Foreign Direct Investment

Unified FTZ negative list reduces the number of items to 122 as compared to 139 items on the 2014 Shanghai FTZ negative list.

Unified FTZ negative list reduces the number of items to 122 as compared to 139 items on the 2014 Shanghai FTZ negative list.

China's new National Security Law makes it clear that national security review is a priority, but the widened scope and vague language used for the types of inbound transactions subject to the process may create additional uncertainty for foreign investors

China's new National Security Law makes it clear that national security review is a priority, but the widened scope and vague language used for the types of inbound transactions subject to the process may create additional uncertainty for foreign investors

Chinese and foreign law firms allowed to handle legal matters together in the form of associations in the Shanghai FTZ.

The new pharmaceutical pricing reforms leave many controls in place, sparking questions on the objective of the changes. Here we push past the fog to see what's really going on

The new pharmaceutical pricing reforms leave many controls in place, sparking questions on the objective of the changes. Here we push past the fog to see what's really going on

Which FTZ should I invest in and which sectors are off limits? Are the zones really more liberal towards foreign investment in practice? What are the administrative and approval procedures to set up a company?

The new Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue has opened up and closed off a number of key industries accessible to overseas investors. It may be the last version as China moves to further reform the FDI framework