Chinese Legislation and Normative Documents
Chinese Laws and Amendments Passed by the National People’s Congress
Administrative License Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2019
Administrative Litigation Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2017
Administrative Reconsideration Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2017
Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2007
Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2017
Company Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1993, 2018
Constitution Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2018
Corporate Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2018
Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2014
Environmental Protection Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2016
Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2019
Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, 1983
Judges Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2019
Labour Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2018
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures, 1988, 2000, 2017
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, 1979, 1990, 2001, 2016
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises, 1986, 2000, 2016
Legislation Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2015
Partnership Enterprise Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2006
Property Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2007
State Security Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2015
Administrative Regulations and Normative Documents Passed by the State Council
15 Measures on Economic Reform, 1979
Amendment to Article 100 of the Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, 1986
Catalogue of Investment Projects Subject to Governmental Approval, 2014, 2016 Circular of the State Council on Adjustment of Taxation Policies on Imported Equipment – Circular No. 37 [1997] of the State Council, 1997
Decision of the State Council on Reforming Investment System – Circular No. 20 [2004] of the State Council, 2004
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises, 2014
Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Establishment of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors – Circular No. 6 [2011] of the State Council, 2011
Notice of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Administration of the Issuance of Stocks and Listing Abroad – Circular No. 21 [1997] of the State Council, 1997
Notice of the State Council on Strengthening Examination and Approval Procedure for Large Scale Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises – Circular No. 14 [1991] of the State Council, 1991
Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Accelerating the Construction of a National Unified Market, 2022
Opinions of the State Council on Promoting Fair Market Competition and Maintaining the Normal Market Order – Announcement No. 20 [2014] of the State Council, 2014
Opinions of the State Council on the Implementation of the Negative List System for Market Entry – Announcement No. 55 [2015] of the State Council, 2015
Regulation for the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2019
Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, 1983, 1986, 2001, 2019
Regulations on Labour Management in Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, 1980
Regulations on the Expropriation of Properties on State-owned Land and Compensation, 2011
Regulations on the Major Functions, Internal Divisions and Staffing of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 2008
Summary of the Discussion on Accelerating the Development and Construction of Hainan Island, 1983
Summary of the Symposium with the Representatives of Some Coastal Cities, 1984
The Reply by the State Council to the Fujian Province regarding the Construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone – Reply No. 88 [80] of the State Council, 1980 Urgent Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Issues Concerning Current Approval of Foreign Invested Enterprises – Plain Telegram No. 35 [1995] of the General Office of the State Council, 1995
Rules and Normative Documents Passed by Organs of the State Council
1987–1988 Catalogue for Guiding the Directions of Absorbing Foreign Investments, issued by the State Development Planning Commission, 1987
Administrative Measures on Approval and Filing for Foreign Investment Projects, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, 2014
Announcement on Issues Concerning Information Report of Foreign Invested Enterprises – Announcement No. 62 [2019] of the Ministry of Commerce, 2019
Announcement on Issues Concerning Recordation Administration of the Formation and Modifications of Foreign Invested Enterprises – Announcement No. 37 [2017] of the Ministry of Commerce, 2017
Approval Procedures and Measures for Opening Non-trade Joint Ventures Overseas, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1985
Catalogue for Guidance of Overseas Investment Industries, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and others, 2006
Catalogue of Encouraged Hi-tech Products for Foreign Investments, issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Commerce, 2003, 2006
Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investments, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017
Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Region, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017
Circular of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance on the Issues Concerning the 2006 Support Policy of Special Funds for Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation – No. 75 [2007] of the Ministry of Commerce, 2007
Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Concerning Several Matters of Foreign Invested Enterprises Approval Needing Attention, 1988
Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Concerning the Approval Authorities and Principles for Opening Non-Trade Joint Ventures Overseas as well as in Hong Kong and Macao, 1984 Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on the Approval Procedures for International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporations to Set Up Overseas Subsidiaries, 1985
Decision of the Ministry of Commerce on Repealing Some Rules, 2016
Decision of the Ministry of Finance on the Promulgation of the Catalogue of Abolished and Invalidated Financial Regulations and Normative Documents (Batch 11) – Order No. 62 [2011] of the Ministry of Finance, 2011
Decision of the National Development and Reform Commission on Amending the Relevant Clauses of the Measures for the Administration of Verification and Recordation of Overseas Investment Projects and the Administrative Measures on Approval and Filing for Foreign Investment Projects, 2014
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in 1995, modified by the State Council in 2017
