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10-Point Guangdong Plan Set to Woo Foreign Investors

05 October 2018

Guangdong has announced 10 new policies designed to boost foreign direct investment in the province. More

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China Further Liberalises Free Trade Zone Sectors for Foreign Investment

23 July 2018

Foreign investment within the country’s Pilot Free Trade Zones has now been okayed in an additional 50 sectors. More

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China Issues Shortest-Ever Foreign Investment Negative List

12 July 2018

The number of sectors proscribed by the 2018 edition of China’s foreign investment negative list has dropped to 48, a fall of 15 compared to the 2017 list. More

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State Council Takes Action to Boost China’s Future Foreign Investment Levels

10 July 2018

In a bid to maximise future foreign investment levels, the State Council has approved 23 new facilitative measures. More

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China Cuts Import Tariffs and Bolsters Access and Support for Overseas Investors

08 June 2018

Overseas investors are to get improved market access, while their legitimate interests are to be better protected, according to a number of decrees issued by the State Council in the wake of its 30 May executive meeting. More

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Foreign Investment Negative List Set for National Rollout

23 October 2017

The foreign investment negative list, currently adopted in the Pilot Free Trade Zones, is set to be implemented on a nationwide basis. The plan was announced in the State Council’s recently published Circular on Several Measures for Promoting the Growth of Foreign Investment and is intended to further enhance openness, transparency and the overall regulation of the investment environment. More

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Nationwide Foreign Investment Negative List to be Fully Implemented

19 July 2017

A new nationwide negative list for foreign investment has been issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The list – The Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (2017 Revision) – comes into force as of 28 July 2017. More

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Guangdong Issues Negative Lists for Key Ecological Function Zones

17 July 2017

The Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province has issued Negative Lists for Industry Access to National Key Ecological Function Zones in Guangdong (Trial Implementation). The lists apply to the 11 counties within the boundaries of the Guangdong National Key Ecological Function Zones – Lechang, Nanxiong, Ruyuan, Shixing, Renhua, Longchuan, Heping, Lianping, Jiaoling, Pingyuan and Xingning. More

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CEPA 2017: New Measures and New Opportunities for Hong Kong

13 July 2017

The signing of Investment Agreement and the Ecotech Agreement has turned CEPA into a full-fledged FTA, on the one hand providing greater clarity on protection of investment in services sectors, non-services and other classes of assets between Hong Kong and the mainland, and on the other, encouraging Hong Kong companies to participate in key national development strategies like the Belt and Road Initiative. More

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2017 Edition of FTZ FDI Negative List Cut Back to 95 Categories

05 July 2017

27 sectors have been removed from the restricted list for foreign direct investment (FDI) within the country’s 11 pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs), following the publication of the 2017 edition of the State Council’s negative list of sectors for FDI within any of the approved FTZs. More

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