China's free trade zones see robust growth in Q1 2023

This growth rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the national level, ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a press conference.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in these FTZs in actual use rose by 22.1 per cent from a year earlier to 71.9 billion yuan, she said.

The ministry would organise various activities to help businesses at home and abroad learn more about China's FTZ policies and share opportunities for future development, she added.

China set up its first FTZ in Shanghai in 2013.

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