Haikou Embraces New Opportunities as the Hainan Free Trade Port Accelerates Opening-Up

Haikou Embraces New Opportunities as the Hainan Free Trade Port Accelerates Opening-Up

HAIKOU, China, Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Haikou Municipal Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports: As a key hub of the Hainan Free Trade Port, Haikou is accelerating its opening-up

Hainan; China’s New Playbook for Globalization | The Middle East Observer

China has formally launched a new phase in its economic opening strategy by turning Hainan into a separate customs zone, a move that took effect in December 2025 and marks one of Beijing’s most ambitious trade experiments in decades. Framed domestically as a technical customs reform, the initiative is widely viewed—both inside and outside China—as […]