2026-08-28
China's admission-approval regime now operates on pre-establishment national treatment plus a negative list, not case-by-case approval.中国的准入审批制度目前实行"准入前国民待遇加负面清单"管理，而非逐案审批。The nationwide "separating licences from permits" (证照分离) reform removes or relaxes redundant pre-opening approvals...
2026-08-28
The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment Utilisation (Shang Zi Fa No. 97), approved by the State Council and released in June 2026, shifts foreign investment...
2026-08-28
China has removed foreign-equity caps on a defined set of value-added telecom (VAT) services in four pilot zones, and the pilot is now being scaled up.中国在四个试点区域取消了特定增值电信业务的外资股比限制，试点正在有序扩围。As of early June...
2026-08-28
Since 1 January 2020, the default is "non-prohibited, free to enter" — an FIE forms like a domestic company and MOFCOM no longer issues approval certificates. 自 2020...
2026-08-28
On 12 August 2026 the Chongqing Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on whole-life-cycle services for foreign-invested projects (Yu Fagai Guifan No. 8), building a closed-loop, tiered...
2026-08-28
The 2026 "Stabilise and Improve Foreign Investment" action plan mandates an "Invest in China" digital comprehensive service platform consolidating information, consultation, professional support and feedback.2026年《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》要求建设"投资中国"数字综合服务平台，整合信息归集、办事咨询、专业支持与互动反馈。Foreign-invested enterprises are promised full...
2026-08-28
Electronic licences (电子证照) are digital, legally valid counterparts of paper certificates issued by Chinese authorities and recognised across government systems.电子证照是中国机关签发的、具有法律效力的数字化证书，在各政务系统中获得认可。The electronic business licence (电子营业执照), issued by SAMR, is the...
2026-08-28
The foreign-investor service desk is the human front end of the one-stop window—dedicated staff who guide, pre-clear, and follow up on an inbound investor's case.外商投资服务专员（服务台）是一站式窗口的人工前端——专人对接、预先疏导并跟进入境投资者的个案。It operationalises MOFCOM's "投资中国" (Invest...
2026-08-28
Government-service integration is the infrastructure behind the one-stop window: it links ministerial, provincial, and municipal systems into one authenticated identity and one data set.政务服务一体化是一站式窗口背后的基础设施：它将部委、省级与市级系统联通为单一实名身份与统一数据集。The National Integrated Online Government Service...
2026-08-28
The "one-stop window" (一站式窗口) is China's flagship government-service reform that lets foreign investors complete market-entry procedures at a single counter or portal."一站式窗口"是中国标志性的政务服务改革，使外资得以在单一柜台或门户完成市场准入手续。It sits on top of the national "one-network...