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Investment Opening

Shortened negative lists for foreign investment were unveiled on December 27, 2021, as part of efforts to further open up the Chinese economy and promote high-quality economic development.

It was the fifth consecutive year that China had revised its negative lists for both pilot free trade zones (FTZs) and non-FTZ areas.

The number of items that are off-limits to foreign investors was cut from 30 to 27 in the FTZs and from 33 to 31 in non-FTZ areas, according to a statement jointly released by the National Development

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