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on International Maritime Transportation, issued by the Ministry of Transport, 2019
Detailed Rules for the Verification of Investments to Run Enterprises Abroad, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2005
Guiding Catalogue for Outward Direct Investments in Textile Processing and Trade Conducted in Latin American Countries, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2004
Guiding Catalogue of Countries and Industries for Overseas Investments, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004, 2005
Guiding Catalogue of Countries and Industries for Overseas Investments, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Development and Reform Commission, 2007
Guiding Opinions on Further Directing and Regulating the Direction of Overseas Investments, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and others, 2017
Guiding Opinions on the Promotion of Building Green “Belt and Road” – No. 58 [2017] of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and others, 2017
Guiding Policies on Industries for Overseas Investments, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and others, 2006
Interim Measures for the Administration of Examination and Approval of the Overseas Investment Projects, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, 2004 Interim Measures for the Financial Management of Overseas Investments, issued by the Ministry of Finance, 1996
Interim Measures for the Joint Annual Inspection of Overseas Investments, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, 2002
Interim Measures for the Overseas Commercial Complaint Services to Chinese Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2006
Interim Measures for the Recordation Administration of the Formation and Modification of Foreign Invested Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2016, 2017, 2018
Interim Provisions on Guiding the Directions of Absorbing Foreign Investments, issued by the State Development Planning Commission, 1987
Interim Provisions on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2003
Interim Regulation on the Establishment of Chambers of Commerce (Associations) of Overseas Sino-funded Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Main Functions and Internal Institutions of Each Department (Office, Bureau) of the Ministry of Commerce, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2003
Measures for Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of Overseas Investment (Trial), issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Measures for Overseas Investment Management, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2009, 2014
Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investment of Enterprises, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, 2017
Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation, issued by the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Commerce, 2005
Measures for the Administration of Verification and Recordation of Overseas Investment Projects, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, 2014
Measures for the Administration of Wages for Personnel Sent Abroad by Foreign Economic Cooperation Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and the Ministry of Finance, 1995
Measures for the Reporting of Foreign Investment Information, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, 2019
Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investment, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, 2020 Measures on Examination and Approval for Advancing Recovery of Investment by Foreign Investors of Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures, issued by the Ministry of Finance, 2005
Notice of the China Development Bank and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Concerning Relevant Issues on Further Strengthening Finance and Insurance Support of Key Overseas Investment Projects – No.11 [2006] of the China Development Bank, 2006
Notice of the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission on Carrying out the Revision of the Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investments in the Central-Western Region (2013 Revision) – No. 950 [2016] of the General Office and the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2016
Notice of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Issuing the Guiding Catalogue of Countries and Industries for Overseas Investments, 2004
Notice of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issuing the Statistical Rules on Direct Overseas Investment (2015 Revision) – No. 6 [2015] of the Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, 2015
Notice of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issuing the Statistical Rules on Direct Overseas Investment (2016 Revision) – No. 987 [2016] of the Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, 2016
Notice of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issuing the Statistical Rules on Direct Overseas Investment – No. 16 [2022] of the Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, 2022
Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning Tax Credit and Applicable Rates of Offshore Income Obtained by High-tech Enterprises – No. 47 [2011] of the Department of Tax Policy of the Ministry of Finance, 2011
Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the National Bureau of Statistics of China on the issuances of the Statistical System of Direct Overseas Investment – No. 549 [2002] of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Simplification of Foreign Exchange Management of Overseas Processing and Assembly Business with Supplied Materials – No. 195 [1999] of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1999 Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Issuing the Interim Regulation on the Establishment of Chambers of Commerce (Associations) of Overseas Sino-funded Enterprises – No. 101 [2002] of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Printing and Distributing the Measures for Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of Overseas Investment (Trial) – No. 523 [2002] of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Concerning Relevant Issues on Establishing a Risk Prevention Mechanism for Key Overseas Investment Projects – No. 113 [2005] of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2005
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Export-Import Bank of China on Providing Credit Support to Key Outward Direct Investment Projects Encouraged by the State – No. 2345 [2004] of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2004
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Export-Import Bank of China on Relevant Issues on Providing Credit Support to Key Outward Direct Investment Projects Encouraged by the State – No. 226 [2003] of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2003
