China News Service, March 18th, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference on the 18th.
News spokesperson Gao Feng revealed at the press conference that the Ministry of Commerce will continue to promote the revision of the negative list of foreign investment access and reduce access restrictions.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: From January to February this year, the country absorbed 176.76 billion yuan of foreign capital, a year-on-year increase of 31.5%.
The American Chamber of Commerce in China also issued a report a few days ago that 61% of the surveyed companies still regard China as their preferred investment destination.
In what areas will the Ministry of Commerce start to further improve the business environment this year?
Gao Feng said that in recent years, my country has continued to promote the reform of decentralization, regulation and service, and the business environment has greatly improved. The World Bank's global ranking of business environment has jumped from 84th in 2015 to 31st in 2019.
The Ministry of Commerce will continue to promote the revision of the negative list of foreign investment access and reduce access restrictions.
We will implement the Foreign Investment Law and its implementation regulations, in-depth development of supporting regulations, "reform, reform, and abolish", and continue to create a market-oriented, legalized, and international business environment.
In addition, Gao Feng said that the Ministry of Commerce will continue to strengthen the service guarantee for key foreign-funded enterprises and projects, and promote the accelerated implementation and construction of foreign-funded projects.
At the same time, implement the "Measures for Complaints by Foreign-invested Enterprises", increase the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of foreign businessmen, continue to update the "Guidelines for Foreign Investment in China", and continuously improve the transparency and convenience of the investment environment.