China Issues New Negative Lists and Encouraged Industry Catalogue

China has for some time been streamlining the administration of foreign investment and has recently taken further steps to remove restrictions, which continues a process that has been underway since 2013.  

Three new relaxations were introduced on 30 June 2019 by China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce

• Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access (2019 Edition) 
• the Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access in Pilot Free Trade Zones (2019 Edition); and 
• the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment (2019 Edition).  

These new lists and catalogue take effect on 30 July 2019.