On 16 June 2026, MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF issued the *Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment* (Document No. 97 of 2026), a 15-measure package across five dimensions approved by the State Council. 2026年6月16日，商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部联合印发《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商资发〔2026〕97号），经国务院同意，围绕五大维度推出15条举措。 The Plan shifts the policy … Decoding China’s 2026 Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign InvestmentRead more
Admission Approval
Foreign Investor Licence and Permit Approval
Incorporation and operating-licence approval are two separate tracks, and foreign investors must budget for both.设立登记与经营许可审批是两条独立轨道，外资投资者须为二者分别预留时间与资源。 Most post-incorporation licences apply equally to domestic and foreign firms and are not foreign-access restrictions.多数设立后许可对内资外资企业一体适用，并非外资准入限制。 The 证照分离 reform moves many licence items to filing or … Foreign Investor Licence and Permit ApprovalRead more
FTZ Fast-Track Admission Channels for Foreign Investment
Free-trade zones operate a shorter foreign-investment negative list than the nationwide list, opening more sectors to foreign capital.自由贸易试验区施行比全国版更短的外资负面清单，向外资开放更多行业。 FTZs pilot “inform-and-commit” (告知承诺制) and one-window admission, compressing the time from application to operation.自贸试验区试点”告知承诺制”与一窗受理，压缩从申请到运营的时间。 Hainan Free Trade Port and the Lingang New … FTZ Fast-Track Admission Channels for Foreign InvestmentRead more
Foreign Investment Approval Reform: From Case-by-Case Approval to Filing
The 2020 Foreign Investment Law replaced case-by-case approval with pre-establishment national treatment plus a negative list.《外商投资法》（2020 年）以”准入前国民待遇加负面清单”取代了逐案审批。 The default foreign-investment pathway is now filing and information reporting, not commerce-department approval.外资准入的默认路径如今是备案与信息报告，而非商务部门审批。 Only items on the negative list and certain controlling transactions … Foreign Investment Approval Reform: From Case-by-Case Approval to FilingRead more
Streamlining Admission Approval for Foreign Investors in China
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 for foreign-invested enterprises.全国推开的”证照分离”改革取消或放宽了外资企业开业前的大量重复审批。 The “inform-and-commit” (告知承诺制) mechanism lets qualifying foreign … Streamlining Admission Approval for Foreign Investors in ChinaRead more
China’s Expanded Opening of Value-Added Telecom Services: A 2026 Pilot Roadmap for Foreign Investors
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, 166 foreign-invested enterprises had received pilot approvals, and foreign-invested … China’s Expanded Opening of Value-Added Telecom Services: A 2026 Pilot Roadmap for Foreign InvestorsRead more
FIE admission rules: approval vs. filing
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 年 1 月 1 日起，默认规则为”非禁即入”——外资企业如内资公司设立，商务部不再核发批准证书。 The only foreign-specific step is an information … FIE admission rules: approval vs. filingRead more