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Core Viewpoint - The newly released "Encouraging Foreign Investment Industry Catalog (2025 Edition)" aims to attract and utilize foreign investment more effectively, focusing on advanced manufacturing, modern services, high-tech, and energy-saving industries, particularly in the central and western regions of China [1][2]. Group 1: Key Changes in the Catalog - The total number of entries in the new catalog is 1,679, which represents a net increase of 205 entries and 303 modifications compared to the 2022 version [1]. - The national catalog for encouraging foreign investment includes 619 entries, with an increase of 100 entries and 131 modifications [1]. - The catalog for advantageous foreign investment industries in the central and western regions has 1,060 entries, with an increase of 105 entries and 172 modifications [1]. Group 2: Focus Areas for Investment - The catalog encourages foreign investment in advanced manufacturing by adding or expanding entries related to end products, components, and raw materials, thereby enhancing the development level of the industrial and supply chains [2]. - It promotes foreign investment in modern services by adding or expanding entries in business services, technical services, scientific research, and service consumption, aiming for high-quality development in the service sector [2]. - The catalog also encourages foreign investment in the central and western regions, northeastern regions, and Hainan Province, taking into account local resource endowments, unique advantages, and actual industrial development [2].