{"id":159637,"date":"2013-07-15T04:45:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T11:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=159637"},"modified":"2013-07-15T04:45:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T11:45:42","slug":"regulators-opposed-shanghai-trade-zone-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/07\/regulators-opposed-shanghai-trade-zone-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulators Opposed Shanghai Trade Zone Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sources tell George Chen of the South China Morning Post that <a href=\"they don't want to lose face. So Li Keqiang is now definitely very keen to make the Shanghai plan a major achievement for his follow-up economic reforms. He will gain political capital for doing this.&quot;\"><strong>Chinese premier Li Keqiang faced open opposition from financial regulators<\/strong><\/a> as he pushed through recent approval to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/1282793\/li-fought-strong-opposition-shanghai-free-trade-zone-plan\">designate a new free trade zone in Shanghai<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Financial industry regulators, including the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), openly disagreed with Li&#8217;s plan to open Shanghai&#8217;s financial services sector to foreign investors.<\/p>\n<p>Three sources with first-hand knowledge of high-level government meetings told the\u00a0<em>South China Morning Post\u00a0<\/em>that Li lost his temper at one closed-door cabinet session. When told of the continuing opposition to his plans, he slammed his fist on the table in frustration.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]\u00a0The sources, who reviewed internal cabinet meeting minutes, said disagreements over new policies were not uncommon among ministries. But it was rare for regulators to team up and fight a premier &#8211; China&#8217;s second most powerful man after the president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has had to fight a lot on this,&#8221; said one of the sources. &#8220;You know Chinese officials. Rule number one: they don&#8217;t want to lose face. So Li Keqiang is now definitely very keen to make the Shanghai plan a major achievement for his follow-up economic reforms. He will gain political capital for doing this.&#8221; [<a href=\"they don't want to lose face. So Li Keqiang is now definitely very keen to make the Shanghai plan a major achievement for his follow-up economic reforms. 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