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1. Introduction. The common principles of foreign investment laws in market economies. The turning point of Chinese foreign investment laws -- 2. Expanding FDI Admissions. New developments on FDI admissions. Opening of the key industries. (1) Finance and insurance. (2) Foreign trade. (3) Domestic commerce. (4) Infrastructure and public utilities -- 3. Taking Multiple FDI Vehicles. New developments of traditional FDI vehicles. Developing new FDI vehicles. (1) Companies limited by shares. (2) Holding companies. (3) Merger and acquisition. (4) Building-operation-transfer -- 4. Granting National Treatment. Levelling the playing field. (1) Reform of income tax system. (2) Elimination of preferential tariffs. Unification of economic and commercial laws. (1) Business organisation laws. (2) Securities law. (3) Contract laws. (4) Arbitration law -- 5. Pursuing transparency. The industrial sectors open to FDI. The examination and approval of FDI. The assignment of shareholders' rights in FIEs -- 6. Significance of the Recent Developments of CFILs. Promoting and guaranteeing the continual developments of FDI in China. Exerting a great influence on the treatment of FDI and foreign investors in China. Encouraging a structural adjustment for the system of CFILs.

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