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Catalogue of Prohibited Foreign Investment Industries
Updated: 2006-11-17 10:39 I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries
1. Cultivation of China's rare precious breeds (including fine genes in plants industry, husbandry 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) Processing of green tea and special tea with China's traditional crafts (famous tea, dark tea, etc.) 2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Industry (1) Processing of traditional Chinese medicines that have been listed as the State protection resources (musk, licorice, jute, etc.) (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 (1) Smelting and processing of radioactive mineral products 4. Manufacture of Weapons and Ammunition 5. Other Manufacturing Industries (1) Ivory carving (2) Tiger-hone processing (3) Production of bodiless lacquerware (4) Production of enamel products (5) Production of Xuan-paper (rice paper) and ingot-shaped tablets of Chinese ink (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 1. Companies of air traffic control 2. Companies of postal services VI. Finance, Insurance Industries 1. Futures companies VII. Social Service Industry 1. Development of wild animal and plant resources protected by the State 2. Construction and operation of animal and plant natural reserves 3. Social investigation 4. Gambling (including the racecourse for gambling) 5. Pornographic services VIII. Education, Culture and Arts, Broadcasting, Film and TV Industries 1. Educational institutes for basic education (compulsory education) 2. Business of publishing, producing, master issuing, and importing of books, newspapers and periodicals 3. Business of publishing, producing, master issuing and importing of audio and visual products and electronic publications 4. News agencies 5. Radio stations, TV stations, radio and TV transmission networks at various levels (transmission stations, relaying stations, radio and TV satellites, satellite up-linking stations, satellite receiving stations, microwave stations, monitoring stations, cable broadcasting and TV transmission networks) 6. Companies of publishing and playing of broadcast and TV programs 7. Companies of films issuing 8. Companies of video tape showing IX. Other Industries 1. 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. In the case that the Mainland/Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and its supplement or the Mainland/Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and its supplement have prescribed specific rules, those regulations shall be observed. 2. The items marked “*” are related to the commitment of China's accession to WTO. Please see the Attachment for details. |