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Report on the Institutional Reform of China’s Special Economic Zones

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In the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, held in November, 2013, the Party made strategic arrangements for comprehensively intensifying the reform, and put forward the goal of modernizing the national governance system and governance capacity. In this session, the Party also divided the institutional reform into six dimensions, including the economy, politics, culture, society, ecological civilization and the Party system, and it especially identified the main tasks and the major moves for comprehensively intensifying the reform.

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  1. 1.

    Xi (2013).

  2. 2.

    The Opinions of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Decision of the Central Committee of The Communist Party of China on Some Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform (excerpts), Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, January 22, 2014.

  3. 3.

    Implementation Opinions of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee Concerning Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform, Zhuhai Daily, February 10, 2014.

  4. 4.

    The Decision of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the 10th Plenary Session of the 9th Provincial Party Committee to Comprehensively Intensify the Reform, Xiamen Daily, December 19, 2013.

  5. 5.

    The Decision of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Shantou Municipal 10th Party Committee, Shantou Daily, January 23, 2014.

  6. 6.

    Opinions of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Promote Hainan to Comprehensively Intensify the Reform, Hainan Daily, January 15, 2014.

  7. 7.

    Specific plans: Opinions of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Decision of the Central Committee of The Communist Party of China on Some Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform (excerpts), Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, January 22, 2014; Implementation Opinions of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee Concerning Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform, Zhuhai Daily, February 10, 2014; the Decision of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the 10th Plenary Session of the 9th Provincial Party Committee to Comprehensively Intensify the Reform, Xiamen Daily, December 19, 2013; The Decision of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Shantou Municipal 10th Party Committee, Shantou Daily, January 23, 2014; Opinions of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee Concerning the Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Encourage Hainan to Comprehensively Intensify the Reform, Hainan Daily, January 15, 2014.

  8. 8.

    Wang (2014).

  9. 9.

    Li (2014).

  10. 10.

    Wu (2014).

  11. 11.

    Series Reports on Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform in Shenzhen (I): New Path for Market-oriented Reform, China Reform Daily, October 20, 2014.

  12. 12.

    The Leading Group of Shenzhen City for the Commercial Registration System Reform Held a Press Conference on the List of Rights and Liabilities for Administrative Examination and Approval Matters Concerning Commercial Subjects and Subsequent Supervision Measures, Shenzhen Market Supervision Administration, September 1, 2014. http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/xxgk/bmdt/201409/t20140901_2553914.htm.

  13. 13.

    Sparing No Effort in Intensifying the Reform of the Administrative Law Enforcement System in Shenzhen, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, October 11, 2014.

  14. 14.

    Series Reports on Comprehensively Deepening Intensifying the Reform in Shenzhen (II): New Breakthroughs in the Rule of Law Reform, China Reform Daily, October 20, 2014.

  15. 15.

    There Are More Than 7000 Non-governmental Organizations in Shenzhen, Shenzhen Economic Daily, July 10, 2014.

  16. 16.

    More Than 40 Non-governmental Organizations Will Undergo Spot Checks in Shenzhen; Nanfang Daily, November 4, 2014.

  17. 17.

    Three Major Projects Have Been Launched as a Means for Intensifying the Reform of the Cultural System in Shenzhen, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, July 16, 2014.

  18. 18.

    Bright Spot in Zhuhai’s Commercial Registration System Reform—Becoming the First to Build Three Large Platforms, Zhuhai Daily, October 22, 2014.

  19. 19.

    Working Meeting on Function Transformation and Institutional Reform of Municipal and District Governments that was held in Zhuhai, Zhuhai Daily, July 15, 2014.

  20. 20.

    The Plan for the Reform of Municipal Institutions in Zhuhai was Released, Eight Departments were Newly Established and Adjusted, Nanfang Daily, September 2, 2014.

  21. 21.

    Promoting Reform of the Management System—Zhuhai’s Characteristics in Grass-roots Governance Innovation, China Community Newspaper, August 28, 2014.

  22. 22.

    Strategic Plan for Beautiful Xiamen, Xiamen Daily, March 5, 2014.

  23. 23.

    Circular of the General Office of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government Concerning Printing and Distribution of Opinions Regarding the Implementation of the Overall Arrangement for Incorporating “Three Plans” into One Plan to Promote the Reform of the Construction Project Examination and Approval Process, website of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government. http://www.xm.gov.cn/zfxxgk/xxgkznml/cxjsgl/cxjsxgwj/201410/t20141024_985628.htm.

  24. 24.

    Legislation by the Xiamen Municipal People’s Congress Opened A Way for Reforming the Commercial Registration System, http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2014/10-06/6651456.shtml.

  25. 25.

    Xiamen: Giving Play to the Advantages of the Special Zone to Vigorously Promote Reform of the Commercial Registration System, http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-06/16/c_1111156932.htm.

  26. 26.

    Strategic Plan for Beautiful Xiamen, Xiamen Daily, March 5, 2014.

  27. 27.

    Xiamen (2014).

  28. 28.

    Strategic Plan for Beautiful Xiamen, Xiamen Daily, March 5, 2014.

  29. 29.

    Zheng Renhao Chaired the Executive Meeting of the Municipal Government, Deciding on Comprehensively Carrying out Reform of the Commercial Registration System, Shantou Daily, May 24, 2014.

  30. 30.

    The Total Number of Registered Market Players Hit 200,000, Shantou Daily, August 7, 2014.

  31. 31.

    The Number of Non-governmental Organizations per 10,000 People Increased from 2.7 to 7 in Shantou, Shantou Daily, September 9, 2014.

  32. 32.

    Non-governmental Organizations Energetically Undertook Government Functions in Shantou, Shantou Daily, August 18, 2014.

  33. 33.

    Official Reply of the State Council Concerning Supporting Relevant Policies of Shantou Special Economic Zone for Building Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Experimental Zone (Guo Han (2014) No. 123), Website of the State Council, http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-09/19/content_9085.htm.

  34. 34.

    Pleasant Sea Breeze Came to Coconut Island—Hainan Promoted Reform of the Industrial and Commercial Registration System, China Industry & Commerce News, July 1, 2014.

  35. 35.

    The Leading Group of Hainan Province for the Reform of the Administrative Examination and Approval System Convened a Meeting, Hainan Daily, September 5, 2014.

  36. 36.

    Hainan’s List of Provincial Examination and Approval Powers were Posted Online, Involving 599 Examination and Approval Matters, Hainan Daily, September 25, 2014.

  37. 37.

    Analysis of the Plan of Hainan Province for Intensifying the Reform of the Cultural System, Hainan Daily, August 29, 2014.

  38. 38.

    China Has Approved 12 Pilot Zones for Overall Reform under 6 Categories, Beijing Times, June 11, 2014.

  39. 39.

    Xu (2011).

  40. 40.

    The Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Some Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Intensifying the Reform, People’s Daily, November 16, 2013. http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-09/27/content_2496147.htm.

  41. 41.

    Overall Plan for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

  42. 42.

    Chen (2012).

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Chen, J., Huang, H., Zuo, R. (2016). Report on the Institutional Reform of China’s Special Economic Zones. In: Tao, Y., Yuan, Y. (eds) Annual Report on the Development of China's Special Economic Zones (2016). Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0542-8_5

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