Ministry of Commerce: Will attract more multinational companies to relocate their research and high-end manufacturing activities to China.

According to the Securities Times APP, on May 26th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the 2026 multinational corporation leaders summit in Qingdao. Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong mentioned optimizing investment structure and activating new foreign investment "driving forces". The Ministry of Commerce has introduced and implemented the 2025 version of the "Encouraging Foreign Investment Industry Catalogue", adding a net increase of 205 encouraged categories, focusing on areas such as advanced manufacturing, modern services, high-tech, energy conservation, and environmental protection, providing policy support for foreign enterprises to expand into high-end and emerging fields. Next, more multinational companies will be attracted to place research and development and high-end manufacturing processes in China, making the investment structure of foreign enterprises in China more optimal and increasing innovation capabilities.