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Issuing the Market Access Negative List – No. 1892 [2018] of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2018
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Issuing the Market Access Negative List (2022 Revision) – No. 397 [2022] of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2022
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission Concerning the Improvement of the Administration of Overseas Investment Projects – No. 1479 [2009] of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2009
Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on Properly Conducting the Delegation of the Power to Verify Overseas Investment
Projects – No. 235 [2011] of the Department of Foreign Capital and Overseas Investment of the National Development and Reform Commission, 2011 Notice of the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Export Tax Refund for Overseas Processing and Assembly Business with Supplied Materials – Circular No. 76 [1999] of the State Administration of Taxation, 1999
Notice of the State Administration of Taxation Regarding the Dealing with Relevant Matters after the Cancellation of Several Former Tax Preferential Policies on Foreign-invested Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises – Announcement No. 23 [2008] of the State Administration of Taxation, 2008
Opinion on the Encouragement of Enterprises to Conduct Processing and Assembly Business with Supplied Materials Overseas, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, State Economic and Trade Commission, and the Ministry of Finance, 1999
Opinion on the Strengthening of the Administration of Overseas Investment Projects, issued by the State Development Planning Commission, 1991
Order No. 37 of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce, 2020
Prior Report Form about the Matters Related to the Overseas Mergers and Acquisitions, formulated by the Ministry of Commerce, 2005
Prior Report System for Matters Related to Overseas Mergers and Acquisitions of Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, 2005
Provisional Administrative Measures on Approval of Foreign Investment Projects, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, 2004
Provisional Regulations on Direction Guide to Foreign Investment, issued by the State Development Planning Commission, State Economic and Trade Commission, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1995
Provisional Regulations on Several Issues Concerning the Establishment of Foreign Investment Companies Limited by Shares, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1995
Provisional Rules for the Investigation of Foreign Trade Barriers, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 2002
Provisions of the Ministry of Commerce on the Implementation of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, 2011
Provisions on the Preparation and Approval of Project Proposals and Feasibility Study Reports for Overseas Investment Projects, issued by the State Development Planning Commission, 1991 Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2020
Provisions on the Verification of Investments to Run Enterprises Abroad, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2004
Regulations Governing the Approval of Setting Up Trade-related Enterprises Overseas, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1988
Regulations Governing the Establishment of Investment-type Companies by Foreign Investors, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2003
Regulations of the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Regarding the Supervision and Control of and the Levy and Exemption of Tax on Goods Imported and Exported by Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures, 1984
Regulations on Foreign Exchange Administration of Overseas Investment, issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, 1989
Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2006
Regulations on the Administration of Overseas Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, 1991
Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in 1990, modified by the State Council in 2001
Service Guide of Approval Items for Foreign Investments, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2015
Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investments (Negative List), issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, 2021
Special Management Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investments to China Pilot Free Trade Zone, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce 2015, 2021
Statistical System of Direct Overseas Investment, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and the National Bureau of Statistics, 2002, 2022
System of Reporting Operational Obstacles Faced by Outward Direct Investments in Different Countries, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, 2004
Circular of the Supreme People’s Court on Implementing the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Acceded to by China – Circular No. 5 [1987] of the Supreme People’s Court, 1987
Decision of the Supreme People’s Court on the Establishment of International Commercial Expert Committee of the Supreme People’s Court, 2018
Guide for Application to the Special Funds Granted by the State Treasury for Foreign Trade and Economic Development (Promotion of Overseas Investment and Cooperation), issued by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, 2022
Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law for Cases Regarding Public Interest Litigation – Legal Interpretation No. 6 [2018], 2018
Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Conduct of Environmental Civil Public Interest Litigations – Legal Interpretation No. 1 [2015], 2015
Measures for the Management of Registered Capital of Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures and Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures in Jilin Province, issued by the Jilin Provincial People’s Government, 1994
Measures of Jilin Province for the Approval Administration of Foreign Invested Enterprises – Order No.56 of the Jilin Provincial People’s Government, 1992
Notice by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform of Issuing the Measures of Beijing Municipality for the Administration of Overseas Investment of Enterprises, issued by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, 2018
Procedural Rules for the China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court (for Trial Implementation), issued by the Supreme People’s Court, 2018
Provisional Measures on the Charge of Site-development Fee for Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures in Dalian – Circular No. 24 [1986] of Dalian Municipal People’s Government, 1986
