Measures to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) will not only allow more foreign capital into China's banking, financial and securities institutions but also support foreign companies in China to enter the domestic capital market, Ning Jizhe, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, was quoted as saying in media reports on Sunday.
The State Council last Tuesday unveiled measures to strengthen opening-up, create a fair competitive environment and continue to attract FDI.
The NBS attaches importance to lower the threshold for FDI entry into financial institutions including banks, securities firms and futures firms as well as audit services, architectural design and valuation services.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday last week, President Xi Jinping reiterated that China will develop a "relaxed and orderly" investment environment for foreign capital.
FDI inflows to China reached $118.32 billion in 2016, up 4.1 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce noted in early January.
