Research on Interconnected Relationships of China(Guangdong)Pilot Free Trade Zone
This paper explores the imperative of avoiding regional constraints in the development of pilot free trade zones and emphasizes the significance of managing interconnected relationships across different dimensions.Using the China(Guangdong)Pilot Free Trade Zone as a case study,the paper delineates the interconnected relationships at three levels:interconnectivity between the China(Guangdong)Pilot Free Trade Zone and inland cities within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as well as economic parks within the Hainan Free Trade Port,interconnection with the two free ports of Hong Kong and Macao,and engagement with member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)and countries and regions along the Belt and Road.The paper contends that the interconnected development with neighboring cities and the Hainan Free Trade Port necessitates platform integration and the use of an"enclave"model to facilitate cross-regional industrial collaboration;the interconnected development with the two free ports of Hong Kong and Macao should focus on the alignment with the regulatory frameworks and mechanisms of the two free ports,to establish a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao free trade zone;and the interconnected development with RCEP members and countries and regions along the Belt and Road necessitates the alignment with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP)and other high-level international economic and trade regulations,to enhance collaboration with relevant nations'free trade zones and industrial parks and transform pilot free trade zones into pivotal hubs within cross-border industrial and supply chains.
pilot free trade zoneinterconnected developmentGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Areathe Belt and Road InitiativeRCEP