Major Changes in the FDI Negative List. Compared to its 2020 edition, the 2021 FDI Negative List reduces the number of sectors restricted or prohibited to foreign investors from 33 to 31.

The Negative List will apply to approvals of initial foreign investments (including joint ventures), expansions of investments and mergers and acquisitions.

A negative list rules which economic activities are prohibited, while all others are considered to be allowed. If the negotiations with South Korea are successful, it means that China's negative ...

Chinese regulators are seeking to impose more entry restrictions on the news services industry, as shown in an updated negative list for market entry.. Private capital are facing more barriers to ...

The 2022 list of industries that are either restricted or prohibited has been cut to 117, according to a document released by the National Development and Reform Commission, from 123 on the 2020 list.

BEIJING, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: In recent years, China has been steadily pushing forward the reform of its market access system, one of the fundamental systems ...

The new negative list is set to take effect on July 28. The number of off-limit items was shortened to 48 this year, compared with 63 items in 2017 ...

The "negative list" details sectors and industries that are off-limits to both Chinese and foreign investors. Sign up here. Regulators in China banned cryptocurrency trading and mining this year, ...