Recent survey shows that while most American companies are confident in the Chinese market, they are nonetheless concerned about China's regulatory and policy environment, U.S.-China tensions and rising labor costs.

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has decided to divest from a Chinese company due to concerns about labor practices.

Recently, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued new measures for the registration of foreign companies in China, in which the government emphasizes the principle of pre-establishment national treatment for foreign companies in the process of registration. The new rules will take effect next month.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on January 13 that foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland reached a record high of 1.15 trillion yuan ($173.48 billion) last year, and promised efforts to attract more FDI in the new year. How effective such efforts will be depends in

On January 1, 2022, China's two updated negative lists for foreign investment came into effect. On paper, the shortened lists, with fewer sectors excluded from foreign investment, mean foreign investors are allowed to invest in more areas than before, with the auto and telecommunications manufacturing sectors being of

On October 8, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce unveiled a draft version [https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/yjzxDownload/sczrfmqd2021.pdf] (link in Chinese) of a list of industries for which investment is restricted or prohibited (市场准入负面清单(2021年版公开征求意见稿)). The draft negative list is open

China recently revised several lists [http://tradingwithchinanews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1175&action=edit] that would potentially attract more foreign investments. However, its new measures on foreign investment security review could create more hurdles for foreign investors. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)