EU, China sign investment treaty
Jan. 04: The European Union and China have agreed in principle an accord to facilitate greater levels of EU investment in the Asian country. Janes Analysis – “During 2020 China introduced new regulations to encourage foreign investment while also enhancing scrutiny of such proposals on national security grounds. In January China enacted the Foreign Investment Law, which encourages higher levels of foreign investment in the country, and in May it introduced new guidelines to remove discrimination from decisions on inward foreign investment in the aerospace sector.”
Beijing looks to counter US restrictions on Chinese firms
Jan. 11: Beijing has issued new guidelines to counter restrictions imposed by the US government on Chinese firms deemed to have links to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).” Janes Analysis - “The new guidelines are the second set of countermeasures that China has recently introduced in response to US guidelines aimed