Officially launched on 1 April 2017, the Shaanxi Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) forms part of the third batch of government-endorsed pilot FTZs. Covering an area of 119.95 sq km, the zone consists of three sub-zones: The Central Area (the Shaanxi Xi’an Export Processing Area A, the Shaanxi Xi’an Export Processing Area B, the Xi’an High-Tech Comprehensive Bonded Area and the Shaanxi Xixian Bonded Logistics Centre (Type B)), the Xi’an International Port Area and the Yangling Demonstration Area. More