Regulations of Shanghai Regarding the Application and Approval of Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, Chinese-foreign Contractual Joint Ventures and Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises, issued by the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, 1986
Regulations on Special Economic Zones in Guangdong Province, issued by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, 1980
Special Management Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investments to China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, issued by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, 2013
China’s Investment Treaties and Treaties with Investment Provisions
Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion, Facilitation and Protection of Investment (signed 13 May 2012, entered into force 17 May 2014)
Agreement between Japan and the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (signed 27 August 1988, entered into force 14 May 1989)
Agreement between the Czech Republic and the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 8 December 2005, entered into force 1 September 2006)
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 11 July 1988, entered into force 11 July 1988)
Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 20 July 1998, entered into force 1 October 1999)
Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 September 2012, entered into force 1 October 2014)
Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 22 November 1988, entered into force 25 March 1989)
Agreement between the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 21 April 1994, entered into force 1 April 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 4 December 1991, entered into force 1 December 1992)
Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 13 March 1986, entered into force 25 March 1987)
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 11 May 1998, entered into force 1 May 2000) Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 26 November 2007, entered into force 20 August 2010)
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 15 November 2001)
Agreement between the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 12 April 1991, entered into force 12 February 1993)
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investment (signed 19 July 1996, entered into force 1 February 2000)
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 27 March 1995, entered into force 27 November 1999)
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 12 March 1985, entered into force 13 December 1985)
Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 14 May 1992, entered into force 8 September 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the Lebanese Republic and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 13 June 1996, entered into force 10 July 1997)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 27 June 1989, entered into force 21 August 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Union on the Reciprocal Promotion
and Protection of Investments (signed 6 June 2005, entered into force 1 December 2009) Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (signed 17 November 2000)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Jamaica Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 26 October 1994, entered into force 1 April 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Malaysia Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 21 November 1988, entered into force 31 March 1990)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Malta on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 22 February 2009, entered into force 1 April 2009)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Romania Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 12 July 1994, entered into force 1 September 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Argentine Republic on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 5 November 1992, entered into force 1 August 1994)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Azerbaijan Republic Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 8 March 1994, entered into force 1 April 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 4 September 2009)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 17 October 1996, entered into force 28 January 2003)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 22 March 2005, entered into force 1 October 2005)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 18 December 1997) Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 27 August 2001, entered into force 18 February 2010)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 18 December 1995, entered into force 13 September 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Gabonese Republic on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 May 1997, entered into force 16 February 2009)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hellenic Republic for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 25 June 1992, entered into force 21 December 1993)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 12 February 1989, entered into force 30 September 1990)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Italy concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 28 January 1985, entered into force 28 August 1987)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark Concerning the Encouragement and the Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 29 April 1985, entered into force 29 April 1985)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the Mutual Protection of Investments (signed 21 November 1984, entered into force 10 July 1985)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on the Mutual Protection of Investments (signed 29 March 1982, entered into force 29 March 1982)
Agreement between The Government of the People’s Republic of China and The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Concerning
the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 31 January 1993, entered into force 1 June 1993) Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Mongolian People’s Republic Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 25 August 1991, entered into force 1 November 1993)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 12 September 1996, entered into force 25 March 1997)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Polish People’s Republic on the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 7 June 1988, entered into force 8 January 1989)
