3. China further advances reform, opening-up
China issued a master plan for the Hainan Free Trade Port on June 1.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, demonstrated China's resolve to push forward reform and opening-up when he attended high-profile celebrations of the development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Shanghai's Pudong in October and November, respectively.
Major breakthroughs have been made, including the expansion of pilot free trade zones and the signature of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2020 shows a light show at the Lujiazui area in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)
Customers visit a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Panorama taken with a drone on Sept. 17, 2020 shows the Houhai area in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
