstly,and then the development situation of Shanghai Free Trade Zone was analyzed. Finally,the ration between shipping culture and the construction of Shanghai Free Trade Zone was discussed to provide reference for the development of Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

Hainan Island to Construct Free Trade Pilot Zones

In April of 1988,the establishment of Hainan Province was officially approved at the first session of the 7th National People’s Congress and Hainan Island was designated as a special economic zone.Since then,the beautiful Hainan Island has embraced unprecedented development opportunities and entered into a new historical stage of deepening reform and opening up economically.By virtue of continuous efforts throughout the past 30 years,Hainan has turned into an important portal for China’s reform and opening up as a frontier island.

International Forum on Free Trade Zones Development 2019

The International Forum on Free Trade Zones De velopment 2019 was held in Haikou,Hainan on May 21.Gao Yan,Chairperson of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade(CCPIT),Kevin Michael Rudd,Australia’s former Prime Minister,Tan Kok Wai,Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China and Chairman of the Malaysia-China Business Council and Shen Xiaoming,Governor of Hainan Province addressed the opening ceremony.

China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Zone on Track for Fast Development

'The construction of the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Zone and the reaching of a comprehensive and high-level agreement will bring benefits to the three parties,'said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the press conference at the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress.During this year’s NPC and CPPCC, Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy China International Trade Representative, also said that this year will see the holding of an important meeting between leaders from China, Japan and South Korea.

China Accelerates Free Trade Zone Establishment

The Opinions on Acceleration of Implementation of Free Trade Zone Strategy,which was issued by the State Council in the end of 2015,clearly proposed the establishment of high standard global FTA(free trade zone)network that is based on surrounding countries regions and covers the'Belt and Road'region.As of now,China has signed 14 FTA agreements with 22 countries and regions,including ASEAN(Association of Southeast

中国自由贸易试验区(FTZ): 演变特征与深化趋势

建设高质量的自贸试验区,是中国在新时代深化改革开放的关键步骤。本文在分析全球典型自贸区代表模式和制度特征的基础上,系统性总结中国自贸试验区的总体特征与趋势,以及各自贸试验区制度创新的差异,明确中国在自贸试验区建设改革中应发挥的使命。通过分析发现,中国自贸试验区发展存在四大主要问题,包括全球复杂局势带来的新挑战、自贸试验区建设侧重偏差、制度创新的立法保障缺位、高水平开放支撑动力不足,后续针对性提出了更好发挥自贸试验区作为高水平开放基点的制度创新对策,期望借此契机完善全国自贸试验区内部联动机制,尽快弥合国内外经贸规则差异,为中国加快高质量自贸试验区的建设、加速高水平开放的实现,提供有益的经验启示。

Pilot Free Trade Zones:Taking Reform and Opening-up to New Heights

CONSTRUCTION of Pilot Free Trade Zones(PFTZs)is a strategic measure of China’s reform and opening-up policy.Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),it has taken the policy’s effectiveness to new heights.

The Ternary Marginal Extension of China's Free Trade Zone Development

This paper attempts to establish a framework of upgrading mechanism in China's foreign economic opening strate莒y in order to conclude the new connotation of upgrade for China's foreign economic opening,with the basic starting point of ternary marginal extension on extensive growth,in the perspective of corporate heterogeneity theory.It also involves the new path of the transformation from"quantity1'to"quality"regarding the amounts,models and locations of China's foreign trade and investment.At last,this theoretical frame is complemented upon a case study of free trade zone and regional cooperation of Guangdong,Hong Kong and Macao.

THE SYSTEM OF REGISTERING AT THE CUSTOMS FOR THE RECORD BUILT UP IN FREE TRADE ZONES

With a view to accelerating the construction and development of the free trade zones and the foreign trade business of enterprises within the said zones, and making entering or leaving the zones convenient for those enterprises; the Customs shall in accordance with the newly promulgated regulations as stipulated in Supervising Measures of the Customs in Free Trade Zones require that consigness, consignors or their agents register for the record their car.

Cultivation of Applied Foreign Language Talents in the Context of Hubei Free Trade Zone

This paper explains that the construction and development of Hubei Free Trade Zone has brought opportunities for the employment of applied foreign language talents.It analyzes the problems existing in the training of foreign language majors in Hubei local undergraduate universities:the professional positioning is vague,the curriculum system is unreasonable;the teaching mode is relatively outdated and cannot stimulate students’interest in learning;the teaching skills are limited,and the teachers’practical ability is insufficient;Improper methods,insufficient attention to quality training,etc.In response to the above problems,the article puts forward ideas and countermeasures for training applied foreign language talents.

Free Trade Zones: An Alternative Route to Enter China

China＇s first free trade zone （FTZ） was la unched in Shanghai in 2013 as part of the city＇s plans to transform itself into a global financial center. The Shanghai FTZ was seen as an important breakthrough to promote wider and deeper economic development and financial reforms in China. Since then, three more FTLs have been established in Fujian, Guangdong and Tianjin. Ultimately,

以制度型开放创新为核心 高标准高质量推进中国(新疆)自贸试验区建设

在我国自贸试验区建设十周年之际,2023年10月国务院印发了《中国(新疆)自由贸易试验区总体方案》,正式批准设立中国(新疆)自由贸易试验区,使新疆成为我国第22个自贸试验区,也是我国西北边境地区首个自贸试验区。文章深入研究分析了新疆自贸试验区设立的重大意义,并就自贸试验区在拉动我国经济增长和实现高质量发展中的作用,制度创新在自贸试验区打造一流营商环境、提升现代产业国际竞争力等方面所发挥的作用和影响,以及制度型开放创新与逆全球化背景下深入实施自贸试验区提升战略的关系等问题进行了全面分析与思考。在此基础上,就如何以高水平开放为引领,以制度创新为核心,高标准高质量建设新疆自贸试验区提出了思路与对策建议。