Laws of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Commerce, State Development and Reform Commission

Order of the State Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce

No.13

Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Region (Amended in 2004), which was approved by the State Council, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of September 1st, 2004. Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Region issued by the former State Development Planning Commission and the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shall be stopped from execution simultaneously.

Ma Kai, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission

Bo Xilai, Minister of the Ministry of Commerce

July 23rd, 2004

Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Region (Amended in 2004)

In accordance with the Provisions on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investments (Order No. 346 of the State Council) and national industry policies, with a view to implementing the large-scale development of China's western region, encouraging the central-western region to utilize foreign investments, bring in advanced technologies and equipment, developing relatively competitive industries and enterprises with advanced technologies, promoting the optimization and upgrade of industrial structure and improving the overall quality of the economy of the central-western region, the Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Region issued in June 2000 are amended.

The foreign investment projects falling within this Catalogue may enjoy the relevant policies toward those as encouraged in the Provisions on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investments and the relevant preferential policies as provided for in the Notice of the General Office of the State Council about Disseminating the Opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation about Further Encouraging Foreign Investments of the Present Day (No. 73 [1999] issued by the General Office of the State Council).

In respect of the projects approved before the effectiveness of this Catalogue according to the former Catalogue, they may still enjoy the pertinent policies for the former Catalogue. With respect to the on-going projects that meet the requirements of this Catalogue, they may comply with the relevant policies of this Catalogue.

When all competent authorities examine and approve the projects of foreign investment to the central-western region, they shall fully implement the national industry policies, strictly accord with the relevant laws and regulations of the state, examine and verify the projects under existing examination and approval powers and procedures, attach importance to improve the production techniques and structure of products, lay emphases on utilizing resources reasonably and protecting the ecological environment, and prevent repeated construction and blind enlargement of production capacity. The state shall, in accordance with the needs of the economic development and changes of the environment of domestic and overseas markets, make adjustments and amendments to this Catalogue in time.

Shanxi Province:

1.

Plantation of forage grass, feedstuff and crops and deep processing thereof

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation techniques

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and product production

5.

Exploration, development and comprehensive utilization of kaolin

6.

Production of barium salt (controlled by Chinese party)

7.

Production of cannabis and flax textile products

8.

Production of hydraulic pressure technological system and mold tools

9.

Manufacture of medium-sized and small dry-land and mountain agricultural machinery and supporting tools thereof

10.

Development and production of large-scale construction steel structure technology

11.

Electricity generation, heat supply and other comprehensive utilization of the remaining heat of gangue, middling coal and coking coal

12.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage systems (controlled by Chinese party in large or medium cities)

13.

Development of tourist areas (spots) and construction, protection and business operations of their supporting facilities

14.

Road transportation of passengers

Jilin Province

1.

Development, breeding and processing of Changbaishan ecological edible resources

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Exploration and development of nickel ores

5.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (with the exception of the resources under the protection of the state)

6.

Development and comprehensive utilization of oil shale resource

7.

Manufacture of auto components and parts

8.

Development and production of big super power graphite electrode and special graphite

9.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage systems (controlled by Chinese party in large or medium cities)

10.

Development of ice and snow tourist resources and construction and business operation of skiing places

11.

Development of tourist areas (spots) and construction, protection and business operations of their supporting facilities

12.

Road transportation of passengers

Heilongjian Province

1.

Production of flax textile and products thereof

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and products production

5.

Deep processing of graphite products

6.

Production of preparation of frozen injection powder of Chinese Traditional Medicines

7.

Manufacture of electric instruments and equipment for intelligent control of electronic networks

8.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large or medium cities)

9.

Development of ice and snow tourist resources and forest tourist resources

10.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

11.

Road passenger transportation

Anhui Province

1.

Development and production of grain, potato, cotton and oil plants

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Comprehensive processing of tea (with exception of green tea and special tea made by traditional techniques)

4.

Development and application of technologies for water saving and irrigation

5.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and production

6.

Electric membrane production

7.

Production of compound plastic packing materials

8.

Production of carbon black by new techniques - soft wet granule approach

9.

Manufacture of large scale loosely packed cement equipment

10.

Deep processing of flat glass

11.

Manufacture of plastic water-saving equipment used for agriculture

12.

Development and manufacture of forklift and other engineering machinery, automatic storehouse and storage logistics system

13.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

14.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and business operation of supporting facilities thereof

15.

Road transportation of passengers

Jiangxi Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development and application of technologies for water-saving and irrigation

3.

Deep processing of rare earth and production of application products

4.

Deep processing of tungsten and molybdenum ores

5.

Manufacture of top grade ceramics of everyday use

6.

Dressing and smelting of non-metal ores of flint, grammite, meerschaum, black steatite, and dolomite used for chemical industry, etc.

