Chinese market closed to investors. In its annual report, the European Chamber of Commerce in China states that the Chinese market is becoming increasingly less hospitable to foreign companies. The foreign investment catalogue published by the Chinese government this year is full of provisions discouraging for investors, particularly in the green energy sector, a major priority for China. Jointly managed companies, for example, manufacturing component parts for cars operating on “new energies”, particularly electric or offshore wind parks, can only be owned up to 50% by foreign investors. Barriers remain in the construction, automobiles, financial services and telecommunications sectors. According to a survey carried out by the Chamber of Commerce, 43% of its members consider that the measures taken by Beijing are discriminatory against foreign enterprise, as opposed to 33% who believed this last year. 46% (as opposed to 36%) last year considered that the situation would continue for at least the next two years. (I.L.trans/fl)