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China Releases 2020 Negative Lists for Foreign Investment Access

26 June 2020

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2020 Edition) and the Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investment in Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List) (2020 Edition) (Order Nos. 32 and 33) on 23 June 2020. The two negative lists will take effect on 23 July 2020 and supersede the previous lists. More

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China Deepens Market-Oriented Reform to Expand Opening-Up

03 June 2020

The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council recently issued a guideline in a bid to accelerate the improvement of the socialist market economy in the new era. More

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NDRC Introduces More Measures to Facilitate Foreign Investment

13 March 2020

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has put forward 11 tasks for keeping foreign investment stable. More

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Guangdong Set to Align with National Market Access Negative List Requirements

05 September 2019

All Guangdong businesses must now ensure they are in compliance with the requirements of the National Market Access Negative List, with the province-specific Industry Access Negative List for the Major Function Zones of Guangdong (2018 Edition) (Yue Fa Gai Gui No. 12 [2018]) having been repealed. More

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China to Streamline and Unify Market Access Restrictions

20 August 2019

The State Council has announced a number of measures designed to ease overall market access within the mainland. These include a comprehensive revision of the market access negative list (including a reduction in the number of restricted sectors) by end-September 2019 and a particular relaxation of the market access stipulations with regard to the services sector. More

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China Cuts Foreign Investment Restrictions

17 July 2019

The number of sectors where foreign investment is restricted has been reduced from 48 to 40 on a national basis and from 45 to 37 in the case of businesses operating within one of the mainland’s Pilot Free Trade Zones. More

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China Grants Overseas-Based Investors National-Level Protection

21 March 2019

A new law guaranteeing overseas-based investors the same rights and entitlements as their mainland counterparts has been formally approved by the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC). More

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China Opens Draft Foreign Investment Law Up to Public Consultation

12 February 2019

The Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft) is open for public consultation until 24 February. More

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China Announces National Adoption of Market Access Negative List

09 January 2019

Following a 15-region trial, an updated Negative List has been issued for national use. More

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Access to Mainland Market Set to be Streamlined for Foreign Investors

07 November 2018

In moves designed to optimise the overall business environment, while reducing restrictions on the use of funds from all quarters of society, the State Council has approved the following facilitatory measures at an executive meeting on 22 October... More

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