Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends and speaks at a symposium on the construction of pilot free trade zones over the past five years in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 24, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

At a symposium held in Shanghai Wednesday, Vice Premier Han Zheng also highlighted the achievements of pilot FTZs over the past five years and urged the zones to take more bold and active action in reform and opening-up.

Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, stressed transformation of government functions, decoupling of business licenses and operation permits, furthering reforms in negative lists, advancing trade oversight innovation and stepping up integrated reforms.

Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, and Li Qiang, secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, also attended the symposium.