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Spokesperson and Counselor Ji Rong of the Chinese Embassy in India issued a statement on India's adjustment of its investment policy.
04-20
On April 18, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in India amended its foreign investment policy, significantly increasing the difficulty for companies from countries bordering India, including China, to invest in India. As of December 2019, China's cumulative investment in India exceeded US\$8 billion, far surpassing the total investment from other land-bordering countries. The impact of this policy on Chinese investors is self-evident. Chinese investment has driven the development of India's mobile phone, white goods, infrastructure construction, and automotive industries, creating numerous jobs in India, representing a mutually beneficial cooperation. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Chinese companies took swift action, donating money and supplies to assist India's fight against the pandemic.
A company's investment decisions depend on a country's economic fundamentals and business environment. In the face of the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, all countries should work together to create a favorable investment environment and accelerate the resumption of business operations. India's imposition of additional barriers for investors from specific countries not only violates the WTO's principle of non-discrimination and runs counter to the broader trend of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, but also contradicts the consensus reached by G20 leaders and trade ministers on ensuring a free, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent, predictable, and stable trade and investment environment and maintaining market openness. Businesses will make choices based on market principles. We hope that India will change its discriminatory practices, treat all foreign investors equally, and create an open, fair, and just business environment.
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