• Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

• 中华人民共和国国务院令

• (No. 723)
• （第723号）

• The Regulation for Implementing the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China, as adopted at the 74th executive meeting of the State Council on December 12, 2019, is hereby issued, and shall come into force on January 1, 2020.
• 《中华人民共和国外商投资法实施条例》已经2019年12月12日国务院第74次常务会议通过，现予公布，自2020年1月1日起施行。

• Premier: Li Keqiang
• 总　理　　李克强

• December 26, 2019
• 2019年12月26日

• Regulation for Implementing the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China
• 中华人民共和国外商投资法实施条例

• Chapter I General Provisions

• 第一章　总　　则

• Article 1 This Regulation is developed in accordance with the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Foreign Investment Law”).
• 　　第一条　根据《中华人民共和国外商投资法》（以下简称外商投资法），制定本条例。

• Article 2 The state shall encourage and promote foreign investment, protect the lawful rights and interests of foreign investors, regulate the administration of foreign investment, continuously optimize the foreign investment environment, and advance a higher level of opening up.
• 　　第二条　国家鼓励和促进外商投资，保护外商投资合法权益，规范外商投资管理，持续优化外商投资环境，推进更高水平对外开放。

• Article 3 For the purposes of subparagraphs (1) and (3), paragraph 2, Article 2 of the Foreign Investment Law, “other investors” includes Chinese natural persons.
• 　　第三条　外商投资法第二条第二款第一项、第三项所称其他投资者，包括中国的自然人在内。