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The Market Access Negative List outlines the areas where investors first need to obtain regulatory approval, a licence, or a permit regardless of whether they’re a foreign or domestic company. This year’s list reduces the number from 123 items to 117 Last Friday, China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) published draft revisions to the Market Access Negative List (hereafter referred to as ‘the List’). …

Hainan has become the first province to publish a Negative List for Cross-Border Trade in Services. While the list is far longer than the nationwide list for foreign investment, it is much more detailed and provides a useful template for further reform, writes Torsten Weller While China’s regulatory crackdown and the focus on ‘Common Prosperity’ dominated this summer’s headlines, a smaller but nonetheless significant development took place on the island …

With tech, gaming and education companies out of favour with investors, consumer brands like Perfect Diary and HeyTea are capturing the hearts of venture capitalists and private equity firms, writes Mark Tanner from The China Skinny A scan down the US rich list reveals a gaggle of technocrats from Seattle and Silicon Valley. Warren Buffet, at number four, is the only name in the top nine who doesn’t fit that …

After several years of slowing investment, venture capital investment in China is booming, led by deals from investors such as Tencent and Sequoia Capital in AI, blockchain, e-commerce and more, writes Robynne Tindall According to figures released by business information service provider IT Juzi, startups in China attracted RMB 354 billion (approximately £39.2 billion) of investment in the first quarter of 2021. As the Chinese economy rebounds post-pandemic, the number …

Chinese-owned companies contributed £92 billion to the UK economy in 2020, including the likes of Gate Gourmet and Clarks. Now in its eighth year, Grant Thornton’s Tou Ying Tracker research confirms the scale of the country’s contributions The Grant Thornton 2020 Tou Ying Tracker, developed in collaboration with CCCUK (China Chamber of Commerce in the UK) and China Daily, identifies the fastest-growing Chinese companies in the UK. To compile the …

Covid-19 has caused a huge drop in Chinese student applications to UK universities and an increasing number are looking for high quality international courses closer to home: Coventry University’s Dr David Pilsbury believes the UK can continue to benefit from the demand but says educational institutions must be smart in their approach Chinese students have become hugely important to UK universities over the last decade. In 2008, there were just …

In this six-part business guide to doing business in China produced by Hawksford, we’ll give an overview of what you need to consider before entering the market. Ranging from localisation, to the legal and banking systems, to type of company set up. This series is a great jumping-off point to understand the many nuances of doing business with China. Part 5: Sector-specific opportunities  There are opportunities for doing business in …

The UK government has just introduced a new National Security and Investment Bill (the NSI Bill), which will grant the government new powers to restrict – and block – investment by malicious and potentially harmful foreign actors in 17 crucial sectors. CBBC‘s Torsten Weller looks at its potential impact. Here’s a summary: In the bill, the scope of ‘potential harm’ will be expanded to include assets – such as land …

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt is the Minister for investment jointly at the Department for International Trade, and at the department for Business, energy and industrial strategy. He spoke to CBBC members about his role, his ambitions to support British business in China and the future of trade in a post virus world.  In his role as double minister, Lord Grimstone’s role is, he says, simply to attract investment into …

  A rise in the Chinese student population benefits UK property market, writes Rosemary Playfair Investors from China are cashing in on the opportunities provided by a drop in the value of the British pound and increasing yields and rents in the UK buy-to-let market, particularly with student flats. The Chinese student population in the UK has grown by 34 percent in the last five years and China now sends …