China News Service, Beijing, October 25 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) Chinese officials issued new foreign investment regulations on the 25th, clearly stating that under the premise of epidemic prevention and control, it is necessary to facilitate multinational companies, foreign-invested enterprise executives, technicians and their families. Entry and exit.
The "Several Policies and Measures on Focusing on Manufacturing to Promote the Increase in Foreign Investment, Stabilize the Stock and Improve the Quality" jointly issued by China's National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and other ministries and commissions proposes to facilitate international business personnel exchanges.
All localities should make good use of the "fast lanes" for personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries, and further clarify the standards and procedures in light of local conditions, so as to provide convenience for foreign personnel to come to China.
In terms of optimizing the investment environment, the official said that in the future, the negative list for foreign investment access will be implemented in depth, and the requirements of the Foreign Investment Law and its implementing regulations will be implemented. For areas outside the negative list of foreign investment access, the management will be based on the principle of consistency between domestic and foreign investment.
Ensure that foreign-funded enterprises enjoy equal access to national industrial development and regional development support policies in accordance with laws and regulations, and ensure that foreign-invested enterprises enjoy equal treatment in terms of factor acquisition, qualification licensing, business operation, intellectual property protection, standard setting, bidding, and government procurement.
In response to logistics problems, the new regulations require that freight logistics be strengthened to ensure smooth and smooth transportation of production materials and products of foreign-invested enterprises.
In addition, the new regulations also propose to focus on encouraging foreign investment in R&D design, modern logistics and other fields, as well as new energy, green and low-carbon key technology innovation and demonstration applications, and encourage foreign investment to set up R&D centers in China.
Officials said the move aims to further increase investment in the manufacturing industry, focus on solving the outstanding problems faced by foreign-invested enterprises, comprehensively strengthen foreign investment promotion and services, and promote high-quality development of the use of foreign capital.
At present, the scale of China's foreign investment has generally remained stable.
According to official data, China's actual use of foreign capital in the first eight months of this year was 892.74 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.4% on a comparable basis.
However, due to factors such as the epidemic and rising geopolitical tensions, China is facing multiple challenges in attracting foreign investment.
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