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Feb 2015

This paper examines the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (SPFTZ), founded in 2013, which aims to facilitate trade and to liberalize China’s capital account. In particular, the author focuses on why China needs this pilot zone, the differences between the SPFTZ and other free trade zones, and how the SPFTZ has developed since its creation.

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Author John Whalley
Series CIGI Papers
Issue 59
Publisher Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Copyright © 2015 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution — Non-commercial — No Derivatives License 3.0.
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