Tianjin FTZ to have shorter 'negative list' than Shanghai   

天津自貿(mào)區(qū)首份負(fù)面清單將少于“上海2014版”

天津市市長(zhǎng)黃興國(guó)日前在該市第十六屆人民代表大會(huì)第三次會(huì)議上作《政府工作報(bào)告》時(shí)，透露了去年獲批的北方惟一自貿(mào)區(qū)——中國(guó)（天津）自由貿(mào)易試驗(yàn)區(qū)的建設(shè)思路。他表示，2015年，天津市將以自貿(mào)區(qū)建設(shè)為重要抓手，著力構(gòu)建開(kāi)放型經(jīng)濟(jì)新體制，在新一輪改革開(kāi)放中爭(zhēng)當(dāng)領(lǐng)軍者、排頭兵。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) - The pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Tianjin municipality will have fewer bans or restrictions on certain types of foreign investment compared to Shanghai's FTZ, the China Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.

Tianjin mayor Huang Xiangguo said in a government report that the FTZ will take advantage of the planned integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, as well as the nation's "One Belt and One Road" initiatives.

Tianjin's FTZ will be open around March 1 or after the "two sessions" later that month. The two sessions refer to the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's political advisory body, and the National People's Congress, China's legislature.

Both FTZs have adopted the "negative list" approach, a list of specific sectors where foreign investment will be banned or restricted, while no permission will be required to invest in other sectors.

There are 85 regulations on how business is conducted in the Tianjin FTZ, 54 less than the current "negative list" of the Shanghai FTZ, says Liu Jiangang, the deputy secretary general of the Tianjin municipal government and head of the city's business committee.

The Tianjin FTZ consists of three districts and covers 119.9 square kilometers, slightly smaller than the 120.72-square-kilometer Shanghai FTZ.

The regulations on the Shanghai FTZ's "negative list" were reduced to 139 in 2014 from 190 in 2013, and there are plans for further reductions this year.

Liu also says Tianjin will copy the successful experiences of Shanghai and make innovations according to its own characteristics.