Catalogue for Foreign Investment in the Dominant Industries of the Central and Western Regions (2013 Revision)

Shanxi Province

1. Growing and further processing of fodder crops

2. Growing of minor food grains and potatoes and development and production of products therefrom

3. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

4. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

5. Restoration of the ecological systems of, and reconstruction projects in, mined-out and subsided coal mining areas

6. Comprehensive utilisation (other than exploration and exploitation) of non-metallic ores (kaolin, limestone, silica, quartz sand)

7. Comprehensive development and utilisation of coal-bed methane and coal associated resources

8. Comprehensive utilisation of coke by-products

9. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

10. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

11. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

12. Development of high-grade glass product and hi-tech ceramic (including industrial ceramic) technologies and production of products therefrom

13. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

14. Production of stainless steel products

15. New iron and steel materials, such as steel for high-speed trains and amorphous strips

16. Production of aluminium alloy materials and products therefrom

17. Production of steel cord conveyor belts

18. Production of hydraulic technology systems and moulds

19. Manufacture of small and medium-sized agricultural machinery for dry and mountainous regions and ancillary implements

20. Production of three axis or above linkage, high-speed and precision CNC machine tools and ancillary CNC systems, servo motors and drive devices, functional components, cutting tools, measuring tools, measuring instruments and high-grade grinding tool abrasives

21. Production of large fully mechanised coal ore mining equipment and explosion prevention mechanical and electrical products

22. Production of parts and components for third generation and subsequent mobile communications system handsets

23. Comprehensive utilisation of middlings and coke oven gas, such as for the generation of electricity from waste heat and supplying of heat

24. Development and application of new generation information technologies such as cloud computing, internet of things and mobile internet

25. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

26. Road passenger transport companies

27. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

28. Medical and aged care service institutions

29. Commercial development of arts and performance training and intermediary services, and products and equipment used in the cultural sector, etc.

30. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1. Production and processing of green agricultural and livestock products (milk, meat, fine hair, hides, potatoes and vegetables) (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

2. Further processing of rosin

3. Raising, breeding, processing and comprehensive utilisation of salt lake organisms

4. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, returning of pasturage to grasslands and protection of natural forests

5. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies, conservation tillage technologies, low- and medium-yield field improvement technologies, etc.

6. Fine and intensive processing of beetroot sugar with a daily handling capacity of at least 3,000 tonnes of beetroots per day and comprehensive utilisation of by-products

7. Establishment of quality wine grape sites

8. Fine and intensive processing of metals such as copper, lead, zinc and magnesium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

9. Comprehensive utilisation and fine processing (other than exploration and exploitation) of non-metallic ores (kaolin, andalusite, bentonite, dolomite, crystalline graphite, perlite, zeolite)

10. Development of hi-tech wool weaving and knitting products

11. Comprehensive development and utilisation of coal-bed methane and coal associated resources

12. Processing of high-end rare earth application products

13. Development and utilisation of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

14. Utilisation of ethylene and chlorine gas to produce at least 300,000 tonnes of PVC per year by the oxychlorination process, and development and utilisation of technologies for the comprehensive utilisation of waste hydrochloric acid to produce chlorine gas, etc.

15. High performance silicone oil, silicone rubber, resin, high quality fluororesin, high performance fluororubber, fluorinated fine chemicals and high quality fluorinated inorganic salts, etc.

16. Silicon materials and their application

17. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

18. Production of special ethnic minority necessities, arts and crafts, packaging container materials and daily use glass products

19. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

20. Production of carbon fibre products and their application

21. Manufacture of natural gas compressors (including coal-bed methane compressors)

22. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

23. Research, development, production and application of large energy storage technologies (storage batteries, pumped storage technologies, compressed air energy storage technologies, wind power and night heat supply, etc.)

24. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

25. Comprehensive utilisation of middlings and coke oven gas, such as the generation of electricity from waste heat and supply of heat

26. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

27. Road passenger transport companies

28. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

29. Medical and aged care service institutions

30. Production of radio and television programmes and films (limited to cooperative joint ventures)

31. Development, construction and operation of snow and ice, forest and grassland ecotourism resources

32. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Liaoning Province

1. Raising of broiler chickens, live pigs, beef cattle and mutton sheep, and further processing of their products

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

3. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands

4. Processing and comprehensive utilisation of magnesium and zircon (the Chinese party shall hold a relative controlling interest)

5. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

6. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

7. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

8. Manufacture of metal packaging, automated stereoscopic warehouses and warehouse and logistics equipment

9. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

10. Pilot training, aviation clubs (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

11. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

12. Further processing of high-precision copper, aluminium and alloy plates and strips

13. Research, development, production and application of large energy storage technologies (storage batteries, pumped storage technologies, compressed air energy storage technologies, wind power and night heat supply, etc.)

14. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

15. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

16. Medical and aged care service institutions

17. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

18. Fine and intensive processing and alternative industry projects, etc. for resource-exhausted cities as approved by the state department in charge of investments

Jilin Province

1. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

2. Raising of broiler chickens, broiler geese, live pigs, beef cattle, mutton sheep and sika deer, and further processing of their products

3. Development and processing of characteristic Changbaishan ecological foodstuffs and beverages, such as ginseng, antler velvet, wild grapes, nuts and seeds, wild herbs, fungi, wood frogs, wild silkworms and honey

4. Production of potable natural mineral water (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

5. Development and comprehensive utilisation of diatomaceous earth resources (other than exploration and exploitation)

6. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

7. Extraction of montan wax

8. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

9. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

10. Production of carbon fibre precursors and carbon fibres, and the production of the auxiliary materials required for their production, carbon fibre composite materials and their products

11. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

12. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

13. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

14. Manufacture of biomass power generation equipment (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

15. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

16. Road passenger transport companies

17. Auto finance services

18. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

19. Medical and aged care service institutions

20. Creation and production of animation and comics (animation and comic production business for radio, film and television limited to cooperative joint ventures) and development of derivative products

21. Development of snow and ice tourism resources and construction and operation of ski fields

22. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

23. Fine and intensive processing and alternative industry projects, etc. for resource-exhausted cities as approved by the state department in charge of investments

Heilongjiang Province

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

3. Lumber processing utilising foreign resources

4. Production of potable natural mineral water (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

5. Production of sugar from beetroots with a daily handling capacity of at least 3,000 tonnes of beetroots per day and comprehensive utilisation of by-products

6. Further processing of potatoes

7. Raising of broiler geese, broiler chickens, live pigs, beef cattle and mutton sheep, and processing of their products

8. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

9. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

10. Silicon substrate and photovoltaic new materials

11. Titanium ore smelting and titanium product processing (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

12. Manufacture of cutting tools, measuring tools and bladed tools

13. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

14. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

15. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

16. Manufacture of smart grid management and control system equipment

17. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

18. Road passenger transport companies

19. Medical and aged care service institutions

20. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

21. Creation and production of animation and comics (animation and comic production business for radio, film and television limited to cooperative joint ventures) and development of derivative products

22. Development of forest, and snow and ice tourism resources and construction and operation of ski fields

23. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

24. Fine and intensive processing and alternative industry projects, etc. for resource-exhausted cities as approved by the state department in charge of investments

Anhui Province

1. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

2. Comprehensive utilisation (other than exploration and exploitation) of coal associated resources, such as kaolin, coal-bed methane (gas), mine water and natural coke

3. Comprehensive utilisation (other than exploration and exploitation) of non-metallic ores (calcite, bentonite, kaolin, attapulgite, limestone, quartz sand)

4. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

5. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the )

6. Fine and intensive processing and comprehensive utilisation of non-ferrous metals, such as copper, zinc and aluminium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

7. Manufacture of high-grade seamless steel pipes, oil well pipes

8. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

9. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

10. Production of liquid biofuels (fuel ethanol, biodiesel) utilising non-grain plants, such as cassava, jatropha and rubber seed as the raw material (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

11. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

12. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

13. Manufacture of new model whole sets of equipment for dry process cement

14. Development and manufacture of electric forklifts, 30 tonnes or above hydraulic excavators and parts and components therefor

15. Comprehensive excavation equipment for mine shafts, thin coal seams with a capacity of at least 5 million tonnes/year and key equipment for 10 million tonnes/year or above large open-pit mines; and distributed control systems (DCS) for major technical equipment, such as large whole sets of metallurgical equipment

16. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

17. Manufacture of home appliances, sheet metal for home appliances and parts and components

18. Research, development and manufacture of upstream and downstream products of solid-state lighting materials, and related equipment

19. Production and supply of large, high pressure, high purity industrial gases

20. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

21. Road passenger transport companies

22. Water transport companies (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

23. Medical and aged care service institutions

24. Creation and production of animation and comics (animation and comic production business for radio, film and television limited to cooperative joint ventures) and development of derivative products

25. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

26. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Jiangxi Province

1. Growing and further processing of characteristic and superior plants, such as navel oranges, ramie, bamboo, Chinese yams, lotus and kudzu vines

2. Dressing of copper ores, and extraction, fine and intensive processing (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures) and recycling of associated elements

3. Dressing, smelting, application and further processing of non-metallic ores, such as kaolin, konilite, wollastonite, sepiolite and dolomite used in chemical engineering

4. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

5. Utilisation of foreign tungsten, nickel, cobalt, tantalum, niobium and other such rare metal resources for further processing, production of products applying the same, and recycling

6. Utilisation of ethylene and chlorine gas to produce at least 300,000 tonnes of PVC per year by the oxychlorination process, and development and utilisation of technologies for the comprehensive utilisation of waste hydrochloric acid to produce chlorine gas, etc.

7. Processing of high-end rare earth application products

8. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

9. Research, development and production of hi-tech ceramics, such as art ceramics, household ceramics, industrial ceramics and special ceramics

10. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

11. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

12. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

13. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

14. Manufacture of air conditioners, high-efficiency, energy-saving compressors and parts and components

15. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

16. Research, development and manufacture of upstream and downstream products of solid-state lighting materials, and related equipment

17. Research, development and manufacture of equipment specially for the production of lithium batteries and other such lithium products

18. Research, development, application and manufacture of optical components and coating technologies

19. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

20. Road passenger transport companies

21. Medical and aged care service institutions

22. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

23. Creation and production of animation and comics (animation and comic production business for radio, film and television limited to cooperative joint ventures) and development of derivative products

24. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Henan Province

1. Raising of live pigs, beef cattle, mutton sheep and small poultry

2. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

3. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

4. Fine and intensive processing of magnesium and zinc (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

5. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

6. Development and production of the technologies and products for extraction and utilisation of coal-bed methane (coal mine gas)

7. Production of products using superhard materials

8. Production of aluminium alloy materials and products therefrom

9. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

10. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

11. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

12. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

13. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

14. Production of three axis or above linkage, high-speed and precision CNC machine tools and ancillary CNC systems, servo motors and drive devices, functional components, cutting tools, measuring tools, measuring instruments and high-grade grinding tool abrasives

15. 300 hp or above wheeled tractors equipped with continuously variable transmission, and key parts and components for 300 hp or above tractors: continuously variable transmission equipped tractor engines, gear boxes, hydraulic integrated control systems and two-input two-output stepless speed regulation devices

16. Comprehensive excavation equipment for mine shafts, thin coal seams with a capacity of at least 5 million tonnes/year and key equipment for 10 million tonnes/year or above large open-pit mines; and drilling rigs for 12,000 metre or above deep wells, polar drilling rigs, highly displaceable deep well desert drilling rigs, drilling rigs for difficult to access areas such as marshlands, offshore drilling rigs, truck-mounted drilling rigs, drilling rigs for special well drilling processes and other such complete sets of drilling rig equipment

17. Manufacture of automated equipment for comprehensive management of electric power

18. Development and production of new projection and display technologies and products, such as LCoS, DLP and liquid crystal

