Threshold may be lowered for foreign investors

China plans to lower the threshold for foreign investors to make strategic investment in listed companies in the nation, which is the latest in a series of measures to further open the market.

That's according to a draft of revised rules released by the Ministry of Commerce, which has been sent for public comments. The ministry said the revisions were drafted to expand the channels of using foreign investment and promote the healthy development of China's securities market.

"The move is an important incentive for foreign investors to invest in China, a part of the nation's substantial measures to further open up the economy," said Li Shuguang, an economist and a professor at China University of Political Science and Law.