国内英语资讯:China Focus: Free trade zone sets example for streamlined procedures
<p><span word="SHENYANG">SHENYANG</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 5-- <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Yichen">Yichen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Jiakang">Jiakang</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> "<span word="baby">baby</span>" -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> (<span word="FTZ">FTZ</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yingkou">Yingkou</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="met">met</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FTZ">FTZ</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yingkou">Yingkou</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="streamlined">streamlined</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> -- <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newlyweds">newlyweds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="QR">QR</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="license">license</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FTZs">FTZs</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="April">April</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span>, <span word="Henan">Henan</span>, <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span>, <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>, <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</span> -- <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FTZs">FTZs</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11.</p><p><span word="FTZs">FTZs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="preferential">preferential</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="clearance">clearance</span>, <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>.</p><p><span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span>.</p>
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