Ministry of Commerce: Further lifting or relaxing restrictions on foreign investment access Ministry of Commerce | Market | Restrictions
On June 5th, the State Council Information Office held a routine briefing on State Council policies. Li Chunlin, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, and relevant officials from the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced the construction of a unified national market. At the meeting, a reporter asked, "What is the role of building a unified national market in attracting and utilizing foreign investment to a greater extent?"?
"The unified market we are building is a global and fully open market, which will provide a better environment and a larger stage for various market entities, including foreign-funded enterprises." Zhou Qiang, Director of the Market System Construction Department of the Ministry of Commerce, stated that the Ministry of Commerce will promote high-level opening up to the outside world in accordance with the requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Economic Work Conference, rely on China's super large market advantage, and attract global resource elements through domestic circulation. It is necessary to not only retain high-quality stock foreign investment, but also attract more high-quality foreign investment, and improve the quality and level of trade and investment cooperation.
Zhou Qiang stated that the next step will be to continuously expand market access. Reasonably reduce the negative list of foreign investment access and further cancel or relax restrictions on foreign investment access. Give full play to the pioneering and leading role of open platforms such as the Pilot Free Trade Zone, Hainan Free Trade Port, National Service Industry Expansion Pilot Demonstration, and National Economic and Technological Development Zone, compare with international high standard economic and trade rules, deepen reforms in relevant fields, and steadily promote institutional opening.
At the same time, we will increase efforts to promote investment. Carry out the "Investment in China Year" investment promotion activity, coordinate resources from all parties, and promote precise investment promotion. By relying on major economic and trade exhibitions and various investment promotion mechanisms, we support the combination of "going out" and "inviting in" investment promotion activities in various regions. By building platforms and facilitating channels, fully showcasing the potential and investment opportunities of the Chinese market, and creating more opportunities for domestic and foreign investment docking.
In addition, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to provide services to foreign-funded enterprises and create an international first-class environment for foreign investment. Timely coordinate and solve the "personalization" problems that arise in enterprise operation and project construction, promote the acceleration of the landing and construction of iconic foreign-funded projects, and support the good development of existing foreign-funded enterprises.