Foreign investors urged to focus on energy saving

时间：2007-08-28 06:00:33

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Aug. 28 - Foreign investors1 are urged to pay more attention to environmental protection and energy conservation.

 

"China will strengthen restrictions2 on foreign investment in energy-intensive high polluting and low efficiency industries," Vice-Minister of Commerce Wei Jianguo told a forum3 on the social responsibility of foreign invested firms in Beijing on Monday.

 

The country will encourage foreign investment in sectors5 involved in high-end manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, as well as development and research centers, he said.

 

Investment in service sectors such as logistics and outsourcing will also be encouraged.

 

Many foreign-invested companies are better than their competitors in energy saving and environmental protection.

 

An official survey shows that 20 out of 38 environmentally friendly firms are foreign-funded, accounting6 for about 53 percent of the total, Wei said.

 

"However, we still see some foreign investors in China simply focusing on cutting costs and neglecting requirements on product security, environmental protection and the security of staff," Wei said.

 

He wants foreign-invested companies to attach more importance to natural resources, the environment, and corporative social responsibility.

 

The move is part of China's efforts to improve the quality of foreign direct investment (FDI) it attracts.

 

In the first half of this year, China approved about 18,683 foreign companies, with a total FDI of $31.9 billion, up 12 percent from a year earlier.

 

Wei said during this period FDI flow into the manufacturing sector4 decreased by 4.5 percent year on year to $17 billion, its proportion down to 56 percent.

 

The government is also encouraging foreign investors to move to central, western and northeast China by giving them access to certain industries.

 
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1 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
2 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
参考例句：
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
3 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
4 sector yjczYn     
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
5 sectors 218ffb34fa5fb6bc1691e90cd45ad627     
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 accounting nzSzsY     
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

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