Recently, three departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), have jointly issued the Catalog of Technologies and Products Encouraged to Be Imported (2017 Edition) (Draft for Comment) (the "Draft for Comment") for public comments before November 29, 2017.
The Draft for Comment covers three major categories, including the advanced technologies to be introduced as encouraged, important equipment to be imported as encouraged and key industries to be developed as encouraged. In particular, the first major category includes 212 types of technologies, such as "technologies regarding the mining equipment automation and the working condition testing system"; the second major category comprises 162 kinds of equipment, including "single crystal growth and processing equipment for silicon carbide semiconductors"; and the last major category relates to 66 industries, such as "technology development and equipment manufacturing industry for offshore wind turbines".