Institute for China Studies

China Approves 2024 Negative List For Foreign Investment Access

  • Date: 23 August 2024
  • Tags: China, Foreign Investment, Negative Lists
  • Reading time: 2 minutes

China’s State Council has approved the updated Negative List for Foreign Investment Access (2024 Edition). Restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector shall be removed, and telecommunications, education, and healthcare service sectors shall be further opened up.

On August 19, Premier Li Qiang presided over a key State Council executive meeting, during which the “Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) (2024 Edition)” (2024 FI Negative List) was reviewed and approved.

This review marks the first update of the Negative List for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) since the previous version was released by the end of 2021.

Although the full text of the document has not been released yet, it has been confirmed that the State Council approved removing restrictions in the manufacturing sector and opening up areas such as telecommunications, education, and healthcare in a significant move to attract more foreign investment.

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