The Chinese government will provide strong policy support for outbound investment, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said on Sep. 8, 2011.

China will explore some domestic qualified and active technological development zones and give full play to their advantages in line with the development of China's overseas trade and economic cooperation regions, Chen said at a forum held at the 15th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) held in China' s southeastern coastal city of Xiamen.

The protection mechanism for investors ought to be perfected in order to promote overseas enterprises' capacity for risk prevention and to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, he said.

The guidance and services for private enterprises as well as small and medium-sized enterprises

investment in foreign countries are also expected to be strengthened, according to Chen.