White Paper on the 10th Anniversary of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
The establishment of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “SHFTZ”) is a strategic measure made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to comprehensively deepen reform and expand opening-up under the new circumstances. General Secretary Xi Jinping, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council always pay high attention to the construction and development of SHFTZ. In the past decade, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important instructions for the development of FTZs, assigning a series of major strategic tasks to the SHFTZ and the Lin-gang Special Area, outlining the blueprint, guiding the direction, and defining the focus for SHFTZ. This has provided fundamental guidance and driving force for SHFTZ to pursue opening, innovation, and steady progress.