Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina
Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina
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Pause in China's trade zones unlikely to dim mood for pacesetters

Developers in Shanghai and centres earmarked for an FTZ in Guangdong are seen as having little to fear from move to trim queue of city hopefuls

Topic |   Shanghai free-trade zone
Peggy Sito
Peggy Sito

Updated: 5:53am, 9 Jun, 2014

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Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina
Shanghai's first-mover advantage in opening a pilot free-trade zone has only whet the appetite of local officials elsewhere on the mainland to follow suit. Photo: Imaginechina
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