China: China's economic regulator publishes draft version of the negative list for market access including consultation on the draft

On 8 October 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published a draft version of the negative list for market access and ran a public consultation on the draft from 8 October until 14 October 2021. The 2021 edition of the draft list outlines the sectors in which non-public investment is prohibited or restricted and it now includes 117 items, which is less than in the 2020 version of the negative list for market access, which had 123 items. However, the agency included cryptocurrency mining in the draft list and added new requirements for investments in publishing activities.