Zong Guoying, head of the Tianjin Binhai New Area and member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipality People's Congress, March 4, 2015. [Zhao Yinan /China Daily]

Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone is ready after more than two years' of work. The new zone plans to explore at least 100 areas, including relaxing the requirements for foreigners seeking permanent residence permits in China.