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NANNING, June 2-- A pilot zone for the medical sector's opening-up will be established in the port city of Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to a declaration published on the First International Medical Innovation and Cooperation Forum. The Fangchenggang Declaration of International Medical Innovation and Cooperation Forum has been made by over 1,000 participants from 21 countries or organizations as the outcomes of the forum that ended last week. The establishment of the "International Medical Opening-up Pilot Zone (China)" in Fangchenggang is expected to create opportunities for regional medical cooperation, said the declaration. Participants to the forum also expressed willingness to actively take part in the construction of the pilot zone, and work together to eradicate the barriers in terms of policy, technology and trade, said the document. All sides are full of expectations for facilitating policies, which will allow new technologies and new products that conform with international standards to enter the pilot zone, said the declaration. They are also ready to offer assistance to this initiative within their capabilities, and expect the pilot zone to provide a new platform for medical innovation and cooperation in the region, it said. The "China Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Research Center for Medical Innovation" will also be established in Fangchenggang, according to the declaration. | 
