China Pilot Free Trade Zone is a "policy practice zone," and China has already established 18 pilot FTZs since the approval of Shanghai Pilot FTZ in Sept. 2013. Pilot FTZs have become high grounds for Chinese economic reform through 'optimization of business environment', 'facilitation of investment & trade', and 'policy innovation in various fields such as financial services and real economy.' Construction of pilot FTZ has aggressively extended national strategies such as active service, construction of "One Belt, One Road" Initiative, cooperative development of Jingjinji Metropolitan region (Beijin-Tianjin-Hebei), integrated development of Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, and revitalization of northeast China, etc. as well as collaboration with surrounding nations. Recent entry of new stage of China-Korea relations has great potential of complementary cooperation. As a "policy practice zone" of Chinese economic reform, Pilot FTZs have arranged business environment facilitated with legislation and internationalization, regulation system suitable for international trade-investment rules, and open financial environment through system innovation & reform in various fields such as investment, trade, and finance, etc. This is giving a new motivation for higher level and broadened area of China-Korea economic relations.

2013년 중국(상해)자유무역시범구의 출범에 따라 중국 최초의 네거티브 리스트가 공표되었다. 네거티브 리스트 패러다임은 자유무역시범구에서의 시범적 운영을 거쳐 전국으로 확산되는 과정을 거쳤다. 외자 진입 네거티브 리스트 패러다임의 도입은 내국민대우원칙을 운영단계로부터 진입단계로 확장시켜 투자자유화 수준을 제고시키고 중국에서 외자관리체제의 근본적인 혁신이라 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존문헌을 바탕으로 중국 자유무역시범구에서 실시된 네거티브 리스트 패러다임의 도입한 배경, 추진과정, 주요내용과 특징 등을 살펴보고 의미와 문제점을 분석하여 이의 개선방안과 한국에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다.