(Yicai Global) July 24 -- China will set up six pilot free trade zones in the near future, as regulatory approvals have been completed, the China Securities Journal reported today.

The locations may be some of the eight administrative regions of northeastern Shandong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, eastern Jiangsu, Anhui, central Hunan, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, insiders told the newspaper.

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