Businesses await opportunities

Gao Haitao, founder of the Liaoning Zhonghe Import-Export Company, is making sure his company is fully prepared for the forthcoming Liaoning free trade zone.

The 40-year-old trader has been in the business for two decades and enjoys a good reputation among local small and medium-sized manufacturing companies.

"We are really excited at the opportunities that the FTZ will bring. We hope it will energize local private businesses and help them to engage in the international market," said Gao.