Original title: Beijing promotes 25 measures to strengthen the stabilization of foreign investment, accelerate the implementation of opening policies in the fields of finance and automobiles, optimize the approval process for foreign talents to come to Beijing for employment
Source: Beijing Daily
On December 29, it was learned from the press conference that Beijing introduced 25 measures to strengthen the work of stabilizing foreign investment. The Municipal Bureau of Commerce recently issued the “Beijing’s Measures to Further Strengthen the Work of Stabilizing Foreign Capital” and introduced 25 measures to further expand opening up. Gather global high-end high-quality resources. The new measures are the first in the country to break through the long-standing regulations that only foreign capital can run schools for children of foreign personnel, further enriching the supply of international education and facilitating the lives of foreign businessmen.
Wu Zhongnan, director of the Foreign Investment Development Division of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, introduced that the newly introduced measures focus on improving the function of serving foreign-funded enterprises. In terms of gathering high-end global resources, create a higher-level headquarters economy; encourage foreign investors to set up regional headquarters of multinational companies and various functional institutions to support their agglomeration, expand functions, and upgrade to Asia-Pacific headquarters and global headquarters; meet the conditions Regional headquarters of multinational companies can enjoy facilitation measures such as financial incentives, entry and exit of key personnel, and customs clearance of goods.
The newly introduced measures also focus on responding to the concerns of foreign-funded enterprises. For example, deepen the implementation of the national treatment plus negative list management system before foreign investment access, implement the special management measures for foreign investment access in the national version and the pilot free trade zone version, and accelerate the implementation of the opening policies in the financial and automobile sectors in Beijing. In a specific area (the pilot free trade zone), the restrictions on the foreign shareholding ratio of the information service business of the app store will be removed; the opening policy of the digital economy and digital trade will be actively sought to be piloted in Beijing. Large-scale leading foreign-funded high-end manufacturing enterprises that meet the state’s catalog of industries encouraging foreign investment can be included in the city’s major foreign-invested projects to coordinate and promote them.
The city will pay more attention to the combination of attracting capital and talents. Reform and innovate the work permit handling model for foreign talents, and gradually realize the citywide visa and document business; optimize the approval process for foreign talents to come to Beijing for employment, and gradually decentralize the pre-examination of work permits for foreigners in China; for specific industries that conform to Beijing’s development positioning and introduction policies Senior management and professional technical talents will increase their efforts in the introduction and settlement of talents and work and residence permits; for those with special skills that are urgently needed in this city, the age limit may be appropriately relaxed for those with outstanding performance and contributions.
In terms of optimizing the life services for foreign businessmen, relevant departments have carried out in-depth investigations, and introduced specific measures after special studies and demonstrations. The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Education Commission introduced that the city has precisely matched the regional industrial layout and has newly established a number of international schools in foreign-funded enterprises and foreign talent-intensive areas. Up to now, the “zero” breakthrough of international schools in the three districts has been achieved. A batch of new international schools have been put into use, and another batch of international schools has completed the planning and layout. The revised “Administrative Measures for Schools for Children of Foreign Personnel in Beijing” clarified that social organizations or individuals outside of China’s state institutions can apply to host schools for children of foreign personnel, which is the first in the country to break through the long-standing regulations that only foreign capital can host schools for children of foreign personnel. . At the same time, the approval authority of schools for children of foreign personnel in this city will be delegated to each district board of education for implementation to improve the efficiency of government services.
The city has also strengthened the development, reform and innovation of international medical services, and promoted the construction of international hospital projects in key areas such as Chaoyang District, Haidian District, and “Three Cities and One District”. The Beijing Anzhen Oriental Hospital project in Dongba, Chaoyang District has obtained the “Approval for the Establishment of Medical Institutions” and is expected to complete the topping of the main structure by the end of December; Beijing Gaobo Hospital, an international research hospital project under construction in Changping District, has obtained the “Medical Institution Establishment” “Approval Letter”, the main structure of the project has been completed; the Fucheng Hospital project in Haidian District and the Jiahui Hospital project in Chaoyang District are proceeding in an orderly manner. The Raffles Hospital in Chaoyang District and the United Family Beijing North Women’s and Children’s Hospital have opened.
In terms of financial services, this city has launched a pilot program to facilitate the personal foreign exchange business of foreign talents in China to enhance personal foreign exchange satisfaction. Simplify the business process of foreign exchange purchase and payment for foreign talents’ salary income in China, avoiding the repeated submission of contracts and other related materials; allow foreign talents in China to facilitate the settlement of foreign exchange tuition fees for their accompanying children in their own name; encourage pilot banks to use electronic means Review the pilot business transaction vouchers. The pilot policy has shortened the processing time of the pilot foreign exchange facilitation business for foreign talents in China by more than 60%.
Data from the Municipal Investment Promotion Service Center shows that in 2021, the city’s investment promotion work has achieved remarkable results. As of December 28, the city has 3546 investment promotion projects, with an estimated investment of 1.35 trillion yuan, which has exceeded the full year. There are 2,900 projects in the database with an expected investment of 1.22 trillion yuan. Among the warehousing projects, 410 foreign-funded projects have been implemented, with a foreign investment of US$20.4 billion.
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