Will China Continue to Crop Its Negative List to Lift Foreign Investment?Yes.
China's negative list, which sets forth those sectors in which foreign investment is either restricted or barred, has been revised five times since it was first introduced in 2013. As time goes by, it is getting shorter and shorter, indicating that the country is looking for more ways to encourage foreign investment.
In 2020, the negative list will once again be cropped and the country's pilot free trade zones will become more open. China will allow wholly foreign funded enterprises to enter additional areas in manufacturing and the services sector, giving foreign capital more space to maneuver in the market.
