Premium
China's Free Trade Ports: Effective Action Against the Threat of De‐globalization
Author(s) -
Tian Wei,
Xu Zhuxi,
Yu Miaojie,
Zhu Huihuang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
china and world economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1749-124X
pISSN - 1671-2234
DOI - 10.1111/cwe.12249
Subject(s) - protectionism , china , international trade , free trade , international free trade agreement , economic integration , globalization , free flow , trade barrier , economics , action (physics) , international economics , business , political science , market economy , physics , mechanics , law , quantum mechanics
With sluggish external demand and increasing trade protectionism by the USA and the European Union, China is facing severe challenges in implementing its deeper, ongoing reforms. To respond actively to such challenges, the Communist Party of China's 19th National Congress proposed to “promote a new pattern of all‐round opening up.” In particular, the establishment of free trade ports is considered an important means to realize deeper integration with the world economy. This paper discusses the background, the motivation, the possible challenges as well as a feasible path for the successful implementation of free trade ports in China. Based on the international experience, the construction of free trade ports in China requires freer trade in goods, high mobility of talent and free capital flow.