Foreign and Military Affairs
Foreign firms in China treated the same as Chinese ones
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-10-07 15:24
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday assured European investors that China would maintain a good investment environment for foreign businesses.
"Foreign businesses operating in China enjoy the same national treatment as Chinese enterprises do," Wen said in his keynote speech at the Sixth China-EU Business Summit.
China will stick fast to its reform and opening-up policies, which by no means will be changed, he said. Only through reform and opening-up can China maintain its development.
The only change China has made is upgrading it management of foreign investment in a legal and more systematic manner.
Wen acknowledged that foreign businesses are mostly concerned with issues related to intellectual property, independent innovation, and government procurement.
"All products made in foreign businesses are 'Made-in-China' products," Wen said. "We will not only protect your intellectual property rights but also all your rights and interests according to law."
