HAIKOU, China -- A tourist hotspot closer to Hanoi than Beijing is set to provide a litmus test for a signature economic reform policy that Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to present as evidence of the country's commitment to free trade.
An aerial view shows a container ship docked at the port of Yangpu, Hainan, on July 2: China formally launches its Hainan free trade port project across the whole island on Dec. 18, making it the only one of scores of free trade zones across the country to encompass an entire province. © AP
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