19. Manufacture of air conditioners, refrigerators, high-efficiency, energy-saving compressors and parts and components

20. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

21. Road passenger transport companies

22. Medical and aged care service institutions

23. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

24. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Hubei Province

1. Development and application of conservation tillage technologies

2. Development of high-grade textile and clothing process technologies

3. Production of non-woven fabrics and textiles for medical use

4. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

5. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

6. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

7. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

8. Manufacture of air conditioners, high-efficiency, energy-saving compressors and parts and components

9. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

10. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

11. Production of three axis or above linkage, high-speed and precision CNC machine tools and ancillary CNC systems, servo motors and drive devices, functional components, cutting tools, measuring tools, measuring instruments and high-grade grinding tool abrasives

12. Manufacture of special steel ropes and steel cables (with an average tensile strength > 2,200 MPa)

13. Development and manufacture of laser medical equipment

14. Development of optoelectronic technologies and products (including optical fibre preform, light emitting diodes)

15. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

16. Road passenger transport companies

17. Construction and operation of petrol stations for motor vehicles

18. Medical and aged care service institutions

19. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

20. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Hunan Province

1. Production and further processing of vegetable, fruit, livestock and poultry products

2. Intensive processing of zinc (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

3. Production of bismuth compounds (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

4. Research, development and production of hi-tech ceramics, such as art ceramics, household ceramics, industrial ceramics and special ceramics

5. Further development of hormonal pharmaceuticals (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

6. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

7. Processing of large-diameter steel pipe materials

8. Fine and intensive processing of hard alloys

9. 30 tonnes or above hydraulic excavators, 6 metres or above full-face tunnel boring machines, 320 hp or above crawler bulldozers, 6 tonnes or above loaders, 600 tonnes or above bridging equipment (including bridge erectors, beam carriers, beam lifters), 400 tonnes or above crawler cranes, 100 tonnes or above all terrain cranes, drilling jumbos capable of drilling 100 mm or above holes, 400 kW or above concrete cooling recycling equipment, 1 metre wide or above milling machines; key parts and components: power shift transmissions, wet drive axles, slewing bearings, hydraulic torque converters, and electric motors, electronic controls, hydraulic motors with a working pressure of 25 MPa or more, pumps and control valves for electric forklifts

10. 60 C or above concrete pumps, 50 metres or above concrete pump trucks, concrete spreaders, concrete mixing trucks, shotcrete manipulators; lifting machinery: tower cranes, 50 metres or above aerial platform vehicles, 50 tonne class or above rubber tyred gantry cranes; road machinery: 12 metres or above asphalt pavers, 4 tonnes or above asphalt mixing equipment, 26 tonnes or above fully hydraulic rollers, rubbish collection and treatment equipment and systems and other such products

11. Key parts and components for large construction machinery: power shift transmissions, wet drive axles, slewing bearings, hydraulic torque converters, and electric motors, electronic controls, hydraulic motors with a working pressure of 25 MPa or more, pumps and control valves for electric forklifts

12. Manufacture of whole sets of new rubber machinery equipment

13. Development and manufacture of assembled consumer electronic products, optoelectronics, electronic materials and electronic components

14. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

15. Road passenger transport companies

16. Production of radio and television programmes and films (limited to cooperative joint ventures)

17. Medical and aged care service institutions

18. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

19. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Guangxi Autonomous Region

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects, such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, etc.

2. Development and production of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

3. Fine and intensive processing of cane sugar with a daily handling capacity of at least 5,000 tonnes of sugar cane per day and comprehensive utilisation of by-products

4. Production apparatus with a single line capacity of 50,000 m³/year of ordinary particle board, or medium- and high-density fibre panel; production apparatus with a single line capacity 50,000 m³/year of wood particle board; production lines with a capacity of 50,000 m³/year of plywood and blockboard

5. Further processing of rosin

6. Fine and intensive processing of metals such as zinc, tin, antimony, tungsten and manganese (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

7. Production of special ethnic minority necessities, characteristic ethnic handicrafts and packaging container materials

