TRADE

The procurement guideline may provide an impetus for addressing this long-standing issue. It urges the introduction of relevant policies and measures as soon as possible to further clarify the standards for "made in China." In 2010, key China agencies (the Ministry of Finance, National Development Reform Commission, and General Administration of Customs) jointly issued draft "Administrative Measures for Government Procurement of Domestic Products" for public comment. The draft measure defined a domestic product as a final product manufactured in China, for which the share of domestic production costs exceeds 50%. Those proposed rules have not been adopted. Finalizing rules that define domestic product or what "made in China" means would provide much needed clarity for foreign firms.