The People’s Republic of China established a foreign investment security review in 2011 that focused exclusively on the merger and acquisition of domestic companies by foreign investors in a notice issued by the State Council (the 2011 Notice). On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
jointly released the Measures on Foreign Investment Security Review (the Measures) that expand the scope of such reviews. The Measures have taken effect from January 18, 2021, and will be enforced by a “working mechanism” to be jointly established by NDRC and MOFCOM. Our publication takes a closer look at the key components of the Measures.