2026-08-28
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...
2026-08-28
Foreign investments that may affect national security must be self-filed with the working mechanism office before implementation; the office may also require filing.可能影响国家安全的外商投资，须在实施前主动向工作机制办公室申报；办公室亦可要求当事人申报。The mandatory filing scope centres on military/defence-related...
2026-08-28
Security review is a stand-alone ex-ante screening under the Foreign Investment Law (Art. 35) and the 2020 Security Review Measures (Order No. 37, effective 18 January 2021) — it...
2026-08-28
China's Action Plan to Stabilise and Optimise Foreign Investment Utilisation, issued on 16 June 2026, commits to accelerating the revision of the 2006 Measures on M&A of Domestic Enterprises...
2026-08-28
China is revising the rules on foreign investors' acquisition of domestic enterprises to streamline procedure and payment terms, with stronger inter-agency coordination.中国正修订外国投资者并购境内企业的规定，优化并购管理流程与对价支付要求，并强化部门协同。The 2026 "stabilise and optimise foreign investment" action...
2026-08-28
A concentration must be notified to SAMR before closing if it meets the turnover thresholds; failing to file or closing early triggers investigation and penalties.达到营业额标准的经营者集中，须在实施前事先向市场监管总局申报；未申报或获批前实施将面临调查与处罚。Current thresholds (raised in the...
2026-08-28
China's unified Market Access Negative List (2025 edition) was cut to 106 items, down from 117 in 2022, while the foreign-investment access list stands at 29 national items with...
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...