The document discusses free trade zones (FTZ), outlining their potential advantages such as reduced tariffs and trade barriers, as well as potential disadvantages like job losses and income declines. It provides examples of some of the major FTZs in the world, such as between China and Taiwan, China and Rwanda, and China and Pakistan. In closing, it notes that free trade zones have been hindered in some cases, such as by the political party UNP in Sri Lanka.