7.

Development and application of organosilicon

8.

Manufacture and application of sulphone chloride and manufacture of vesicant

9.

Manufacture of gibberellicacid

10.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

11.

Development of tourist areas (spots), construction, protection and business operation of supporting facilities thereof

12.

Road transportation of passengers

Henan Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development and application of technologies for water saving and irrigation

3.

Exploitation and processing of natural alkali ores

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and product manufacture

5.

Deep processing of flat glass

6.

Deep processing of tungsten and molybdenum ores

7.

Lincomycin Hydrochloride

8.

Automatization of comprehensive control of electric energy and manufacture of electric instruments

9.

Development and manufacture of new electronic components

10.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

11.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction and business operation of supporting facilities thereof

12.

Road transportation of passengers

Hubei Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and product manufacture

3.

Development and production of animal & plant medicine resources (with the exception of the resources under protection of the state)

4.

Production of flax textile and outside materials for top grade garments

5.

Deep processing of quartz glass products

6.

Development and manufacture of laser industry processing equipment and laser medicinal equipment

7.

Development of photoelectron technologies and products manufacture

8.

Key parts of numerically controlled machine tools (high speed principal axis, knife, power chuck)

9.

Manufacture of hot filling PET bottles and bottle base

10.

Manufacture of automobile components and parts

11.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

12.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation supporting facilities thereof

13.

Road transportation of passengers

Hunan Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and product manufacture

3.

Deep processing of tungsten and molybdenum

4.

Manufacture of ramee textile and products

5.

Production of bismuth compound

6.

Production of barium salt (controlled by Chinese party)

7.

Deep development of hormone drugs

8.

Manufacture of new type of rubber mechanical whole set equipment

9.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

10.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

11.

Road transportation of passengers

Chongqing Municipality

1.

Plantation and processing of natural spices

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

High yield of good quality silkworm base construction

4.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

5.

Production of ramie textile and its products

6.

Production and development of end chemical industrial products of natural gas

7.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (with the exception of the resources under protection of the state)

8.

Development and production of new type of medical equipment

9.

Manufacture of auto components and parts

10.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

11.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and business operation of supporting facilities thereof

12.

Road transportation of passengers

Sichuan Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

3.

Deep processing of rare earth and production of applied products

4.

High yield of good quality silkworm base construction and silk products processing

5.

Ramie textile and products

6.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (excluding the resources under protection of the state)

7.

End chemical industrial products of natural gas

8.

Production of electric membrane

9.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

10.

Development tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

11.

Road transportation of passengers

Guizhou Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

3.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and products

4.

Deep processing of potatoes, konjak and other products

5.

Development of special edible resources

6.

Manufacture of grinding mold tools

7.

Smelting of titanium

8.

Production of barium salt (controlled by Chinese party)

9.

Deep processing of ramie products

10.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (excluding the resources under protection of the state)

11.

Production of phosphor chemical and industrial products

12.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

13.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

14.

Road transportation of passengers

Yunnan Province

1.

Good quality mulberry plantation, silkworm breeding, development and production of products

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and products manufacture

5.

Development of special edible resources

6.

Deep processing of potato products

7.

Processing and development of natural rubber and flax

8.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (with the exception of the resources under protection of the state)

9.

Exploration and development of mines of copper, lead, zinc, nickel and other non-ferrous metal

10.

Production of phosphor chemical and industrial products

11.

Manufacture of diesel engine for vehicle use and components and parts thereof

12.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

13.

Road transportation of passengers

Tibet Autonomous Region

1.

Industrialized operation of altiplano ecological characteristic, vegetable base, commercial grain and oil base, poultry breeding base and pasture construction

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Processing of animal products

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and products manufacture

5.

Mining and processing of borax and szaibelyite (limited to joint equity, cooperation)

6.

Mining of chrome ore and processing

7.

Processing and manufacture of wool products

8.

Development and utilization of salt lake resources

9.

Production of new kinds and new dosages of Tibetan medicines

10.

Production of specially needed ethical products, handicraft articles, and materials of packing containers and glass products of everyday use

11.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

12.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

13.

Road transportation of passengers

Shaanxi Province

1.

Development and production of grain, potato, cotton, and oil plant seeds (controlled by Chinese party)

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and production

5.

Construction of quality wine grape base and good quality grape wine brewing

6.

Development and deep processing of molybdenum, titanium and other metal ores

7.

Production of metal function materials

8.

Development of resources of and production of animal and plant medicinal materials (with the exception of the resources under protection of the state)

9.

Production and development of end chemical industrial products of natural gas

10.

Manufacture of on-the-spot bus intelligent instruments

11.

Designing and manufacture of numerical-control machine tools, numerical-control knife and key parts

12.

