Chitchat Hainan Free Trade Zone completely dead!

[congo9]

 

[Boonsiong]

I don’t like China but I don’t believe this.
Simply because PIL SSTeo told investors that Hainan free port will compete with Singapore as TS hub for east Asia

 

[k1976]

No chicken rice shop. Even? Or chicken chop.

Got PLAN base in Hainan

 

[Pinkieslut]

Can go there cheong for Sichuan or North Eastern Chiobus!

 

[k1976]

Can go there cheong for Sichuan or North Eastern Chiobus!

Got Hainan Mei Mei mah
They need Samsters’ TLC de woh

 

[Pinkieslut]

Got Hainan Mei Mei mah
They need Samsters’ TLC de woh

Hainanese women are not known for being pretty. Most of the village look, with flattened round face, skinny body flat chests etc. No one goes to Hainan to Piak local women except in the past Sinkie Hainanese pioneer gen (most should be dead by now) go there in from 80s to get 2nd wife keep them in villlage Piak Piak when visiting their hometown. Most of these uncles are from Wenchang follow by Haikou.

Ah Wong daddy might have been one of these uncles.

 

[k1976]

Hainanese women are not known for being pretty. Most of the village look, with flattened round face, skinny body flat chests etc. No one goes to Hainan to Piak local women except in the past Sinkie Hainanese pioneer gen (most should be dead by now) go there in from 80s to get 2nd wife keep them in villlage Piak Piak when visiting their hometown. Most of these uncles are from Wenchang follow by Haikou.

Ah Wong daddy might have been one of these uncles.

Hainan gal very hardworking de woh

 

[k1976]

Samster’s fav type of Wify material

 

[Pinkieslut]

Hainan gal very hardworking de woh

Yes They known to be submissive good wives but definitely not known for beauty.

 

[Eisenhut]

Beginning of end for Singapore?

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/eas...33041?cid=internal_sharetool_web_20122025_cna


SHENZHEN: China’s only tropical island province, Hainan, is best known for its palm trees, beaches and as a winter refuge for retirees from the country’s north.

On Thursday (Dec 18), even as daily life went on uneventfully, change was in the air as the island of 10 million people formally became a distinct customs zone from the rest of China.

With broader zero-tariff access, lower taxes and a more business-friendly environment, analysts say Beijing is casting Hainan as a high-profile demonstration of its resolve to keep opening up amid global trade headwinds.

At the same time, China is using the island as a testing ground for deeper institutional opening, allowing policies to be trialled and fine-tuned before wider national roll-out, observers say.


Rather, it is meant to serve as a low-risk testing ground for China’s transition to higher-level openness.”

Even so, experts urge caution against over-reading the impact, saying the effectiveness of the model will hinge on factors such as regulatory coordination and Hainan’s ability to translate policy advantages into real economic activity.

A STRESS TEST FOR OPENNESS​

China first announced plans to turn Hainan into a pilot free-trade zone in 2018. In 2020, that vision was elevated into a blueprint for a full-scale Hainan Free Trade Port, covering the entire province.

The move to carve the island out as a distinct customs regime was announced in July 2025, setting the stage for its Dec 18 launch.

Under the new rules, the share of goods eligible to enter Hainan tariff-free will go up to 74 per cent from 21 per cent, authorities have said, while the number of duty-free items will expand more than threefold to over 6,600.

Foreign companies can benefit from lower tax and production costs, and a business environment more closely aligned with international standards, while using Hainan as a launchpad to tap into the Chinese market, state news agency Xinhua reported.

 

[Eisenhut]

Its bigger in size, free trade, handle volumes even better than Singapore

 

[ftan42]

Three months later, Hainan is alive and kicking announced the "island-wide customs closure" (fengguan), marking the official launch of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) on December 18, 2025. Unlike a physical border shutdown, this initiative represents the island's transition to a distinctive "domestic but outside customs" status.
On Trade and Business, the range of duty-free items has grown to over 6,600. Businesses registered in Hainan enjoy a reduced corporate income tax rate of 15% and special tax exemptions for goods that undergo more than 30% value-added processing on the island before being sold to mainland China.
The "closure" refers to a unique two-tiered regulatory framework: the First Line (Overseas ↔ Hainan) and the Second Line (Hainan ↔ Mainland China).

 

[bobby]

Their chicken rice better than ours???

 

[mojito]

Hainan gal very hardworking de woh

U want be stay home house band?

 

[hepburn21]

I visited Sanya
旅游 | Travel
And as I understood Sanya was not the best choice for getting to know Chinese culture, firstly these are mountains of garbage that the Chinese leave in the middle of pedestrian roads, which by the way is not surprising because it is very difficult to find a trash can here, secondly these are beaches that close almost immediately as soon as a slight breeze comes or not high waves come, thirdly this is the attitude of local Chinese towards foreigners, their disdain and attempt to foist off some crap on the road at an exorbitant price, local old men repeatedly pestered me, drove up on their mopeds and shouted at me, and when I wanted to give one of them a translator he just drove away (I do not speak Chinese), at the same time all Chinese tourists (not locals) are quite polite and were always ready to help me

 

[syed putra]

U want be stay home house band?

As long as can eat chicken rice, chicken chop, Chinese fried rice, sweet sour chicken, lemon chicken all day i dont mind.

 

[ftan42]

As long as can eat chicken rice, chicken chop, Chinese fried rice, sweet sour chicken, lemon chicken all day i dont mind.

If you choose a kampong stay, rest assured that fresh and delicious food will be at your fingertips every minute.

 

[laksaboy]

It's very simple. You either have real free trade, or a centrally planned economy. You can't have both.

Already the CCP regime is psychoing the low IQ ones to invest in Hainan. Spoiler alert: you are better off flushing your money down the toilet.

 

[Boonsiong]

No point to build so many malls when the majority Chinese have low purchasing power.

On the corrupted are rich but the percentage is small

 

[ftan42]

These malls were thriving and well-established before the property market downturn and the relocation of industrial factories to neighboring countries in 2021.