Catalogue of Prohibited Foreign Investment Industries

I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries

1.  Cultivation of Chinais rare precious breeds (including tine genes in plants industry, hus­bandry and aquatic products industry)

2.  Production and development of genetically modified plantsi seeds

3.  Fishing in the sea area within the Govern­ment jurisdiction and in in-land water

II.  Mining and Quarrying Industries

1.  Exploring, mining and dressing of radioac­tive mineral products

2.  Exploring, mining and dressing of rare earth metal

III. Manufacturing Industry

1.  Food Processing Industry

1.1 Processing of green tea and special tea with traditional China's crafts (famous tea, dark tea, etc.)

2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Indus­try

2.1  Processing of traditional Chinese medicines that have been listed as the State protection resources (musk, licorice, jute, etc.)

2.2 Application of preparing technique of tradi­tional Chinese medicines in small pieces ready for decoction, and production of the products of secret recipe of traditional Chinese patent medicines

3. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Pro­cessing Industry

3.1 Smelting and processing of radioactive min­eral products

4. Manufacture of Weapons and Ammunition

5.  Other Manufacturing Industries

5.1  Ivory carving

5.2 Tiger-bone processing

5.3 Production of bodiless lacquerware

5.4 Production of enamel products

5.5 Production of Xuan-paper (rice paper) and ingot-shaped tablets of Chinese ink

5.6 Production of carcinogenic, teratogenic, mu-tagenesis and persistent organic pollutant prod­ucts

IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water

1. Construction and operation of power network

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

1. Companies of air traffic control

2. Companies of postal services

VI. Finance, Insurance Industries

1.     Futures companies

VII. Social Service Industry

1. Development of wild animal and plant resources protected by the State

2.  Construction and operation of animal and plant natural reserves

3. Gambling (including the race course for gam­bling)

4.  Pornographic services

VIII. Education, Culture and Arts, Broadcast­ing, Film and TV Industries

1.  Educational institutes for basic education (compulsory education)

2.  Business of publishing, producing, master issuing, and importing of books, newspaper and periodicals

3.  Business of publishing, producing, master issuing and importing of audio and visual prod­ucts and electronic publications

4.  News agencies

5.  Radio stations, TV stations, radio and TV transmission networks at various levels (trans­mission stations, relaying stations, radio and TV satellites, satellite up-linking stations, satellite receiving stations, microwave stations, moni­toring stations, cable broadcasting and TV transmission networks)

6.  Companies of producing, publishing, issu­ing and playing of broadcast and TV programs

7.  Companies of films producing and issuing

2.     8. Companies of video tape showing

IX. Other Industries

1.     Projects that endanger the safety and per­formance of military facilities

X. Other industries restricted by the State or international treaties that China has con­cluded or taken part in

Note: The items marked "*" are related to the commitment of China's accession to WTO. Please see the Attachment for details.