National Development and Reform Commission, Circular on Responding to the Epidemic and Further Intensifying Reform to Duly Carry Out the Work Associated with Foreign Investment Projects

Main contents: With respect to a foreign investment project in the manufacturing or hi-tech service industry with a total investment of at least US$1 billion that is currently being negotiated, at the contract execution stage or under construction, if the same involves matters requiring coordination by state ministerial-level authorities, the provincial-level development and reform commission is required to report the same to the National Development and Reform Commission in a timely manner, and if such a project satisfies the conditions, it shall, in accordance with the procedure, be included for coordination by the special work team for major foreign investment projects. The scale of technologically advanced or epidemic prevention and medical projects or of projects in key sectors, central or western China or northeast China may be suitably relaxed (Article 2).