8. Research, development and production of hi-tech ceramics, such as art ceramics, household ceramics, industrial ceramics and special ceramics

9. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

10. Production of liquid biofuels (fuel ethanol, biodiesel) utilising non-grain plants, such as cassava, jatropha and rubber seed as the raw material (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

11. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

12. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

13. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

14. Key parts and components for large construction machinery: power shift transmissions, wet drive axles, slewing bearings, hydraulic torque converters, and electric motors, electronic controls, hydraulic motors with a working pressure of 25 MPa or more, pumps and control valves for electric forklifts

15. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

16. Road passenger transport companies

17. Water transport companies (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

18. Medical and aged care service institutions

19. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

20. Construction and operation of cultural performance venues (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

21. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Chongqing Municipality

1. Selection, breeding, breed conservation and development of superior varieties of plants and animals and further processing of their products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

2. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

3. Development and application of water-saving irrigation technologies

4. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

5. Production and development of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

6. Development and production of high performance and high value added polyurethane and engineering plastic products

7. Fine and intensive processing of aluminium and magnesium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

8. Assembled high performance motorcycles with a displacement of at least 250 ml (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

9. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

10. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres, agricultural radial tyres, aircraft tyres, agricultural radial tyres and production of key raw materials for radial tyres as listed in the Guide to Key High Technology Sectors Currently Targeted for Priority Development into Industries

11. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

12. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

13. Manufacture of large-scale digital integrated circuits with a line width of 0.25 microns or less

14. Research, development and manufacture of 500 kV or above high voltage DC converter transformers

15. Production of Level 3 efficiency or above energy saving, environmentally friendly home appliances and key parts and components such as compressors, motors, frequency converters and liquid crystal display panels, and development of new technologies such as wireless power transmission, glasses-free 3D and motion-sensing input

16. Research, development and manufacture of upstream and downstream products of solid-state lighting materials, and related equipment

17. Recovery of carbon dioxide and production and application of special industrial gases such as carbon monoxide

18. FINEX technology and high speed, endless rolling

19. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

20. Road passenger transport companies

21. Medical and aged care service institutions

22. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

23. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Sichuan Province

1. Processing of sweet potatoes and non-grain crops and comprehensive utilisation of their by-products

2. Raising and further processing of live pigs, beef cattle, mutton sheep and small poultry and livestock (including highland livestock products)

3. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

4. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

5. Wine and characteristic fruit wines

6. Production of liquid biofuels (fuel ethanol, biodiesel) utilising non-grain plants, such as cassava, jatropha and rubber seed as the raw material (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

7. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

8. Production of high-end furniture using foreign wood or rattan as the raw materials

9. Processing of high-end rare earth application products

10. Development of new technologies for the comprehensive utilisation of vanadium-titanium resources and new products thereof (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

11. Production and development of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

12. Production of fluorinated fine chemicals and high quality fluorinated inorganic salts

13. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

14. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

15. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

16. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

17. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

18. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

19. 30 tonnes or above hydraulic excavators, 6 metres or above full-face tunnel boring machines, 320 hp or above crawler bulldozers, 6 tonnes or above loaders, 600 tonnes or above bridging equipment (including bridge erectors, beam carriers, beam lifters), 400 tonnes or above crawler cranes, 100 tonnes or above all terrain cranes, drilling jumbos capable of drilling 100 mm or above holes, 400 kW or above concrete cooling recycling equipment, 1 metre wide or above milling machines; key parts and components: power shift transmissions, wet drive axles, slewing bearings, hydraulic torque converters, and electric motors, electronic controls, hydraulic motors with a working pressure of 25 MPa or more, pumps and control valves for electric forklifts

20. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

21. Research, development, production and application of large energy storage technologies (storage batteries, pumped storage technologies, compressed air energy storage technologies, wind power and night heat supply, etc.)

