Catalogue of Prohibited Foreign Investment
Industries
I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries
1. Cultivation of China's rare precious breeds (including
fine genes in plants industry, husbandary and aquatic products
industry)
2. production and development of genetically modified plants'
seeds
3. Fishing in the sea area within the Government jurisdiction and
in in-land water
II. Mining and Quarrying Industries
1. Exploring, mining and dressing of radioactive mineral
products
2. Exploring, mining and dressing of rare earth metal
III. Manufacturing Industry
1. Food Processing Industry
1.1 Processing of green tea and special tea with China's
traditional crafts (famous tea, dark tea, etc.)
2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Products
Industry
2.1 Processing of traditional Chinese medicines that have been
listed as the State protection resources (musk, licorice, jute,
etc.)
2.2 Application of preparing technique of traditional Chinese
medicines in small pieces ready for decoction, and production of
the products of secret recipe of traditional Chinese patent
medicines
3. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Processing
Industry
3.1 Smelting and processing of radioactive mineral products
4. Manufactures of Weapons and Ammunition
5. Other Manufacturing Industries
5.1 Ivory carving
5.2 Tiger-bone processing
5.3 Production of bodiless lacquerware
5.4 Production of enamel products
5.5 Production of Xuan-paper (rice paper) and ingot-shaped tablets
of Chinese ink
5.6 Production of carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenesis and
persistent organic pollutant products
IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water
1. Construction and operation of power network
V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and
Telecommunication Services
l . Companies of air traffic control.
2. Companies of postal services
VI. Finance, Insurance Industries
1. Futures companies
IX. Other Industries
I. Projects that endanger the safety and performance of
military facilities
X. Other industries restricted by the State or
international treaties that China has concluded or taken part
in
Note:
1, The new Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment
Industries and its Appendix have been approved by the State Council
on March 4, 2002, promulgated on March 11, 2002 and was effective
as of April l, 2002.
2, All the English information is provided for
reference only, please check the Chinese version.
(Source: China Association of Development Zones)