With China’s fifth expansion of the pilot free trade zone, three platforms of the Yangtze River Delta in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been established one after another. Looking forward to the "14th Five-Year Plan", the Yangtze River Delta should accelerate the construction of new zones, strengthen forward-looking planning and close docking actively, and take higher order, wider fields, deeper level and more thickness as the target. It’s of great necessity to give full play to the leading role of the pilot FTZ inside the region, and promote the construction of a leading area for the high-level opening-up with greater efforts.Main ConnotationsFirstly, reflect the height and shape new advantages of the open economy. Secondly, reflect the breadth and constantly expand the levels and channels of the open cooperation . Thirdly, reflect the depth, and create a world-class business environment. Fourthly, reflect the thickness, and cultivate new kinetic energy of the opening-up. Key Measures1. We should seize the opportunity of adding new zones to promote the construction of the pilot FTZ in order to make new breakthroughs.2. We should take the lead in forming a modern industrial system connected with the international market.3. We should push forward the core pivot construction of the Belt and Road Initiative in depth development.4. We should improve the attraction to high-end elements through perfecting the business environment constantly.5. We should strengthen the opening-up to the outside world and interconnected development in the Yangtze River Delta. 6. We should give full play to the spillover effects of the Import Expo at a higher level and in a larger space.