22. Research, development and manufacture of high temperature components and control systems for 3,000 kW or above large and heavy duty gas turbines

23. Research, development and manufacture of upstream and downstream products of solid-state lighting materials, and related equipment

24. Development and production of precision electronic injection moulding products

25. Manufacture of high grade household appliances, such as liquid crystal televisions, digital televisions, energy-saving and environmentally friendly refrigerators and smart washing machines

26. Development and production of medical equipment and key components

27. Manufacture of natural gas compressors (including coal-bed methane compressors)

28. Construction of logistics business related warehousing facilities and business services

29. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

30. Road passenger transport companies

31. Medical and aged care service institutions

32. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

33. Creation and production of animation and comics (animation and comic production business for radio, film and television limited to cooperative joint ventures) and development of derivative products

34. Commercial development of arts and performance training and intermediary services, and products and equipment used in the cultural sector, etc.

35. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Guizhou Province

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies

3. Further processing into products of potatoes, konjac, etc.

4. Further processing of livestock, poultry, hot peppers, buckwheat, Chinese yams and walnuts

5. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

6. Titanium smelting (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

7. Using advanced technologies to improve the technology of fixed bed ammonia plants by optimising it and making it more energy efficient

8. Utilising methanol to develop M100 new fuel for power generation and exhaust gas from the synthesis of ammonia to develop new energy sources

9. Utilising waste gas from the industrial production of carbon dioxide to develop industrial grade and food grade carbon dioxide

10. Production of adipic acid

11. Using advanced technologies to construct 30,000 tonnes/year or more of ammonia-synthesised-from-coal and ancillary urea projects

12. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

13. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

14. Fine and intensive processing of non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

15. Development of high performance aluminium alloy series products

16. Development and application of new short process iron and steel smelting technologies

17. Non-blast furnace smelting technologies (direct reduction)

18. Production of abrasives and grinding tools

19. Development of new rock drilling kits and production of materials using steel

20. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

21. Manufacture of automotive parts and components: six speed or above automatic transmissions, high power density drive axles for commercial vehicles, adaptive front-lighting systems, LED front lights, application of lightweight materials (high strength steel, aluminium-magnesium alloys, composite plastics, powder metallurgy, high strength composite fibres, etc.), clutches, hydraulic shock absorbers, central control panel assemblies and seats

22. Development and manufacture of special construction machinery, bridging and road paving machinery, crushing machinery, basic hydraulic components, CNC machine tools, energy-saving and environmentally friendly equipment, 4 MW or less gas turbine products, etc. that present characteristic advantages

23. Serialised development and commercialisation of oil pumping units with multiplex permanent magnet electric motors

24. Development and manufacture of special equipment and products for ore mining, tunnelling, lifting, underground transport, etc. under complex geological conditions

25. Development and manufacture of lightweight, durable and low consumption small and medium-sized ploughing, planting, harvesting and plant protection, water-saving irrigation and small drought-fighting equipment as well as agricultural machinery for grain and oil crops, tea, characteristic agricultural products, etc. suitable for mountainous regions in western China

26. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

27. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

28. Road passenger transport companies

29. Medical and aged care service institutions

30. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

31. Comprehensive protection of the Maotai ecological belt and application and modelling of remote sensing technology for the Chishui River basin

32. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Yunnan Province

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies

3. Fine and intensive processing of non-ferrous metals, such as copper and zinc (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

4. Development and application of characteristic edible resources

5. Processing and development of flax complying with ecological and environmental protection requirements and comprehensive utilisation of its by-products

6. Production of liquid biofuels (fuel ethanol, biodiesel) utilising non-grain plants, such as cassava, jatropha and rubber seed as the raw material (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

7. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

8. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

9. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

10. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

11. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

12. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

13. Road passenger transport companies

14. Medical and aged care service institutions

15. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

16. Production of radio and television programmes and films (limited to cooperative joint ventures)

17. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Tibet Autonomous Region

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, and protection of natural forests

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies

3. Development and utilisation of salt lake resources (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

4. Production of potable natural mineral water (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

5. Further processing of cashmere and leather products, and production of Tibetan carpets

6. Establishment and operation of flower and nursery sites

7. Research and development of cultivation technologies for forest undergrowth resources and further processing of forest undergrowth products

