Govt pledges support for FDI

BEIJING - China regards all foreign enterprises with operations in the nation as equal with their local counterparts, and the government will make all efforts to assist and support foreign businesses, Ma Xiuhong, vice-minister of commerce, said on Friday.

Ma made the remark during the Symposium for Multinational Companies 2010 taking place in Beijing.

The Chinese government launched guidelines on how to improve the environment for foreign direct investment in early April.