The Beijing-based China Times reported on June 21 that the MOC had submitted a proposal to the State Council (Cabinet) listing 42 rules covering taxation, foreign exchange and regulatory supervision, and advocated easier approval for foreign investment, especially in the real estate sector.
CRIEnglish.com carries the story that the Ministry of Commerce denied this and said the report was gravely untrue. It stressed that "there is no such proposal to simplify and relax foreign exchange registration procedures."
It added that the ministry would encourage foreign companies to invest in sectors that would help optimize the country’s industrial structure and boost coordinated regional economic development.