8. Development and utilisation of new technologies for agricultural crops such as highland barley and fodder

9. Development and utilisation of characteristic highland food resources

10. Further processing of natural pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and prepared traditional Chinese medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

11. Production of new traditional Tibetan medicines and formulations (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

12. Production of special ethnic minority necessities, arts and crafts, packaging container materials, daily use glass products and souvenirs strongly characteristic of Tibetans

13. Construction of logistics business related warehousing facilities and business services

14. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

15. Road passenger transport companies

16. Medical and aged care service institutions

17. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

18. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Shaanxi Province

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, protection of natural forests and protection of water sources

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

3. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

4. Development, protection and sustainable utilisation of animal and plant pharmaceutical material resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

5. Production and development of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

6. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

7. Intensive processing of titanium metal (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

8. Design and manufacture of top gas energy recovery turbines

9. Production and supply of large, high pressure, high purity industrial gases

10. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

11. Wholesale and retail of general merchandise (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

12. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

13. Road passenger transport companies

14. Medical and aged care service institutions

15. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

16. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Gansu Province

1. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

2. Development and production of melon, fruit, vegetable and flower seeds (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest

3. Establishment of quality wine grape sites

4. Growing and processing of quality beer raw materials

5. Production and development of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

6. Processing of high-end rare earth application products

7. Intensive processing of non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium, copper and nickel (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

8. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

9. Production of three axis or above linkage, high-speed and precision CNC machine tools and ancillary CNC systems, servo motors and drive devices, functional components, cutting tools, measuring tools, measuring instruments and high-grade grinding tool abrasives

10. Manufacture of solar power generation equipment and parts and components

11. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

12. Road passenger transport companies

13. Medical and aged care service institutions

14. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

15. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Ningxia Autonomous Region

1. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

2. Growing and further processing of wolfberries, grapes, etc.

3. Sand/desert industries, such as desert-grown traditional Chinese medicines, desert region eco-economic forestry, desert region melons and fruits, desert region protected agriculture, sand based building materials, desert region new energy sources and desert tourism and leisure

4. Development and production of special ethnic minority necessities and halal foods

5. Development and production of carbon-based materials

6. Further processing of gypsum and ceramic clays

7. Fine and intensive processing of metals such as tantalum and niobium (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

8. Production and further processing of nickel hydroxide

9. Research, development and production of such materials as aluminium alloys, and magnesium alloys

10. Research, development and production of melt direct spinning and chip spinning of colour polyester

11. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

12. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

13. Production of three axis or above linkage, high-speed and precision CNC machine tools and ancillary CNC systems, servo motors and drive devices, functional components, cutting tools, measuring tools, measuring instruments and high-grade grinding tool abrasives

14. Comprehensive excavation equipment for mine shafts, thin coal seams with a capacity of at least 5 million tonnes/year and key equipment for 10 million tonnes/year or above large open-pit mines

15. Research, development, manufacture and production of solar power generation equipment

16. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

17. Road passenger transport companies

18. Medical and aged care service institutions

19. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

20. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Qinghai Province

1. Protection, growing/raising, processing and utilisation of highland animal and plant resources (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

2. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands and grasslands, protection of natural forests and protection of water sources

3. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies and conservation tillage technologies

4. Establishment of sites for organic, natural agricultural and livestock products and fine and intensive processing of products

5. Fine and intensive processing of non-ferrous metals, such as copper, aluminium and magnesium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

6. Production of new traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicines and formulations (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

7. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

8. Production of engineering plastics such as polyoxymethylene and polyphenylene sulphide

9. Utilisation as resources of industrial mine tailings, wastes from industrial production and low grade, complex and difficult to process ores

10. Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

11. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

12. Road passenger transport companies

13. Medical and aged care service institutions

14. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

15. Sports competitions and performances, construction and operation of sports stadiums and arenas, and mass sports, fitness and leisure services

16. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Including Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps)

1. Development of replacement industries for key state ecological projects such as returning of farmland to forestlands, returning of pasturage to grasslands and protection of natural forests

