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Ning Lu

Ning Lu is a partner in the firm's Shanghai office. She has extensive experience in advising major U.S. and European clients on various types of business transactions in China. Ning has assisted corporate investors and financial investors with investments in a wide range of industries, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, software, telecom, chemicals, marketing consultation, retail, franchise, banks, real estate, and hotels. Her practice covers foreign direct investment in China, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, foreign exchange, real estate, employment, distribution and franchises, intellectual property, telecom, and State-owned assets.

China has put into effect an updated “negative list” for foreign investment in the country’s pilot free trade zones (“FTZs”). Officially named the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Foreign Investment Entry Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) (2017 Version), the FTZ negative list is an important document that lists business sectors
Continue Reading State Council Trims Negative List in Free Trade Zones

The Chinese government makes no secret of the fact that in its view, foreign investment should be consistent with China’s economic development plans and industrial policies. Its ability to administer foreign investment in accordance with industrial policy is aided by the fact that all foreign investment must go through an
Continue Reading Chinese Government Issues 2015 Foreign Investment Catalogue — Effective April 10, 2015