BEIJING (Xinhua): China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) attracted robust foreign investment and trade in the first seven months of the year despite downcast sentiment in the global market, official data showed Wednesday (Sept 2).
The six pilot FTZs in the regions of Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Hebei, Yunnan and Heilongjiang, as well as Shanghai's Lingang Area, a newly launched section of the Shanghai FTZ, attracted 13.11 billion yuan (about US$1.9 billion) of foreign investment during the January-July period, Tang Wenhong, an official from the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference.