By Mo Honge (ECNS) -- China has launched its 23rd pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Inner Mongolia, positioning it as a hub for cross-border trade and green computing, leveraging its border location and renewable energy resources. Officially inaugurated on April 11, the zone marks a shift from the export-driven models of coastal FTZs, focusing on sectors where Inner Mongolia possesses inherent advantages, including border trade, agriculture and husbandry, energy, and, notably, green computing power. Zhao Fujun, a researcher specializing in international economic cooperation at the Development Research Center of the State Council, emphasized the zone's unique positioning. "Inner Mongolia leverages the region's geographical and resource strengths — shared borders with Mongolia and Russia — and abundant renewable energy — to offer a differentiated value proposition to the global market." A development plan issued by the State Council outlines measures to facilitate cross-border trade, ...