Agreement Between The Government of The People’s Republic of China and The Government of The Republic of Albania Concerning The Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 13 February 1993, entered into force 1 September 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 4 July 1992, entered into force 18 March 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 8 May 1992, entered into force 1 September 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 10 September 1997, entered into force 24 July 2014)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 21 April 1998, entered into force 1 January 2001)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Chad on Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 26 April 2010)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Côte d’ivoire on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 30 September 2002)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Croatia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 7 June 1993, entered into force 1 July 1994) Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Cuba Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 24 April 1995, entered into force 1 August 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 15 January 2001, entered into force 29 April 2002)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Djibouti on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 18 August 2003)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on the Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 20 October 2005, entered into force 15 November 2006)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Estonia on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 2 September 1993, entered into force 1 June 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Georgia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (signed 3 June 1993, entered into force 1 March 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Ghana Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 12 October 1989, entered into force 22 November 1990)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Guyana on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 27 March 2003, entered into force 26 October 2004)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Iceland Concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 31 March 1994, entered into force 1 March 1997)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Kenya on Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 16 July 2001)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 7 September 2007, entered into force 1 December 2007) Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 15 April 2004, entered into force 1 February 2006)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Moldova Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 6 November 1992, entered into force 1 March 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 10 July 2001, entered into force 26 February 2002)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 16 May 2001)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 13 September 1993, entered into force 1 January 1995)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of South Africa concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 30 December 1997, entered into force 1 April 1998)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan Concerning Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 March 1993, entered into force 20 January 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Concerning Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 20 July 1992, entered into force 8 September 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Uganda on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 27 May 2004)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 19 April 2011, entered into force 1 September 2011)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 7 April 2006) Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Yemen Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 16 February 1998, entered into force 10 April 2002)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Zambia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 21 June 1996)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 21 May 1996, entered into force 1 March 1998)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 2 December 1992, entered into force 1 September 1993)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the State of Bahrain Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment (signed 17 June 1999, entered into force 27 April 2000)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the State of Israel for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 10 April 1995, entered into force 13 January 2009)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the State of Kuwait for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 23 November 1985, entered into force 24 December 1986)
Agreement Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the State of Qatar Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 April 1999, entered into force 1 April 2000)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 18 March 1995, entered into force 1 August 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 9 December 1996, entered into force 1 November 2001)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Union of Myanmar on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 12 December 2001, entered into force 21 May 2002) Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania Concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 24 March 2013, entered into force 17 April 2014)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Turkmenistan on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 21 November 1992, entered into force 4 June 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 4 August 2010)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 11 January 1993, entered into force 14 January 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 12 June 2000)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 24 October 2007, entered into force 20 October 2016)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 15 November 2004, entered into force 15 November 2006)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 10 August 1992, entered into force 13 August 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 8 November 1993, entered into force 1 June 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 June 1997, entered into force 1 November 1997)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Mauritius and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 4 May 1996, entered into force 8 June 1997) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Peru and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 June 1994, entered into force 1 February 1995)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Seychelles and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 10 February 2007)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 30 May 1997, entered into force 1 July 1998)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 22 July 2002, entered into force 7 December 2004)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 29 July 2015, entered into force 11 November 2020)
