Update: Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in Central and Western China

May 16, 2013 Posted by China Briefing Reading Time: 6 minutes

May 16 – China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) jointly released the “Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in Central and Western China (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Catalogue’)” on May 14, which is scheduled to take effect on June 10, 2013. The Catalogue replaces its predecessor issued in 2008, and adds 173 categories to the original list.

According to the “Provisions on Guiding Foreign Investment,” foreign-invested projects included in the Catalogue are entitled to the preferential policies granted for the foreign-invested projects under the encouraged category. The Catalogue is organized by province, covering 22 out of the 31 provincial-level administrative regions in Mainland China. Selected industries for each provincial-level region can be found below.

Anhui Province

Development and manufacturing of medical devices and key components thereof
Water transportation companies (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Intensive processing and comprehensive utilization of copper, zinc and aluminum (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)
Animation creation and production
Printing of printed products for packaging and decoration

Chongqing Municipality

Development and application of water-saving irrigation technology
Production and development of downstream chemical products of natural gas
Manufacturing of solar power generation equipment and the components thereof
Subsequent industrial development of national key ecological projects
Intensive and deep processing of aluminum and magnesium (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)

Gansu Province

Production of fruits, vegetables and flower seeds (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Construction of high-quality wine grape bases
Cultivation and processing of high-quality beer raw materials
Processing of high-end rare earth application products
Broadband business and value-added telecommunication business

Guangxi Province

Production of articles specially needed by ethnic minorities
Water transportation companies (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Development and production of artistic ceramics, household ceramics, industrial ceramics and special ceramics
Deep processing of rosin
Medical and senior care institutions

Guizhou Province

Deep processing of potato, konjac and other products
Production of abrasive materials and tools
Intensive processing of aluminum and other non-ferrous metals (limited to Sino-foreign equity joint venture and cooperative joint venture)
Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and the construction of the supporting facilities thereof
Titanium smelting (limited to Sino-foreign equity venture and cooperative joint venture)

Hainan Province

Oil-tank manufacturing (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Golf tools manufacturing
Cinema construction and operation (the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Development and operation of oceanic and tropical rainforest tourism resources and construction of supporting facilities thereof (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Manufacturing of deep-ocean engineering equipment

Heilongiiang Province

Natural mineral water production (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Medical and senior care institutions
Development and manufacturing of medical devices and key components thereof
Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and the construction of the supporting facilities thereof
Development of tourism resources, including forest, ice and snow, and the construction and operation of skiing parks

Henan Province

Deep processing of zinc and magnesium (limited to Sino-foreign equity venture and cooperative joint venture)
Auto parts manufacturing
Medical and senior care institutions
Broadband business and value-added telecommunication business
Road passenger transportation companies

Hubei Province

Development and application of conservation tillage technology
Development of electronic technology and products
Production of non-woven fabrics and medical textiles
Development and manufacturing of laser medical devices
Construction and operation of automobile natural gas filling stations

Hunan Province

Intensive processing of zinc (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)
Production and deep processing of vegetables, fruits and livestock products
Production of bismuth compounds (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Production of radio and television programs and film-making business (limited to Sino-foreign cooperative joint venture)
Manufacturing of complete sets of new rubber machinery equipment

Inner Mongolia

Production and processing of agricultural and livestock products
Construction of high-quality wine grape bases
Intensive processing of copper, lead, zinc and aluminum (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)
Manufacturing of solar power generation equipment and the components thereof
Development, construction and business operation of eco-tourism resources such as ice and snow, forests and grassland

Jiangxi Province

Development and production of artistic ceramics, household ceramics, industrial ceramics and special ceramics
Processing of high-end rare earth application products
Copper ore dressing, and extraction and deep processing of the associated elements thereof
Printing of printed products for packaging and decoration

Jilin Province

Manufacturing and development medical devices and key components thereof
Auto parts manufacturing
Auto financing service
Animation creation and production
Biomass power generation equipment (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)

Liaoning Province

Deep processing of natural medicines, crude drugs and traditional Chinese patent medicines
Construction and operation of gas, water and drainage networks
Pilots training and aviation club (limited to Sino-foreign equity ventures and cooperative joint ventures)
Subsequent industrial development of national key ecological projects
Medical and senior care institutions

Ningxia Province

Cultivation and deep processing of goji berries and grapes
Development and processing of articles specially needed by ethnic minorities and Muslim food
Deep processing of plaster and ceramic clay
Development and production of carbon-based materials
Development and manufacturing of solar power generation equipment

Qinghai Province

Protection, cultivation, breeding, processing and utilization of plateau animal and plant resources
Subsequent industrial development of national key ecological projects
Base construction and intensive processing of organic and natural agricultural and livestock products
Production of new varieties of traditional Chinese medicines and Tibetan medicines
Broadband business and value-added telecommunication business

Shaanxi Province

Production and development of downstream chemical products of natural gas
Intensive processing of titanium metal
Retail and wholesale of general goods
Land passenger transportation companies
Medical and senior care institutions

Shanxi Province

Medical and senior care institutions
Production and development of downstream chemical products of coal bed gas
Development and application of new generation technology
Comprehensive utilization of non-mental ores
Broadband business and value-added telecommunication business

Sichuan Province

Grape wine and fruit wine
Natural gas compressor manufacturing
Animation creation and production
Medical and senior care institutions
Manufacturing of solar power generation equipment and the components thereof

Tibet

Development and utilization of salt lake resources (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Natural mineral water production (with the Chinese party as the controlling shareholder)
Deep processing of yak wool and leather products and production of Tibetan carpets
Production of new varieties of Tibetan medicines
Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and the construction of the supporting facilities thereof

Xinjiang

Construction of high-quality wine grape bases and production of grape wine
Cultivation and deep processing of special agricultural products
Comprehensive utilization of associated oil and gas resources
Recovery and utilization of vented natural gas
Cultivation and processing of medicinal plants with local characteristics and development of new medicines

Yunnan Province

Development and application of edible resources
Development and production of animal and plant medicinal resources
Printing of printed products for packaging and decoration
Production of radio and television programs and film-making business (limited to Sino-foreign cooperative joint ventures)
Medical and senor care institutions

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