China says hopes countries don't abuse rules to limit investment

BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes other countries do not abuse national security rules to impede normal investment, Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming said on Saturday.

Qian, speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of China’s annual meeting of parliament, said some countries had increased barriers for foreign investment, which had caused concern for Chinese companies.

Reporting by Yawen Chen and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Stephen Coates