Foreign Direct Investment

• China wins its first-ever investment treaty arbitration

  The Chinese government scores a victory against a South Korean real estate developer in its first ICSID case

  March 21, 2017

• State Council, Circular on Duly Carrying Out the Work of Reproducing and Promoting the New Batch of Pilot Reform Experiences of the Pilot Free Trade Zones

  国务院关于做好自由贸易试验区新一批改革试点经验复制推广工作的通知

  Free trade zone reforms extended nationwide.

  February 25, 2017

• State Council, Circular on Several Measures to Expand the Opening to the Outside World and Actively Utilize Foreign Investment

  国务院关于扩大对外开放积极利用外资若干措施的通知

  Financial sectors will be further opened to foreign investors.

  February 24, 2017

• National Development and Reform Commission, Circular on Duly Carrying Out the Foreign Investment-related Tasks Relevant to the Thorough Implementation of the «List of Investment Projects Subject to Government Check and Approval (2016)»

  国家发展改革委关于做好贯彻落实《政府核准的投资项目目录（2016年本）》有关外资工作的通知

  Investment thresholds for foreign-invested projects subject to approval of lower-level authorities raised.

  February 24, 2017

• Regulations for the Administration of the Check and Approval, and Record Filing of Enterprise Investment Projects

  企业投资项目核准和备案管理条例

  New approval and record filing procedures set out for enterprise investment projects.

  February 02, 2017

• Regulations for the Administration of the Check and Approval, and Record Filing of Enterprise Investment Projects

  企业投资项目核准和备案管理条例

  New approval and record filing procedures set out for enterprise investment projects.

  February 02, 2017

• Fixing the FDI Framework

  改革外商投资体制

  Tina Ye and Casper Shi of Jin Mao Partners provide insight on the record filing reform, the impact of national security laws on foreign investors and the FDI policies in the pipeline. 金茂律师事务所的叶甜甜律师和石钛戈律师探讨了备案制度改革、国家安全审查对外资的影响以及草拟中的外商直接投资政策。

  January 09, 2017

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Amendment Draft for the «Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue»

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部《外商投资产业指导目录》修订稿

  Issued: December 7 2016   Main contents: The Draft reduces the 93 restrictive measures of the 2015 version of the Catalogue (including 19 in…

  December 15, 2016

• Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Record Filing of the Establishment of, and Changes in, Foreign-invested Enterprises

  外商投资企业设立及变更备案管理暂行办法

  Record filing replaces examination and approval procedures.

  November 14, 2016

• Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Record Filing of the Establishment of, and Changes in, Foreign-invested Enterprises

  外商投资企业设立及变更备案管理暂行办法

  Record filing replaces examination and approval procedures.

  November 14, 2016