China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Outbound Investment Administrative Rules on 6 September 2014, which allow for easier overseas investment by domestic Chinese companies. The new rules apply from 6 October 2014.
Under the new rules, the scope of control by MOFCOM over the number of investment projects is changed to cover only overseas investment projects in sensitive countries or regions, as well as in sensitive industries.
Sensitive countries or regions include countries that ha…