2. Development and application of water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming technologies, conservation tillage technologies, protected agriculture and organic agriculture

3. Growing and further processing of quality characteristic agricultural products, such as quality tomatoes, beetroots, korla pears, grapes, watermelons, musk melons, jujubes, walnuts, almonds, guava and wolfberries

4. Establishment of quality wine grape sites and production of wine

5. Growing of flax, sea buckthorn and lavender and production of products made therefrom

6. Spinning, weaving and knitting of high-grade cotton, wool, linen, silk and chemical fibres and processing and production of clothing

7. Comprehensive utilisation (other than exploration and development) of non-metallic ores, such as vermiculite, mica, asbestos, magnesite, graphite, limestone, andalusite and stone

8. Development of technologies for the processing and application of coal (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

9. Comprehensive utilisation of petroleum associated resources

10. Recovery and utilisation of vented natural gas

11. Growing and processing of medicinal plants characteristic of ethnic minorities and development of new processes for the production of drugs (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

12. Production of special ethnic minority necessities, arts and crafts, packaging container materials and daily use glass products

13. Development of technologies for, and further processing of, special types (ultra-clear, ultra-thin, online Low-E, insulating, ultra-thick) of high-quality float glass

14. Production of silicon monocrystals and polished wafers with a diameter of at least 200 mm, and polycrystalline silicon

15. Fine and intensive processing of non-ferrous metals, such as copper, zinc and aluminium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

16, Manufacture of assembled motor vehicles (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%), and manufacture of special purpose vehicles (excluding ordinary semi-trailers, dump trucks, tank trucks, box trucks and stake trucks) (with a foreign investment percentage not exceeding 50%)

17. Manufacture of special equipment for petroleum and mining

18. Manufacture of smart grid equipment and complete sets of electric control system equipment

19. Manufacture of small snow removal equipment

20. Construction and operation of coal-fired condensing power stations with a unit capacity of up to 300,000 kW, cogeneration plants with coal fired condenser extractor units with a unit capacity of up to 100,000 kW for small grids

21. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

22. Road passenger transport companies

23. Medical and aged care service institutions

24. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

25. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

Hainan Province

1. Large-scale raising of livestock and poultry

2. Development and application of technologies for the restoration of coastal protection forests, protection of natural forests, water-saving irrigation and water-saving dry farming, etc.

3. Intensive processing of cane sugar with a daily handling capacity of at least 5,000 tonnes of sugar cane per day and comprehensive utilisation of by-products

4. Production of potable natural mineral water (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

5. Research, development and production of Hainan provincial traditional Chinese and ethnic medicines (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue)

6. Development and utilisation of natural gas downstream chemical products (other than those listed in the restricted and prohibited categories of the Natural Gas Utilisation Policy)

7. Fine and intensive processing of zirconium and titanium (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

8. Production of high performance radial tyres, including the production of tubeless radial truck tyres, low-profile and flat (lower than 55 series), large rim and high performance sedan radial tyres (15 inches or above), aircraft tyres and agricultural radial tyres

9. Printing of packaging dress and printed materials

10. Building of passenger liners (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

11. Manufacture of deep water marine engineering equipment

12. Manufacture of golf equipment

13. Broadband services and value-added telecommunications services (falling within the PRC's commitment framework for WTO accession)

14. Road passenger transport companies

15. Shipping agency (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest), and cargo tallying (limited to equity and cooperative joint ventures)

16. Medical and aged care service institutions

17. Construction and operation of urban gas, heat and water supply and discharge pipe networks (in cities with populations of at least 500,000 people, the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

18. Construction and operation of cinemas (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)

19. Production of radio and television programmes and films (limited to cooperative joint ventures)

20. Development and operation of agritourism and leisure agriculture, and construction of ancillary facilities therefor

21. Protection, development and operation of tourist attractions and construction of ancillary facilities

22. Development and operation of marine and tropical rain forest ecotourism resources (except in nature reserves where foreign investment is prohibited by the state) and construction of ancillary facilities therefor (the Chinese party shall hold a controlling interest)