There are a series of problems to be solved urgently in the construction of Chinas free trade zone (FTZ). In order to solve these problems, it is very important to make clear and reasonable planning for the competitive strategy of pilot FTZ. Based on the comparative analysis of two free trade zones in Shanghai and Guangdong, this paper makes a systematic and comprehensive study on the competitive strategies of Chinas pilot FTZ in recent years. This paper combines the research of the openingup strategy, the domestic economic system reform and the government administration and provides the theoretical basis for further forming and perfecting the competitive strategy of the pilot FTZ. This paper also investigates the methods and countermeasures of speeding up the reform of the administrative system and promoting the competition strategy in the pilot FTZ. These studies have clarified the development direction of the pilot FTZ test area, the thinking of forming the competitive strategies as well as the promotion of pilot FTZ test area, and have very important theoretical and practical significance.