从经济特区到自由贸易区既是中国道路的基本内容，又是中国道路的具体体现，更是中国道路与时俱进的表现。中国自由贸易区作为新的历史条件下中国经济特区的一种新形式，既不是国际通行的真正的FTA，也不是完全意义上的FTZ，而是一个功能上超越FTZ，规则上又不同于FTA的具有中国特色的自由贸易区。中国自由贸易区同样也不是一个纯粹的经济概念。它所肩负的改革使命远远高于其所承担的单纯的经济功能。先行先试可谓中国自由贸易区不同于FTA、FTZ的“中国特色”。进一步完善社会主义市场经济体系，促使中国社会由政策开放走向制度开放，推动政府职能转变由理念走向制度安排，从而实现全面深化改革则是中国自由贸易区的历史使命。
From special economic zones to free trade zones is not only the basic content but also the specific embodiment of China Road，and what’s more，it’s the expansion with the advancement of time of China Road. As a new form of China’s Special Economic Zones under the new historical conditions，China Free Trade Zone is neither the internationally accepted real FTA concept nor the full sense of FTZ concept，but a concept of free trade zone with Chinese characteristics which is beyond FTZ on function and is different from FTA on rules. China Free Trade Zone is not a purely economic concept as well. The reform missions on it are much higher than the simple economic functions undertaken by it. Prior to carry and try is the “Chinese characteristics” of China Free Trade Zone，which is different from FTA and FTZ. Further improving the socialist market economic system，urging Chinese society towards open system from open policy，and promoting the transformation of government functions towards system arrangement from idea and thus to achieve a comprehensively deepening reform is the historical missions of China’s Free Trade Zone.
| Keywords： | Free Trade ZoneSpecial Economic ZoneChina's Reform and Opening UpCompulsory Institutional ChangeChina Free Trade Zones |
