China’s Commitment to Stabilize Foreign Investment Boosts Investor Confidence

A report from Xinhua on Mar. 19th, 2025:

In a clear indication of China’s advancement in opening up and attracting foreign investment, the 2025 version of the catalog of industries that encourage foreign investment will be published promptly, said Jiang Yi, director of the policy research office of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The new catalog will include new sectors such as advanced manufacturing, modern services, high-tech industries and environmental protection.

In the meantime, the commission has already begun formulating policies to encourage reinvestment by foreign enterprises in China, vowing to streamline administrative procedures, improve financial services and launch a special working team to support major foreign investment projects, according to NDRC official Hua Zhong.

This was mentioned in a new action plan to stabilize foreign investment unveiled last month, which outlines 20 specific measures in four aspects, including further expanding market access in various sectors and increasing efforts to promote investment.

Foreign companies’ confidence in investing in the world’s second-largest economy has strengthened further. A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China revealed that nearly 70 percent of consumer industry respondents plan to increase investments in China in 2025.

An overwhelming 92 percent of member companies of the German Chamber of Commerce in China plan to continue their operations in the country, underscoring the enduring importance of the market to German businesses, the chamber said in a report.

A series of proactive opening-up signals released by the Chinese government since “two sessions” have further “strengthened our determination to pursue long-term and high-quality development in the Chinese market,” said Fang Juntao, senior vice president of Nestle Greater China.

“The fair, transparent and predictable investment environment fostered by the Chinese government has facilitated foreign enterprises to better tap into the vast potential of the Chinese market,” he added.