Editing Shanghai (section)

===Free-trade zone===
{{main|Shanghai Free-Trade Zone}}

Shanghai is home to China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone, the first free-trade zone in mainland China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-08/26/content_5424636.htm |script-title=zh:再添6个！18个自贸试验区构筑开放新版图|date=26 August 2019|access-date=26 September 2019|work=[[Xinhua News]]|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827050831/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-08/26/content_5424636.htm|archive-date=27 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|October 2019}}, it is also the second largest free-trade zone in mainland China in terms of land area (behind {{ill|Hainan Free Trade Zone|lt=|zh|中国（海南）自由贸易试验区}}, which covers the whole [[Hainan]] province<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node70393/node70403/node83902/node83904/userobject1ai121430.html |publisher = Office of Shanghai Chronicles |script-title = zh:中国最大自贸区 奏响奋进序曲 |date = 8 December 2018 |access-date = 20 October 2019 |language = zh |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192548/http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node70393/node70403/node83902/node83904/userobject1ai121430.html |archive-date = 5 March 2016 |url-status = live}}</ref>) by covering an area of {{convert|240.22|km2|abbr=on}} and integrating four existing bonded zones—Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Logistics Park, Yangshan Free Trade Port Area, and Pudong Airport Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24322313|title=Shanghai free-trade zone launched|date=29 September 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929235642/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24322313|archive-date=29 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=State Council |script-title=zh:国务院关于同意设立中国（上海）自由贸易试验区临港新片区的批复（国函〔2019〕68号） |url=http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-08/06/content_5419153.htm |website=gov.cn |access-date=6 August 2019 |date=27 July 2019 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806104150/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-08/06/content_5419153.htm |archive-date=6 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The industrial chain of port logistics has shaped the future development direction of the free-trade zone in Shanghai. Currently, two port chain centers have been approved for construction in Waigaoqiao and Yangshan.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Yu |first1=Wence |last2=Chen |first2=Hao |last3=Yang |first3=Liqiang |date=2019-01-01 |title=Planning and Layout of Shanghai Yangshan Bonded Port Area Based on the Perspective of a Free Trade Zone |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-03-2019-B0002 |journal=Open House International |volume=44 |issue=3 |pages=5–8 |doi=10.1108/OHI-03-2019-B0002 |bibcode=2019OHIng..44....5Y |s2cid=240723511 |issn=0168-2601 |access-date=11 November 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907214643/https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OHI-03-2019-B0002/full/html |url-status=live}}</ref> Several preferential policies have been implemented to attract foreign investment in various industries to the zone. Because the zone is not technically considered Chinese territory for tax purposes, commodities entering the zone are exempt from duty and customs clearance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-shanghai-free-trade-zone-2013-9?r=US&IR=T|title=China Is About To Open A New 'Free Trade Zone' And People Are Excited That It Could Lift The Economy|date=14 September 2013|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328033143/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/what-is-the-shanghai-free-trade-zone-2013-9?r=US&IR=T|url-status=live|author-first1=Mamta|author-last1=Badkar}}</ref>