Last June, the foreign investment system in China underwent two
significant changes: a reduction in restrictive measure for foreign
investment set out in the national Negative Lists and Free Trade
Zones and the promulgation of provisional administrative measures
for 2018.
These measures are significant in terms of the liberalisation of
the Chinese market for foreign investment, but they are being
viewed by the main investor countries with some caution.
These changes were announced by the Chinese Government as
measures to attract foreign investment through increased opening up
of the market and the simplification of company registration
formalities.
The Negative Lists (national and FTZ) for Foreign Investment
(known as the "2018 Negative Lists") were presented
jointly by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). They will enter into effect
on 28 July 2018, while the 22 provisional administrative measures
(known
