Hainan's independent customs operations deepen opening-up

As China steadily deepens reform and high-standard opening-up, the spotlight is once again on the island province, Hainan. On Wednesday, authorities announced at a news conference in Beijing that the Hainan Free Trade Port will launch its independent customs operations on Dec 18. The date is symbolic, given that it marks the anniversary of the third plenary session of the 11th Communist Party of China Central Committee in 1978, which ushered in reform and opening-up.

As one of the major special economic zones in China, Hainan possesses unique advantages to serve as the nation's testing ground for the operations. The island-wide independent customs operations and its implementation of high-standard opening-up measures hold profound significance, not only for the high-quality development of the free trade port itself but also for pioneering new pathways for the country's reform and opening-up.

Moreover, this move demonstrates to the world China's unwavering commitment to exploring new frontiers in the process of expanding its high-standard opening-up.