China to Overhaul Cross-Border Investment Rules, Issue New QDII Quotas

Zhu Hexin, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, at the opening of the 2026 Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on June 17, 2026. Photo: VCG

China’s foreign exchange regulator plans to comprehensively reform rules governing cross-border foreign direct investment and issue new outbound investment quotas to facilitate global capital flows.

Zhu Hexin, administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), announced the upcoming policy package at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on Wednesday, adding that the regulator will streamline outbound direct investment and foreign debt exchange management.