China expands list of sectors open to foreign investment
China has released an updated catalogue of sectors for foreign investments, adding more than 200 new positions and revising about 300. This document, effective from 1 February 2026, underpins the country's policy to foster innovation-driven, green, and high-tech industries.
Source Caixin
The updated catalogue focuses on advanced manufacturing and modern services while maintaining tax incentives, exemptions from import duties on equipment, and land use preferences. It also broadens incentives for investment in the northeastern, central, and western regions, as well as the Hainan province.
Amid a 7.5% year-on-year decline in foreign direct investment over the first 11 months of 2025, these measures aim to stabilize and boost foreign capital inflows, supporting China’s sustainable economic growth.