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 November 2006, entered into force 1 May 2009)
Agreement between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 1 July 1993, entered into force 28 September 1994)
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 15 May 1986, entered into force 15 May 1986)
Agreement between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 11 July 2008, entered into force 6 June 2009)
Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 31 October 1992, entered into force 29 May 1993)
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 26 June 2002, entered into force 1 January 2005) Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Germany on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 1 December 2003, entered into force 11 November 2005)
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 29 February 1996, entered into force 1 May 1997)
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 14 November 2005, entered into force 1 July 2008)
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Portuguese Republic on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 9 December 2005, entered into force 26 July 2008)
Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Tunisia Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments (signed 21 June 2004, entered into force 1 July 2006)
Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the People’s Republic of China on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments (signed 12 September 1985, entered into force 11 October 1986)
Agreement between the Republic of Hungary and the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 29 May 1991, entered into force 1 April 1993)
Agreement between the Republic of Namibia and the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 17 November 2005)
Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 27 January 2009, entered into force 13 April 2010)
Agreement on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (signed 26 November 2001, entered into force 1 August 2004)
Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (signed 15 August 2009, entered into force 1 January 2010)
Agreement on Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (signed 22 June 2002, entered into force 1 July 2005)
Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Benin (signed 18 February 2004) Agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Madagascar and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 21 November 2005, entered into force 1 July 2007)
Agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Mali and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 12 February 2009, entered into force 16 July 2009)
Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 22 November 2008, entered into force 6 June 2009)
Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Congo and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Investment Promotion and Protection (signed 20 March 2000, entered into force 1 July 2015)
Framework Agreement on the Promotion, Protection and Liberalization of Investment between Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Participating States (signed 15 December 2009)
Free Trade Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 17 June 2015, entered into force 20 December 2015)
Free Trade Agreement Between The Government of New Zealand And The Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 7 April 2008, entered into force 1 October 2008)
Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (signed 24 November 2006, entered into force 1 July 2007)
Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Korea (signed 1 June 2015, entered into force 20 December 2015)
Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius (signed 17 October 2019, entered into force 1 January 2021)
Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Peru (signed 28 April 2009, entered into force 1 March 2010)
Model Bilateral Investment Treaty of China, 2003
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (signed 15 November 2020, entered into force 1 January 2022)
Framework Agreement on Enhancing Industrial Capacity and Investment Cooperation between the National Development and Reform Commission of China and the United Arab Emirates (signed 2 May 2017)
Framework Agreement on Legislative Cooperation between the Three North-Eastern Provinces, 2016
Treaty Between the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Brazil on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters (signed 19 May 2009, entered into force 16 August 2014)
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Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (signed 14 November 2003, entered into force 19 December 2004)
Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the State of Israel for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (signed 23 September 1997, entered into force 16 March 1999)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 2 October 2007, entered into force 30 May 2008)
Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Federal Republic of Germany on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (signed 25 August 1998, entered into force 23 February 2001)
Agreement on encouragement and reciprocal protection of investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (signed 29 April 1991, entered into force 1 October 1992)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, ‘APEC Non-binding Investment Principles’ (endorsed November 1994, revised November 2011) <https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/2910/download> accessed 12 July 2022
China-Arab States Declaration of Action on China-Arab States Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (10 July 2018)
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Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (adopted 18 March 1965, entered into force 14 October 1966) 575 United Nations, Treaty Series 159
Energy Charter Treaty (signed 17 December 1994, entered into force 16 April 1998)
Five-Year Plan of Action on Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (2018–2022) (18 January 2018)
Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (US)
Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Singapore (signed 4 August 2005, entered into force 2 March 2006)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (signed 30 October 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948)
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Joint Statement Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of El Salvador (4 December 2019)
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Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (adopted 24 November 2016, entered into force 1 July 2018)
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