Construction work on the Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone (Hainan FTZ) is now well underway, with the project set to extend across the whole of the island, an area of some 33,900 sq km. The development, as outlined in the Overall Plan for the China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone (formally adopted by the State Council on 16 October 2018), will see the FTZ evolve into a key gateway for China, boosting its connectivity with its Indian and Pacific ocean trading partners. More