According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, in 2024, China’s actual utilization of foreign capital amounted to 826.25 billion yuan, with a year-on-year decrease of 27.1%. However, the number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises reached 59,080, with a year-on-year increase of 9.9%. This indicates that while the number of foreign-invested enterprises is increasing, the overall scale of investment has declined, reflecting the complex situation and challenges currently faced by foreign investment.

In February, the State Council executive meeting reviewed and approved the “2025 Action Plan to Stabilize Foreign Investment”. The meeting proposed orderly expansion of independent opening-up, deepening pilot programs in related fields, fully lifting foreign investment restrictions in the manufacturing sector, optimizing the national comprehensive pilot demonstration for expanding opening-up in the service industry, and broadening the scope of industries encouraged for foreign investment. In 2025, the Ministry of Commerce will intensify efforts to attract and stabilize foreign investment, and continuously relax market access.

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