Free trade zones set to become vital testing grounds for broad reforms

In the fourth of a series on the 'new normal' economy, Zhong Nan highlights how the nation is developing policies that will be the fresh drivers of growth.

The expansion of China's free trade zones will create more places where reforms in foreign investment management, government supervision and service opening-up can be tested, according to experts.

The nation is going through a momentous transition to a "new normal" as it recalibrates its growth pace and builds on experience in a range of pilot programs.