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China: 2021 Foreign Investment 'Negative List' released

Announcement

27 Dec 2021

27 December 2021 - The Chinese government released a new list of sectors where foreign investment is prohibited. The new announcement liberalises investments in certain sectors but also sets a screening mechanism for outward investments related to certain economic sectors. 

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 27 Dec 2021
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
In December 2021, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission released the annual Negative List of foreign investment (hereafter, 'Negative List'). The 2021 edition also included a new prov...
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Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 27 Dec 2021
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force
On 27 December 2021, China's state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the 2021 edition of the 'Negative List' for foreign investment. The 2021 edition of the Negat...
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