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State Council tightens control over outbound investment

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China has established its first comprehensive national framework for overseeing outbound direct investment (ODI), replacing a patchwork of lower-level ministerial rules.

The new Regulations on Outbound Investment – released by the State Council on June 1 – will come into effect on July 1.

The new ...