Announcement
28 Jun 2018
June 28th, 2018 - The Chinese government published a new 'negative list' of industrial sectors where foreign investment is allowed, with several restrictions no longer present.
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Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
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Implementation date
28 Jun 2018
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 28 Jun 2018
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
In June 2018, the Chinese government released an update to their catalogue of sectors where FDI is restricted.
The new version is much shorter than the previous edition (from 2017; see related act).
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China: Withholding tax exemption for almost all FDI
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China: State council announces measures to further boost foreign investment
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