Abstract: Although China is deeply integrated into the global value chain division system, Chinas position in the global value chain division is not high. In the process of climbing up the global value chain, we are facing challenges such as the lack of key technologies, backward productive services, insufficient integration force of value chain, restructuring of rules of international trade system, and obstruction from leaders of global value chain. The reform and innovation of free trade pilot area is not only consistent with the inherent logic of Chinas climbing global value chain, but also conducive to solving the problems facing the climbing global value chain.This paper puts forward the path for China to climb the global value chain in the context of free trade pilot area from the perspectives of promoting the development of scientific and technological innovation, matching international first-class standards, creating an open“sharing platform” and playing the role of“bridgehead”.

Key words: global value chain, climb, pilot free trade zone, first try