In order to maintain China's position as a major destination for global foreign investment and promote Chinese inbound investment, on June 10, 2018 the State Council issued the State Council, Circular on Several Measures Concerning the Active and Effective Use of Foreign Investment to Boost High-quality Economic Growth (国务院关于积极有效利用外资推动经济高质量发展若干措施的通知) (Guo Fa [2018] No.19, “the Circular”).

