China Policy Guide

China Policy Guide is a free, plain-English resource that explains China's foreign investment policies for business owners, investors, analysts, students and anyone trying to understand how overseas capital can enter the Chinese market. Official regulations can be dense, scattered across many documents and written in technical legal language. The guide takes those rules and rewrites them in clear, practical terms, so readers can understand the main ideas without needing a legal background or paying for a consultant just to get started.
The guide covers the core topics people ask about most often when they consider investing in China. These include which sectors are open to foreign investors, which sectors are restricted or prohibited, how the negative list approach works, what types of business structures are commonly used, and what general steps and approvals are involved in setting up a foreign-invested enterprise. Each topic is organized into short sections with headings, so you can read the whole guide from start to finish or jump straight to the part that matters to you.
Alongside the written guide, the site offers a cost calculator. The calculator helps you build a rough picture of the expenses that may be involved when planning an investment, so you can compare scenarios and prepare a preliminary budget before you speak with advisers. It is intended as a planning aid and not as a quote, because actual costs depend on location, industry, company structure and current rules.
The site also includes an investment access checker. You answer a few simple questions about the kind of business or sector you have in mind, and the checker gives a general indication of how accessible that area is to foreign investment under current policy. This helps you quickly narrow down ideas and understand where further research is needed, instead of reading through every regulation to find a single answer.
Everything on China Policy Guide is free to use directly in your web browser. There is no signup, no account, no email gate and nothing to install. You can open the page on a phone, tablet or desktop computer, read the guide, run the calculator and use the checker immediately. This makes it a convenient first stop for early research, classroom work, market entry planning and general curiosity about how China regulates foreign capital.
Typical users include small and medium businesses exploring Asian expansion, consultants who want a quick refresher, journalists and researchers who need a readable overview, and students studying international business or economics. Because policies change over time, the information is meant for general education and orientation. It is not legal, tax or financial advice, and readers should confirm current requirements with official government sources or a qualified professional before making any investment decision. Used that way, the guide, calculator and access checker give a clear and approachable starting point for understanding China's foreign investment environment, and they help you ask better questions when you do talk to professionals about your plans.