CHENGDU, Jan. 3 (NBD) -- Twenty measures will be soon announced to further expand opening-up, create a fair competitive environment, and boost foreign investment, Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a routine media briefing hosted last Friday by the State Council. 

These measures will be included in the to-be-released notice on expanding opening-up and actively utilizing foreign investment. 

Foreign enterprises will be encouraged to enter fields like service, manufacturing, and mining, and to play an active role in the implementation of regional strategies, such as the Western Development, revitalization of Northeast China, and the Belt and Road Initiatives.

China has attracted more than 1.76 trillion US dollars of foreign investment as of November 2016.