March 9, 1992 (Renshen February sixth days), the largest of China's openness and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone operational.


China in March 1992, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, the largest free trade area of ​​the openness operational. This is an important step in the Shanghai Pudong Development after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour speech. (L $ dj��.��r��)
Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Pudong New Area, the Northeast, the endangered Yangtze Delta, a planned area of ​​10 square kilometers. Is comprehensive international free trade zone with bonded warehousing, merchandise display and trading, export processing and other functions. The first phase of 6.4 square kilometers has been closed to run. 3.5 million square meters of commercial and residential, standard factory showroom building successively completed and put into use. The world famous companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Philips, IBM, JVC invest and build factories here. Waigaoqiao deepwater port opened six international container liner routes in Europe, Middle East, North America, West Africa, South Africa, and the Mediterranean as well as 20 domestic Yangtze River, coastal freight routes. The function of the external ports of the port continue to strengthen. Waigaoqiao port throughput in 1997 reached 476 million tons, the amount of container handling 491,000 TEUs.