Focus on foreign investment pays off

Inclusion of Lingang in FTZ is latest example of opening-up

Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct 1, China Daily is featuring a series of stories on the role regions have played in the country's development and where they are today.

Lingang, in the southeast of Shanghai, was officially included in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone on Tuesday, marking another major effort by the city to advance China's new round of opening-up, which is being carried out at a higher level and more extensively.