"It will give more people confidence in China," said Adam Dunnett, secretary general of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. "If you're a foreign investor, and you're going to read a law about China, probably the first one you're going to read is the foreign investment law."...
Over 960,000 foreign-invested enterprises had been set up in China by the end of last year, with the accumulated foreign direct investment exceeding 2.1 trillion dollars. At present, the country has attracted investment from over 200 countries and regions. In 2018, major investments came from As...
Front and center at the end of 2018 was the publication of the Draft FDI Law. Compared to the previous and existing FDI regulations, the biggest highlight of the Draft FDI Law is that it attaches more importance to promotion and protection of the foreign investment. In accordance with the ...
On 15 June 2018, the State Council of China released to the public the Notice on Several Measures Concerning the Active and Effective Use of Foreign Investment to Boost High-quality Economic Growth(Notice). As the very first document released in 2018 concerning foreign investment from China’s t...
There has been a long-standing debate over the title of this comprehensive foreign investment law. The 2015 Draft named it as Law of Investment from Foreign Countries, while the Finalized Version and two drafts in 2018 and 2019 all name it as Foreign Investment Law and re-define “Foreign In...
The Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 15, 2019, is hereby promulgated for implementation as of January 1, 2020.
foreign investment in China. The EJV Law, CJV Law and WFOE law and their respective implementing rules are collectively referred to as the “Three Laws.” The Foreign Investment Law has the following impact on existing FIEs and any fut...
neo-classical and critical perspectives on the role of the state in economic development provide useful contexts within which to view the PRC's efforts at harnessing foreign investment in pursuit of economic growth. This article reviews the structure and performance of foreign investment law and polic...
China’s foreign investment law has created a more market-oriented investment environment for foreign investors and enterprises, and has been acting as a guarantee for an increase of 4.5 per cent of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country last year, according to Za...
Given that the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China requires foreign invested enterprises (“FIE”) to adapt to the requirements under the Company Law within a transition period expiring at the end of...