MOFCOM, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance issued an Action Plan to Stabilize and Improve Use of Foreign Investment. The plan accelerates revisions to rules on foreign investors’ acquisitions of Chinese firms, streamlines merger approval and paymen

2026-06-22

MOFCOM, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance issued an Action Plan to Stabilize and Improve Use of Foreign Investment. The plan accelerates revisions to rules on foreign investors’ acquisitions of Chinese firms, streamlines merger approval and payment requirements, and strengthens interagency supervisory coordination. It permits qualified foreign equity investment firms to participate as strategic investors in securities issues by listed companies in unrelated industries to enhance strategic investment effectiveness.