BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China plans a package of preferential policies to build Hainan province into a globally influential and high-quality free trade port, which will serve as a new growth engine for both the nation and the global economy, officials and experts said on Monday (June 8).
Lin Nianxiu, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a news conference that the first phase of the government's master plan is to be completed in 2025, with a key focus on liberalisation and facilitation of trade and investment.