China’s power-battery manufacturing is fully open to foreign investment, but the 2024 MIIT “Comprehensive Utilisation of End-of-Life NEV Power Batteries (2024 Edition)” norm tightens recycling, traceability and technical thresholds. 中国动力电池制造对外资完全开放，但工信部2024年《新能源汽车废旧动力电池综合利用行业规范条件（2024年本）》提高了回收、溯源与技术门槛。 Every power battery must carry a unique identification code tracked … Power battery supply chain — foreign opportunities and localisationRead more
NEV manufacturing access after foreign-ownership liberalisation
China’s entire vehicle and parts manufacturing chain has been open to foreign investment without equity caps since 1 January 2022, and the 2024 negative list went further by clearing all manufacturing restrictions (“manufacturing zeroed-out”). 自2022年1月1日起，整车与零部件全链条已对外资开放、不设股比上限；2024年版负面清单进一步清除制造业全部限制（”制造业清零”）。 2026 is the first full … NEV manufacturing access after foreign-ownership liberalisationRead more
Education & training sector rules
Foreign investment in compulsory-education institutions (grades 1–9) is prohibited, and the ban reaches participating in or actually controlling such schools, including via VIE. 禁止外商投资义务教育机构（1–9年级），且禁令及于参与举办或实际控制，包括通过VIE协议控制。 Under the “double reduction” policy, for-profit subject-based tutoring for compulsory-education students is effectively barred and new … Education & training sector rulesRead more
China’s Vocational-Training and Education Opening for Foreign Investors: The 2026 Action Plan
The “Stabilise and Improve Foreign Investment” action plan (Shang Zi Fa [2026] No. 97) explicitly expands the opening of vocational-skill training institutions, vocational schools and leading polytechnic/medical/agricultural universities to foreign investment.《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商资发〔2026〕97号）明确稳步扩大职业技能培训机构、职业院校、高水平理工农医类大学对外开放试点。 The plan also broadens services-sector opening via Beijing’s comprehensive … China’s Vocational-Training and Education Opening for Foreign Investors: The 2026 Action PlanRead more
Corporate training in China: the 2026 market for foreign-invested enterprises and their employees
Cross-cultural training is the fastest-growing corporate-learning segment tied to “going global”, with China’s cross-cultural training market projected to exceed RMB 18 billion in 2026 (CAGR ~22%). 跨文化培训是与”出海”绑定增长最快的企业学习segment，中国跨文化培训市场 2026 年预计突破 180 亿元（年复合增速约 22%）。 In the 2026 “Outstanding Employers” list, 75% of … Corporate training in China: the 2026 market for foreign-invested enterprises and their employeesRead more
Non-academic after-school training: 2026 foreign-investment boundary and compliance
Non-academic after-school training (sports, arts, science/technology) is permitted for foreign-invested operators in company form, but it remains “education” and requires a licence, registration and platform onboarding. 非学科类校外培训（体育、艺术、科技）允许以外商投资企业（公司形式）运营，但其仍属”教育”，须取得许可、登记并接入监管平台。 Local 2026 rules (e.g., Dingxi, Taishan) define non-academic training as cultural-arts, sports and … Non-academic after-school training: 2026 foreign-investment boundary and complianceRead more
Online education and EdTech in China: 2026 regulatory landscape for foreign investors
The “double reduction” (双减) policy keeps a hard red line on for-profit, subject-based tutoring for compulsory-education students, and that line applies equally to online delivery. “双减”政策对义务教育阶段学科类培训维持营利性禁止的硬红线，且该红线同样适用于线上形式。 The 2026 national online-education narrative reframes the sector as a public-service-oriented, digital and lifelong-learning … Online education and EdTech in China: 2026 regulatory landscape for foreign investorsRead more
Vocational education and skills training: 2026 access and compliance for foreign investors
The June 2026 “Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment” explicitly commits to steadily expanding the opening pilot for vocational-skills training institutions, vocational colleges and high-level science/agriculture/medicine/engineering universities. 2026 年 6 月《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》明确承诺稳步扩大职业技能培训机构、职业院校、高水平理工农医类大学的对外开放试点。 Nanning’s Guangxi FTZ片区 is publicly consulting (from … Vocational education and skills training: 2026 access and compliance for foreign investorsRead more
Shenzhen’s 19 Port Measures and the Greater Bay Area Opportunity for Foreign Business
Shenzhen released 19 measures to optimise its port business environment in August 2026, timed to the APEC leaders’ meeting hosted in the city.深圳于2026年8月发布优化口岸营商环境19条举措，恰逢该市承办APEC领导人会议。 The package upgrades cross-border clearance: an APEC green lane, “one-check, one-release” at the new Huanggang port, and … Shenzhen’s 19 Port Measures and the Greater Bay Area Opportunity for Foreign BusinessRead more
Greater Bay Area: opportunities for SMEs
The GBA is built on “one country, two systems, three customs territories, three legal systems” — Hong Kong and Macao are separate customs territories from the nine Guangdong mainland cities. 大湾区以”一个国家、两种制度、三个关税区、三种法律体系”为基础——香港、澳门与广东九市分属不同的关税区与法律体系。 The IIT subsidy for overseas high-end and urgently-needed talent … Greater Bay Area: opportunities for SMEsRead more