China Inbound Legal Guides · FDI & National Security
Regulatory command center · Route 04 / 06
FDI &
National
Security
A deal does not move through one approval lane. See the gates together before a signing clock turns a legal question into transaction risk.
gates mapped before the next move
FDI & NATIONAL SECURITY
ACCESS · CONTROL · EXPOSURE · REVIEW · PARALLEL
Use this route when a signing, long-stop or filing clock will change the next step. Confirm current rules on the national decision desk.
Open the national FDI decision deskDecision desk / 01
Where is the
pressure point?
Matter statusCLASSIFY FIRSTConfirm the current route
Can the activity enter?
Negative-list status, sector opening and vehicle choice.
Open routeWho can influence it?
Equity, veto, governance, technology and data access.
Open routeWhat makes it sensitive?
Infrastructure, key technology, data, resources and location.
Open routeDoes the clock change?
Trigger, filing posture, conditionality and long-stop risk.
Open routeWhat else can stop closing?
Merger control, cyber, data and trade-control gates that can run beside the FDI analysis.
Open routeSituation-based routes
Start where
the matter is.
6 bounded routes turn a broad concern into the next useful question.
Market access & negative list
Prohibited, restricted and FTZ access questions before vehicle choice.
Open route 02Control & material influenceControl & material influence
Equity, veto, governance and technology/data access that can change screening.
Open route 03Sensitive sector screensSensitive sector screens
Infrastructure, key technology, data and resources overlays on the same deal.
Open route 04Security review processSecurity review process
When a filing may be in play and how process clocks sit next to closing.
Open route 05Parallel regulatory gatesParallel regulatory gates
Competition, data/cyber and trade-control lanes that can run beside FDI review.
Open route 06Diligence & transaction protocolDiligence & transaction protocol
Clean-room, site visit, SPA condition and evidence protocol around screening.
Open routeDecision shortcuts
Already know
the issue?
Jump to the narrow question changing your next move.
Quick answers
Orient first.
Then go deeper.
Short explainers for recurring questions beneath this practice route.
Evidence & hand-off
Make the next
question easier.
A good route leaves a clean record of what was asked, what changed and who decides next.
China FDI closing readiness
National decision desk for market access, NSR, merger control and diligence. This remains the long-form owner.
Open resource 02 / GuideCorporate & M&A practice hub
Deal structure, diligence, documents and closing sit beside FDI gates.
Open resource 03 / GuideCompany formation hub
Vehicle and negative-list questions after access is framed.
Open resourceLocal context
Add the city only
when it changes execution.
Local filing windows can matter after the national gate list is clear.
Editorial & legal review
Research with
professional boundaries.
Route logic and substantive content require review when current rules change.
The reviewer dossier below records the responsible professional, practice, jurisdiction and review date.
This hub routes research; it does not provide legal advice or promise regulatory clearance.
Editorial policyCounsel hand-off
Need FDI counsel?
This hub organises gates. It does not decide clearance on your facts.