Contexts
Legal
Translation Equivalents
- Exceptions List
Analysis
This legal concept originated in American law, which can be seen in the Chinese legislative history that used NAFTA as the model for its own Foreign Investment Act. In NAFTA, the policy theory concept “negative” is phrased as “exceptions.” This term can be challenging because there is not a 1-to-1 correspondence between Chinese and English.
See our Article on the Chinese law concept for more details.
Policy Theory
Translation Equivalents
- Negative List
Analysis
In the trade policy context, the term “negative list” is used for this Chinese policy concept, and trade policy experts are very familiar with the term. In trade negotiations, the “negative” and “positive” lists are weighed against each other when reaching a trade agreement.