Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment in Pilot Free Trade Zones (2018).

These Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment in Pilot Free Trade Zones (PFTZ Negative List) uniformly set forth the ownership requirements, requirements for senior executives, and other special administrative measures for the access of foreign investment, and apply to pilot free trade zones. Fields not on the PFTZ Negative List shall be administered under the principle of equal treatment to both domestic and foreign investment.
For seed sector, the Chinese party's shareholding ratio in seed selection of such new crop varieties as wheat and corn and seed production may not be less than 34%. Investment in the research and development and breeding and planting of China's rare and unique precious quality varieties as well as the production of relevant breeding materials (including quality genes of planting, animal husbandry, and aquaculture) is banned. Investment in the selection of genetically modified varieties and the production of genetically modified seeds (fingerlings) in respect of crops, breeding stock, and poultry as well as aquatic fingerlings is prohibited.
For fisheries, investment in aquatic product harvesting in the waters under China's jurisdiction and inland waters is prohibited.