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BEIJING, Aug. 30-- China's new pilot free trade zones (FTZs) were inaugurated Friday, in a bid to press ahead with reform and opening up. South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region held a pilot FTZ unveiling ceremony in Nanning, the regional capital, on Friday morning. The Guangxi pilot FTZ aims to step up cooperation with the ASEAN region. The total area of Guangxi's pilot FTZ is nearly 120 sq km, covering areas of Nanning, Qinzhou Port and Chongzuo. According to the regional government, Guangxi's pilot FTZ will focus on modern financial services, smart logistics, digital economy, emerging manufacturing industries, port shipping logistics, international trade, components of new energy vehicles and cross-border tourism. Jiang Liansheng, director of the regional department of commerce, said Guangxi will fully implement the pre-establishment national treatment and the negative list management system for foreign investment, deepen economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN, promote reforms in fields such as investment, trade and financial services, and strive to improve the level of development. According to a master plan released by the State Council on Monday, the six new pilot FTZs are located in Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Hebei, Yunnan and Heilongjiang, bringing the total number of the country's pilot FTZs to 18. Neighboring Yunnan Province also announced the inauguration of its pilot FTZ on Friday. | 
