China News Service, September 29. The National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on the 29th to introduce the work related to deepening reform and opening up.

When talking about the key tasks that will be carried out in attracting foreign investment in the future, Xia Qing, deputy director of the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that in the next step, we will thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and work with various departments and localities. Together, we will effectively implement various policies and measures to stabilize foreign investment.

  The first is to step up the publication of the 2022 edition of the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraged for Foreign Investment".

The new version of the "Catalogue" will further expand the scope of encouragement and guide foreign investment in key areas such as manufacturing and producer services, as well as the central, western and northeastern regions.

  The second is to introduce a special policy for attracting investment in the manufacturing industry.

In the near future, we will release policies and measures to promote the expansion of foreign investment, stabilize the stock, and improve the quality, focusing on the manufacturing industry, strengthen investment services, improve the quality of foreign investment, and expand the inflow of foreign investment in the manufacturing industry.

  The third is to promote the implementation of major foreign-funded projects.

Further improve the special class mechanism for major foreign-funded projects, promote the accelerated implementation of the first five batches of landmark major foreign-funded projects, and launch the sixth batch of major foreign-funded projects with a leading role in a timely manner.

  Fourth, strengthen foreign investment services.

A series of international industrial investment and cooperation activities will be organized in an appropriate manner to build a platform for multinational companies to invest and attract local investment.

Continue to clean up the restrictions outside the negative list of foreign investment access, strengthen intellectual property protection, ensure that foreign-funded enterprises apply various policies on an equal footing, and effectively enjoy national treatment.

(Zhongxin Finance)