China News Service, December 28. According to the WeChat official account of the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce publicly issued Decree No. 38 on December 28, publishing the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" in full, from January 2021. It will come into effect on 27th.
The "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2019 Edition)" shall be repealed at the same time.
The "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" has a total of 1,235 entries. Compared with the 2019 version, 127 entries have been added and 88 entries have been revised, further expanding the scope of encouraging foreign investment.
The revision and promulgation of the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" is an important measure to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and further stabilize foreign investment.
On the basis of maintaining the basic stability of the existing encouraging policies, we will continue to promote growth, stabilize stocks, and improve quality simultaneously, and further expand the scope of encouraging foreign investment, focusing on increasing the manufacturing, producer services, and central and western regions to guide foreign investment. Boost the confidence of foreign investment, promote the stability of foreign investment base and the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Data map: container terminal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Dongming
The "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" has a total of 1,235 entries. Compared with the 2019 version, 127 entries have been added and 88 entries have been revised, further expanding the scope of encouraging foreign investment.
Among them, the National Catalogue of Industries Encouraged by Foreign Investment (hereinafter referred to as the National Catalogue) has 480 items, 65 items have been added, and 51 items have been revised; the Central and Western Region Foreign Investment Advantage Industry Catalogue (hereinafter referred to as the Midwest Catalogue) has 755 items, 62 items have been added, and 37 items have been revised. .
The main changes include: First, to further give play to the positive role of foreign capital in the industrial chain supply chain.
The national catalog continues to focus on manufacturing as a key direction for encouraging foreign investment, and adds related content based on the guidance of "introducing capital to supplement the chain", "introducing capital to strengthen the chain" and "introducing capital to expand the chain".
In the field of raw materials, add or modify items such as high-purity electronic grade hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen fluoride, special glass fiber, polarizer base film, diffusion film, mask, polyethylene polyamine, high-performance fiber, etc.
In the field of parts, items such as high-pressure vacuum components, special valves, special bearings, special glass, wheel speed sensors, etc. have been added or modified.
In the field of terminal products, items such as integrated circuit test equipment, L3/L4/L5 autonomous driving hardware, laser projection equipment, ultra-high-definition televisions, ventilators, ECMO, artificial intelligence auxiliary medical equipment, etc. have been added or modified.
The second is to further encourage foreign investment in productive services.
The national catalog will promote the integrated development of the service industry and manufacturing industry as one of the focuses of this revision, and develop new business formats and new infrastructure construction in the process of opening up.
In the field of R&D and design, add or modify items such as fifth-generation mobile communication technology R&D, blockchain technology development, and sewage treatment facility design.
In the field of business services, new items such as maintenance of high-end equipment, transformation and integration of digital production lines were added.
In the field of modern logistics, items such as cross-border e-commerce retail, bulk commodity import and export distribution centers, and community chain distribution have been added or modified.
In the field of information services, new items such as online education, online medical care, and online office have been added.
The third is to further encourage foreign investment in the central and western regions.
According to the opinions of relevant provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), the Central and Western Catalogue appropriately adds items to promote regional open economic development and export-oriented industrial clusters.
In Heilongjiang, Yunnan and other provinces, new items such as agricultural product processing and tourism development have been added.
In Henan, Shaanxi, Guangxi and other provinces, new items such as medical equipment, epidemic prevention and protection products, and raw material medicine production have been added.
In Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing and other provinces, new items such as semiconductor materials, graphene, and industrial ceramics have been added.
Vocational college entries were added in provinces such as Liaoning, Anhui, and Hunan.
In Hainan, new items related to commerce, shipping, finance, and tourism have been added to support the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port.
In this revision, the opinions of foreign-invested enterprises, foreign chambers of commerce, industry associations, and other relevant departments and localities have been extensively listened to and absorbed through online public consultation and other methods.
The "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" is an important foreign investment promotion policy in my country.
Foreign investment projects that belong to the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" can enjoy preferential treatment such as taxation and land use in accordance with laws, administrative regulations or the provisions of the State Council.