Qingdao FTZ celebrates third anniversary
China DailyA conference marking the third anniversary of the construction and development of Qingdao FTZ is held on Aug 19. A conference was held on Aug 19 to celebrate the third anniversary of the construction and development of the Qingdao Area of China Pilot Free Trade Zone, or Qingdao FTZ. At the conference, the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce released a comprehensive evaluation report for the third anniversary of Qingdao FTZ. Through the three years of development, Qingdao FTZ has entered the first echelon among 67 areas of 21 free trade zones across the country with a number of remarkable achievements in institutional innovation and industrial development, said Cui Weijie, vice-president of the institute. The conference also announced 30 innovative pioneers selected from three categories of system innovation, technological innovation and management innovation for serving as role models of innovation in Qingdao FTZ.