Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government has issued a notification to promote high-level institutional opening-up measures in free trade zones, aiming to align with international high-standard economic and trade rules, particularly focusing on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone [1][2]. Group 1: Key Measures and Areas of Focus - The notification includes 77 pilot measures covering seven areas: service trade, goods trade, digital trade, intellectual property protection, government procurement reform, "post-border" management system reform, and risk prevention [1]. - Among the 34 measures to be replicated in other free trade zones, key initiatives include enhancing digital RMB pilot applications, optimizing cross-border fund management policies for multinational companies, and establishing a negative list for data export [1][2]. - The remaining 43 measures to be promoted nationwide include advancing cross-border electronic payment applications, encouraging the acceptance of commercial password testing results, and improving the digitalization of government procurement platforms [1][2]. Group 2: Financial and Digital Innovations - The notification emphasizes the development of financial technology and international cooperation to facilitate cross-border asset management and support the internationalization of the reinsurance industry [2]. - It also supports the exploration of digital RMB applications in trade within qualified free trade zones and aims to enhance the functionality of free trade account systems for orderly capital flow between domestic and foreign entities [2]. - The measures include allowing qualified asset management companies to conduct cross-border transfer of asset-supported securities and exploring cross-border transfer of financing lease assets with RMB settlement in suitable free trade zones [2].
国务院发文复制推广上海自贸区试点措施
Zhong Guo Zheng Quan Bao·2025-07-03 20:28