Shorter negative list will open doors wider

China's shortened negative list for foreign investors has reinforced the government's earlier pledges to continue promoting economic opening-up, and will further facilitate foreign entry into the world's largest consumer market despite trade frictions with the United States.

The nation's top economic regulator rolled out the new negative list for foreign investors on Thursday, the latest move in a series of measures in recent months to promote economic opening-up.

The negative list, which further eased or canceled restrictions on foreign investment in a total of 14 key sectors, has come as part of the country's pre-established agenda of continuing to open up its economy to global investors.