Xi Focus: Four years on, Hainan's free trade port construction in full swing


BOAO, Hainan, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Lin Guangming, an overseas Chinese with Singaporean citizenship, came to China's southernmost province of Hainan in 2020 and became the chief planner for the Yangpu Economic Development Zone management committee, fascinated by the massive opportunities presented by the fledgling free trade port (FTP).

Lin's confidence in Hainan's prospects grew after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Xiaochantan wharf of the Yangpu International Container Port to learn about the port's development last week. Lin was among those Xi met during the inspection tour.

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