China becomes the world’s largest foreign capital inflow country last year, use of foreign capital in high-tech industries increased by 11%

Original title: China has become the world’s largest inflow of foreign capital, and the use of foreign capital in high-tech industries increased 11% last year

On January 29, the 2020 Business Conference held at the Ministry of Commercethe playAnd operating conditionsPress conferenceQian Keming, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, presented that my country’s use of foreign capital will grow against the trend in 2020. The actual use of foreign capital for the entire year is 999.98 billion yuan, an increase of 6, 2%.company39,000, making it the world’s largest entry country for foreign capital.

Qian Keming said that my country has realized the total amount and growth rate of foreign investment in the use of foreign capital in 2020, and the global share of the “three increases.” Although the total amount continues to grow, the structure of foreign investment has been continuously optimized.

It is worth noting that in 2020, my country’s high technologyindustryThe use of foreign capital was 296.3 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4%. Among them, R&D and design, e-commerce,Information serviceThe increases were 78.8%, 15.1% and 11.6%, and the manufacture of medicines, aerospace equipment, computers and office equipment increased by 14.1%, 44.5% and 60.6 %, respectively.

At the same time, the implementation of important international projects in my country accelerated last year. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, the recently created country oCapital increasecontractThere were 938 large projects with foreign investment of more than US $ 100 million, an increase of 12.5%. Several leading companies such as BMW, Dailem, Siemens, Toyota, LG, Exxon Meixun and BASF increased their capital and expansion of production in China.

From a regional perspective, the actual use of foreign capital in the eastern region increased by 8.9%, representing 88.4%. The amount of foreign capital actually used by the six main provinces to attract capital increased by 8.9%, representing 78.2%. In all of 2020, my country’s pilot free trade zone actually used 179 billion yuan of foreign capital.Foreign companiesThere are 6,472 companies, representing 16.8% and 17.9% of the country.

The head of foreign trade of the Ministry of Commerce stated at a press conference that the Ministry of CommercemarketAccess, platform construction,investmentEnvironmental optimization and other aspects will further enhance the utilization of foreign capital.

In response to the dire situation, the Ministry of Commerce will make full use of compliance policy tools and promote the introduction of multiple batches of policy measures involving foreign trade financing, taxes, and financial support.DepartureproductturnDomestic sales, Key foreign investment projectsService, Fair treatment of domestic and foreign investment, etc., in conjunction with relevant parties, pay close attention to policy implementation, promote foreign trade to stabilize the main body, expand the market, and promote foreign investment to promote the growth and stability.Values。

At the same time, the national version of the negative list for foreign investment has been reduced from 40 to 33, and the free zone version has also been reduced from 37 to 30. The Ministry of Commerce will implement the new version of the negative list, it will further clean the restrictions off the main negative list and further broaden the openness of the service industry.

In terms of platform construction, the Ministry of Commerce will also improve the design of the pilot free trade zone, implement the general plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and promote the development of the national innovation and demonstration zone. agricultural reform, in turn, will make efforts to promote and protect investments, play the role of multilateral and bilateral investment promotion mechanisms, and guideIndustrial chainPreciseMerchants, Implement investment measures and increase the protection of legal diplomatic rights.

In addition, my country will also cultivate cross-border e-commerce, market acquisition,GuaranteedNew business formats and new models of foreign trade such as maintenance, construction of an innovation demonstration area to promote national import trade.

The investment environment is one of the important factors in attracting foreign investment. It is reported that theTrading systemThe reforms have advanced in depth, inspiring all kinds ofMarket playersVigor, the international ranking of business environment rose from 84 to 31.

However, Zong Changqing, director of the Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out at the press conference that the fact that my country becomes the first country to inflow foreign capital does not mean that the business environment also occupies the first place. Regarding the business environment, there is still a big gap between our country and advanced developed countries. We must keep a clear head and do our own business well.

In particular, we must continue to make progress in optimizing the investment environment and further promote foreign investment.Investment lawAnd the implementation of its implementing regulations, strive to create a market-oriented, legalized and internationalized business environment, promote the effective implementation of the China-EU RCEP Investment Agreement, and promoteinternational tradeInvestment liberalizationChange and create a good external environment.

(Source: The Paper)

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