Design and manufacture of blast-furnace gas energy recovery turbine unit

13.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

14.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

15.

Road transportation of passengers

Gansu Province

1.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

2.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

3.

Deep processing of potato products

4.

Establishment of bases for growing high quality grapes and production of high quality wine

5.

Plantation and processing of quality beer raw materials

6.

Deep processing of rare earth and production of applied products

7.

Production of natural gas chemical products and pipes

8.

Encapsulation of integrated circuits

9.

Millimeter-wave navigation equipment for port and vessel use

10.

Manufacture of drilling machines and oil field equipment

11.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

12.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation of supporting facilities thereof

13.

Road transportation of passengers

Qinghai Province

1.

Construction of base of organic natural crop and livestock products and deep processing of products

2.

Protection, plantation, breeding, processing and utilization of altiplano animal and plant resources (with the exception of the resources under protection of the state)

3.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

4.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

5.

Carbonic acid strontium, metal strontium and strontium salt

6.

Development and comprehensive utilization of resources of salt lakes

7.

Production and development of end products of natural gas chemical and industrial products

8.

Deep processing of cashmere, quviut products and production of Tibetan blankets

9.

Production of new kinds and new dosages of Tibetan medicines

10.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

11.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation supporting facilities thereof

12.

Road transportation of passengers

Ningxia Autonomous Region

1.

Plantation and deep processing of medlar

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and production

5.

Production of carbon-base materials

6.

Construction of quality wine grape base and quality grape wine brewing

7.

Deep processing of potato products

8.

Production and development of end products of natural gas chemical and industrial products

9.

Production of PVC

10.

Production of meridian tyres

11.

Manufacture of chip solid tantalum capacitors

12.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage network (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

13.

Development of tourist areas (spots), and the construction, protection and operation supporting facilities thereof

14.

Road transportation of passengers

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

1.

Plantation and deep processing of quality tomatoes and medlar

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

4.

Beetsugar processing and comprehensive utilization of byproducts

5.

Plantation and processing of natural slices and edible mushrooms

6.

Construction of quality wine grape base and quality grape wine brewing

7.

Deep processing of cottonseed, sunflower, safflower oil

8.

Plantation of flax and production of flax products

9.

Upgrade and change of top grade cotton and wool products

10.

Exploration and development of copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum and other non-ferrous ores

11.

Comprehensive utilization of vermiculite, soda niter, mica, asbestos, bentonite and other non-metal ores

12.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and production

13.

Manufacture of top grade leather products

14.

Deep processing of end products of ethene and production of fine chemicals

15.

Production and development of end chemical and industrial products of natural gas

16.

Plantation, processing of officinal plants with Uigur characteristics, development of new techniques of pharmacy

17.

Development and utilization of biological pharmacy products by using the viscera of cattle and sheep

18.

Production of specially needed ethical products, handicraft articles, materials of packing containers and glass products for every day use

19.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage systems (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

20.

Development of tourist areas (spots) and the construction, protection and business operations of supporting facilities thereof

21.

Road transportation of passengers

The Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia

1.

Development of applied technologies for coal processing and production

2.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

3.

Development, construction and business operation of pasture ecological tourist resources

4.

Development and application of water saving and irrigation technologies

5.

Development of high and new technological products of wool textile and knitgoods

6.

Processing of feedstuff

7.

Exploiture and utilization of chemical product in downstream gas processing

8.

Processing of Mongolian medicines

9.

Development and utilization of biological pharmacy products by using the viscera of cattle and sheep

10.

Deep processing of rare earth and application of applied products

11.

Production of specially needed ethical products, handicraft articles, and materials of packing containers and glass products for every day use

12.

Electricity generation, heat supply and other comprehensive uses of the remaining heat of gangue, middling coal and coking coal

13.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage systems (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

14.

Development of tourist areas (spots) and the construction, protection and business operations of supporting facilities thereof

15.

Road transportation of passengers

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

1.

Comprehensive development and utilization of cassava

2.

Plantation and processing of natural spices

3.

Reclaiming farmland to forests and pastures, protecting natural forests and subsequent development of national key ecological projects

4.

Development and application of water-saving and irrigation technologies

5.

Processing of saccharose and comprehensive utilization of byproducts thereof

6.

Development and production of animal and plant medicinal resources (excluding the resources under protection of the state)

7.

Deep processing and application of indium, lead and zinc

8.

Deep processing of manganese

9.

Mining, dressing and deep processing of talcum and barite

10.

Deep processing of colophony

11.

Production of salt fluoride

12.

Construction and business operation of urban gas supply, heat supply, water supply and drainage systems (controlled by Chinese party in large and medium cities)

13.

Development of tourist areas (spots) and the construction, protection and business operations of supporting facilities thereof

14.

Road transportation of passengers