Shanghai's Long-awaited Free Trade Zone Opens Sunday
On Sunday, China's State Council is due to set in motion a long awaited pilot plan for the 28.78 sq km Shanghai Free Trade Zone, marking a major milestone for the country's cautious, step-by-step economic liberalization that began 30 years ago.
It is a Big Bang that has Hong Kong officials looking nervously over their shoulders. Shanghai has been talked …
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