Free trade zones are for reform, not preferential policies

Establishing the pilot free trade zone in Shanghai is to explore a transplantable reform path for national financial reform. It is wrong that offic...

Free trade zone is a testbed for renminbi

In the tradition of earlier policies, Chinese authorities have launched another small, reversible but potentially significant step of reform toward...

Shanghai free-trade zone, a proving ground for wider reforms

The FTZ will be a proving ground for further liberalisation of the mainland's capital account and financial services. Photo: ReutersThe Shanghai Fr...

China unveils blueprint for Shanghai free trade zone

China has unveiled its blueprint for a hotly anticipated free trade zone in Shanghai, promising to implement a range of ambitious reforms including...

World Bank chief says free trade zone a positive move

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Shanghai’s pilot free trade zone is a “positive and critical” development, Jim Yong Kim, president of the World...