Tag: China Negative List

China foreign investment trends for 2020 and beyond: a look at the updated negative list and encouraged catalogue

Amidst worldwide economic uncertainty and complex international relations, investors are trying to navigate toward opportunities that position them to succeed. Many of those opportunities can be found in China. At Horizons, we’re confident of China’s economic stability, growth and effort to move past the negative effects of COVID-19. In the latest World Bank Asia Pacific…

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China business: Draft Foreign Investment Law for the People’s Republic of China — paving the way to increased investment opportunities in China for foreign entities

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress released the second Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China Draft for Public Comment (The Draft Law) on 26 December 2018. The Draft Law remains open for comment from 26 December till 24 February, and could be submitted to the annual National People’ s Congress…

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China business: market-entry ‘Negative List’ updated

On 25 December 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) released its Negative List for Market Access (2018 Version). The Negative List is a list of industries in which foreign investment is either prohibited or restricted. The list’s objective is to ease market access for foreign investment by relaxing or removing restrictions; it applies…

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