China mulls opening doors for foreign investment in several more sectors

China will soon announce a further opening of sectors to foreign investment, the China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday, extending a years-long effort to liberalise capital markets and loosen investment rules in the world's second-biggest economy.

Under a new version of the government's "negative list", foreign investment restrictions in areas including energy, resources, infrastructure, transportation, commerce & logistics and professional services will be loosened or scrapped, the newspaper said.

In addition to the 2018 plan, China will unveil the easing of foreign investment rules for several years ahead in a bid to improve policy predictability, the article said.

The Ministry of Commerce will