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Catalogue of Restricted Foreign Investment Industries (amended in 2004)

Updated: 2006-04-20 09:27

10. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Processing Industry

(1) Smelting and separation of rare earth metal (equity joint ventures or
contractual joint ventures only)

11. Ordinary Machinery Manufacturing Industry

(1) Manufacture of containers

(2) Manufacture of small and medium type ordinary bearings

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(3) Manufacture of truck cranes of less than 50 tons (equity joint
ventures or

contractual joint ventures only)

12. Special Purpose Equipment Manufacturing Industry

(1) Production of low or middle class type-B ultrasonic displays

(2) Manufacture of equipment for producing long dacron thread and short
fibre

(3) Manufacture of crawler dozers of less than 320 horsepower, wheeled
mechanical loaders of less than 3 cubic meter (equity joint ventures or
contractual joint ventures only)

13. Electronic and Telecommunication Equipment Manufacturing Industry

(1) Production of satellite television receivers and key parts

IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water

1. Construction and operation of conventional coal-fired power plants
whose unit installed capacity is less than 300,000kW (with the exception
of small power grid)

V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication
Services

1. Road passenger transportation companies

*2. Cross-border automobile transportation companies

*3. Water Transportation companies

*4. Railway freight transportation companies

5. Railway passenger transportation companies (Chinese partner shall hold
the majority of shares)

6. General aviation companies engaging in photographing, prospecting and
industry (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)

*7. Tele communication companies

VI. Wholesale and Retail Trade Industries

*l. Commercial companies of commodity trading, direct selling, mail order
selling, Internet selling, franchising, commissioned operation, sales
agent, commercial management companies, and wholesale, retail and
logistic distribution of grain, cotton, vegetable oil, sugar, medicines,
tobaccos, automobiles, crude oil, capital goods for agricultural
production

*2. Wholesale or retail business of books, newspaper and periodicals

*3. Distributing and selling of audiovisual products (excluding movies)

4. Commodity auctions

*5. Goods leasing companies

*6. Agencies (ship, freight forwarding, tally for foreign vessels,
advertising)

*7. Wholesaling product oil. and construction and operation of gasoline
stations

8. Foreign trade companies

VII. Banking and Insurance Industries

1. Banks, finance companies, trust investment companies

*2. Insurance companies

*3. Security companies, security investment fund management companies

4. Financial leasing companies

5. Foreign exchange brokage

*6. Insurance brokage companies

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