FlyOverChina | Aerial view of the fast-growing Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai
This panoramic aerial photo taken on Jan. 10, 2023 shows a view of Lujiazui area in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up.
Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week.
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This panoramic aerial photo taken on April 6, 2021 shows a view of the automated container terminal of Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a large-scale job fair held at Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows a view of the Shanghai Haitong International Automotive Terminal in Waigaoqiao of east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows a view of World Expo culture park at the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows a view of Zhangjiang area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Tesla Gigafactory in Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial panoramic photo taken on Oct. 17, 2022 shows a view of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows a view of the Shanghai Haitong International Automotive Terminal in Waigaoqiao of east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This aerial panoramic photo taken on Sept. 6, 2023 shows a view of the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)■