Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign investment not allowed in the domestic waterway transport sector.

171 items no longer require examination and approval.

Existing regional headquarters of multinational corporations in Shanghai that are upgraded to Asia regional, Asia-Pacific regional or larger regional headquarters may be eligible for one-time assistance of Rmb3 million.

The equity of real property enterprises, foreign holding companies, foreign-invested venture capital investment enterprises and foreign-invested private equity enterprises is not allowed to be used for investment in another foreign-invested enterprise.

A new Beijing Policy is designed to attract foreign investors to the healthcare sector, which is expected to develop rapidly, but until regulations at the national-level catch up investors can only guess at the true impact

A new Beijing Policy is designed to attract foreign investors to the healthcare sector, which is expected to develop rapidly, but until regulations at the national-level catch up investors can only guess at the true impact

The Shanghai Municipal Government has released Opinions encouraging multinationals to set up regional headquarters there, but will this cause tension with Beijing, which is expected to respond with a counter offer

The variable interest equity (VIE) structure has long been used by foreign investors wishing to invest in China's prohibited or restricted industries, but an investigation into New Oriental Group has highlighted issues with the structure and led to calls to fully-open foreign investment

For the first time, the SAT provides for the direct recognition of a beneficial owner without references and analysis.