China: Implementation of 2022 Edition of Negative List for Market Access

On 25 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce of the National Development and Reform Commission on Printing and Distributing issued the Negative List for Market Access, the 2022 edition. The list was adopted previously on 12 March 2022. The 2022 edition of the list outlines the sectors in which non-public investment is prohibited or restricted. The newly adopted list removes several restrictions, including stock issuance, internet financial information services and acquisitions of specific companies. The investments in those sectors will be allowed without prior approval from the Chinese authorities.