Shanghai Free Trade Zone begins operation (2/9)

Delegates of companies in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone get licences during its inauguration ceremony at the Waigaoqiao Bonded Area in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 29, 2013. The China (Shanghai) Pilot free Trade Zone started operation on Sunday, launching a test bed for the Chinese leadership's drive of deepening market-oriented reforms and boosting economic vigor. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)