Catalogue of Prohibited Foreign Investment Industries
I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries
1. Cultivation of China’s rare precious breeds (including
fine genes in plants industry, husbandry and aquatic products
industry)
2. Production and development of genetically modified plants?seeds
3. Fishing in the sea area within the Government jurisdiction
and in in-land water
II. Mining and Quarrying Industries
1. Exploring, mining and dressing of radioactive mineral products
2.Exploring, mining and dressing of rare earth metal
III. Manufacturing Industry
1.Food Processing Industry
1.1.Processing of green tea and special tea with China’s
traditional crafts (famous tea, dark tea, etc.)
2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Industry
2.1 Processing of traditional Chinese medicines that have been
listed as the State protection resources (musk, licorice, jute,
etc.)
2.2. Application of preparing technique of traditional Chinese
medicines in small pieces ready for decoction, and production
of the products of secret recipe of traditional Chinese patent
medicines
3. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Processing Industry
3.1. Smelting and processing of radioactive mineral products
4.Manufacture of Weapons and Ammunition
5. Other Manufacturing Industries
5.1 Ivory carving
5.2 Tiger-bone processing
5.3. Production of bodiless lacquerware
5.4 Production of enamel products
5.5. Production of Xuan-paper (rice paper ) and ingot-shaped tablets
of Chinese inK
5.6. Production of carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenesis and
persistent organic pollutant products
IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water
1. Construction and operation of power network
V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication
Services
1. Companies of air traffic control
2. Companies of postal services
VI. Finance, Insurance Industries
1. Futures companies
VII. Social Service Industry
1. Development of wild animal and plant resources protected by
the State
2. Construction and operation of animal and plant natural reserves
3. Gambling (including the racecourse for gambling)
4. Pornographic services
VIII. Education, Culture and Arts, Broadcasting, Film and TV
Industries
1. Educational institutes for basic education (compulsory educarion)
2. Business of publishing, producing, master issuing, and importing
of books, newspaper and periodical
3. Business of publishing, producing, master issuing, and importing
of audio and visual products and electronic publications
4. News agencies
5. Radio stations, TV stations, radio and TV transmission networks
at various levels (transmission stations, relaying stations, radio
and TV satellites, satellite up-linking stations, satellite receiving
stations, microwave stations, monitoring stations, cable broadcasting
and TV transmission networks)
6. Companies of producing, publishing, issuing and playing of
broadcast and TV programs
7. Companies of films producing and issuing
8. Companies of video tape showing
IX. Other Industries
1. Projects that endanger the safety and performance of military
facilities
X. Other industries restricted by the State or international treaties that China has concluded or taken part in
Note: The items marked ?* ?are related to the commitment of China’s accession to WTO. Please see the Appendix for details.