Investment Policy Measures

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China

China

01 Nov 2024

Eases rules for foreign investment in listed companies

On 1 November 2024, China issued revised regulations for foreign investment in its listed companies, set to take effect on 2 December 2024. The new regulations lower the minimum overseas assets requirement for strategic investors from [...]

China

China

06 Sep 2024

Removes all access restrictions to manufacturing sector from the ‘negative list’ for foreign investment

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the 2024 "negative list" for foreign investment access, as part of the country's latest efforts to promote wider opening-up to the outside [...]

China

China

09 May 2024

Introduces subsidies for foreign investment in manufacturing and services in selected regions

On 9 May 2024, the provincial Government of Guangdong announced a new policy to attract FDI, offering rewards of up to approximately $21 million to eligible foreign investment enterprises. Under the policy, which is due to last until [...]

China

China

08 Apr 2024

Allows 100 per cent foreign ownership in certain value-added telecommunication services

On 8 April 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a Circular on Launching the Pilot Program for Expanding the Opening-up of Value-Added Telecommunications Services (VATS). Previously, foreign investment [...]

China

China

01 Sep 2023

Shanghai allows expatriates working for foreign-invested companies to transfer their income abroad without restrictions

On 1 September 2023, the Government of Shanghai released the Regulations 2023 No.19, which allowed expatriates working for foreign-invested enterprises operating in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and Lingang New Area to transfer [...]

China

China

01 Sep 2023

Eased capital transfer policy for foreigners in Shanghai to woo foreign investment

On 1 September 2023, a new capital control policy was implemented, which allows expatriates working for foreign enterprises in the Shanghai free trade zone — including those from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, Province of China — to [...]

China

China

29 Mar 2023

Launched year-long campaign to attract foreign investment

On 29 March 2023, the Government of China kicked off a campaign, themed "Invest in China," a move to attract foreign investment and help foreign companies better understand China's opportunities.The event, initiated and organized by [...]

China

China

25 Oct 2022

Expands list of manufacturing sectors open to foreign investment

On 25 October 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the 2022 list of sectors for foreign investment, which has been expanded to encourage foreign capital to flow into manufacturing sectors. The new list [...]

China

China

08 Oct 2022

Tests the selective opening of tourism to foreign investment in Tianjin, Shanghai, Hainan, and Chongqing

On 8 October 2022, the State Council issued a notice stating that service sectors including tourism and elderly care will be open to foreign investment in some of China’s largest cities, effective from the same day. The measures are [...]

China

China

15 Mar 2022

Enhances facilitatation of foreigners' work permits in Guangzhou

On March 15, 2022, the Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau simplified and standardized the handling of foreigners' work permits to improve Guangzhou’s business environment and attract more talents to work in the Greater Bay Area [...]

China

China

01 Jan 2022

Issued new Negative List for Foreign Direct Investment

On 27 December 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the 2021 Negative List for Foreign Investment Access, which replaced the 2020 edition and took effect on 1 January 2022. [...]

China

China

22 Oct 2021

Issues the "14th Five-Year Development Plan for Utilizing Foreign Capital"

On 22 October 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "14th Five-Year (2021-2025) Plan for the Utilization of Foreign Capital". The plan indicates that China will open up further to foreign investment, by reducing the negative list [...]

China

China

10 Jun 2021

Adopts Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law

On June 10, 2021, the National People’s Congress passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law with immediate effect. The Law introduces a legal framework to respond to foreign sanctions with counter-sanctions. According to the Law, individuals [...]

China

China

20 Apr 2021

Opens several services sector to FDI in Tianjin, Shanghai, Hainan, and Chongqing

On April 20, 2021, China approved comprehensive pilot programs on the opening the service sector to FDI in the Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing municipalities, and in Hainan province. The 12 service sectors to be further opened in [...]

China

China

10 Mar 2021

Abolishing the restrictions on foreign shareholding in joint venture life insurance companies

On 10 March 2021, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission revised the Rules for the Implementation of the Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Foreign-invested Insurance Companies. The new Rules [...]

China

China

25 Feb 2021

New Circular on Building a New Development Pattern and Effectively Stabilizing Foreign Investment

On 25 February 2021, the People's Republic of China issued the "Circular on Centering on Building a New Development Pattern and Effectively Stabilizing Foreign Investment". The Circular, which took effect on the same day, demands all [...]

China

China

01 Feb 2021

Releasing Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment in Hainan Free Trade Port (2020 Edition)

On 31 December 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce released the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment in Hainan Free Trade Port (2020 Edition), also dubbed [...]

China

China

27 Jan 2021

Duty Exemption for Foreign Investment in Encouraged Industries

On 26 January 2021, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) released the Announcement on Issues concerning the Implementation of the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment. According to the announcement, starting [...]

China

China

09 Jan 2021

New Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Measures

On January 9, 2021, the Ministry of Commerce released the Measures for Blocking Improper Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws and Measures (“Measures”), with immediate effect. The Measures state that Chinese citizens, legal [...]

China

China

27 Dec 2020

New version of Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment

On 27 December 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce issued the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment (2020 Version) to be implemented from 27 January 2021, replacing [...]

China

China

19 Dec 2020

Measures on National Security Review of Foreign Investment

On December 19, 2020, China's National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the Measures on Security Review of Foreign Investment. The Measures will take effect on 18 January 2021. Broadly speaking, [...]

China

China

16 Dec 2020

Releasing 2020 Negative List for market access

On 16 December 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce unveiled the Market Access Negative List (2020), with immediate effect. Compared with the 2019 version, the new list has been shortened [...]

China

China

24 Nov 2020

Shanghai introduces support policies to encourage foreign R&D centers

On 24 November 2020, Shanghai’s Municipal Government released the Regulations on Encouraging the Establishment and Development of Foreign-funded Research and Development Centers. The Regulations will be in effect from 1 December 2020 [...]

China

China

01 Nov 2020

Shanghai adopts new foreign investment regulations

On 25 September 2020, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress adopted the Shanghai Regulations on Foreign Investment, effective from 1 November 2020 (the Shanghai FDI Regulations). The regulations will apply to all foreign investment [...]

China

China

18 Oct 2020

Giving Shenzhen greater autonomy to attract investment

On 18 October 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission published a list of reforms for Shenzhen that include steps for financial markets, intellectual property protection, economic legislation and talent attraction. Key [...]

Number of policy measures per economy (since 01 Jan 2010) 1 95