▁self - re liance ▁and ▁the ▁policy ▁to ▁attract ▁foreign ▁invest ment ▁and ▁technology ▁were ▁already ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁To ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁opening ▁to ▁foreign ▁capital ▁and ▁technology , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁provided ▁present ial ▁treat ments ▁to ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment . ▁That ▁included ▁tax ▁in cent ives ▁and ▁lo osen ing ▁of ▁administration ▁restrictions . ▁The ▁government ▁initially ▁passed ▁laws ▁like ▁the ▁Equ ity ▁J oint ▁Vent ure ▁In come ▁Tax ▁Law , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Enter prise ▁In come ▁Tax ▁Law ▁and ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Tax ▁Pro vis ions , ▁and ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Reg ulations ▁for ▁the ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁Chinese - Foreign ▁Equ ity ▁J oint ▁Vent ures , ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁Enter pr ises ▁Oper ated ▁Ex clus ively ▁with ▁Foreign ▁Capital ▁and ▁the ▁Pro vis ions ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁Enc ou rag ement ▁of ▁Foreign ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁Chinese – Foreign ▁Cont ract ual ▁J oint ▁Vent ures . ▁ ▁In iti atives ▁from ▁central ▁leadership ▁were ▁cru cial ▁in ▁encourag ing ▁local ▁officials ▁and ▁el ites ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment . ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment ▁in ▁Su z hou , ▁political ▁scient ist ▁David ▁Zwe ig ▁challeng es ▁the ▁ne oli ber al ▁model ▁that ▁suggests ▁“ fore ign ▁trade , ▁with ▁its ▁diverse ▁impact ▁on ▁industrial ▁se ctors , ▁generates