China Boosts Foreign Investment

This is a China news story, published by CNBC, that relates primarily to the Commerce Ministry news.

China news

For more China news, you can click here:

more China news

emerging technologies news

For more emerging technologies news, you can click here:

more emerging technologies news

CNBC news

For more news from CNBC, you can click here:

more news from CNBC

About the Otherweb

Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best tech news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like emerging technologies news, you might also like this article about

China policymakers

. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest foreign investment news, Chinese government news, emerging technologies news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!

Chinese Commerce Ministry officials

CNBC

•

Technology

China's latest action plan shows it's trying to boost foreign investment amid geopolitical tensions

Summary

Nutrition label

90% Informative

China on Feb. 19 published a " 2025 action plan for stabilizing foreign investment" to improve the ability of foreign capital to invest in domestic telecommunication and biotechnology industries.

The document called for clearer standards in government procurement — a major issue for foreign businesses in China .

China 's latest action plan was released around the same time the Commerce Ministry disclosed that foreign direct investment in January fell by 13.4% .

In a relatively rare acknowledgement, Chinese Commerce Ministry officials on Thursday noted the impact of geopolitical tensions on foreign investment, including some companies' decision to diversify away from China . They also pointed out that foreign-invested firms contribute to nearly 7% of employment and around 14% of taxes in the country. Previously, official commentary from the Commerce Ministry about any drop in FDI tended to focus only on how most foreign businesses remained optimistic about long-term prospects in China ..

VR Score

Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful