Foreign firms 'will benefit from new industries'

Foreign companies will enjoy new opportunities with the development of the recently announced seven strategic emerging industries, such as environmental protection and new-energy vehicles.

Key products and services provided by the industries are being catalogued, Ren Zhiwu, deputy director-general of the Department of High Tech Industry at the National Development and Reform Commission, said in an interview with China Daily.

The catalogue, to be finalized shortly, will define the scope of the industries and list their products and services, Ren said.