10 years on, FTZs set sail on new voyage as China vows to open wider

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10 years on, FTZs set sail on new voyage as China vows to open wider

STORY: 10 years on, FTZs set sail on new voyage as China vows to open wider DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai FTZ 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PEI YIGEN, Head of Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered (China) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WENXI, CEO of Skytech Global Ltd. 4. various of Shanghai FTZ STORYLINE: Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. According to a white paper released last week, the Shanghai FTZ had attracted 84,000 new enterprises by the end of last year, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before its establishment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PEI YIGEN, Head of Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered (China) "The Shanghai Free Trade Zone is of great significance to Standard Chartered. We see China as its most strategic and important market. The launch of the FTZ, with its focus on the internationa

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