Guizhou province is seeking permission to build a national inland open economy pilot zone, according to its governor, Sun Zhigang, who addressed a press conference at the annual People’s Congress meeting, in Bejing, on March 7, and where he explained that the pilot zone could give more force to provincial development by making it more competitive.

Sun went on to explain, "Guizhou's a typical inland province and needs to open up more to speed up development," then added that Guizhou has seen tremendous results from its opening-up over the past five years and that open more will keep the momentum.

He said that building the pilot zone would push the reform and innovation as well and attract talent and that if it is approved, the province will see more of its companies and products on the global market. And, using the existing development zones, free trade zones and industrial zone scattered around the province, it could come up with even more measures to open up its economy.