Since the early 1990s, welcoming foreign investment has been one
of the cornerstones for China's economic development, while at
the same time foreign investors have continued to be subjected to
stricter rules and procedures than their domestic counterparts.
This is about to change with the new PRC Foreign Investment
Law, which will simplify procedures for foreign investors to
establish in China, and lift some of the remaining restrictions to
foreign investment in specific industries.
The draft PRC Investment Law was published on 19 January 2015
for public comment, and is expected to be issued this year for
implementation in early 2016 [I read everywhere timing is
uncertain and implementation is not expected before late 2016, and
possibly later]. The current draft will likely be subject to
some further revisions, but some of the key principals are expected
to remain:
