China lures private investment into infrastructure

China's top economic planner has announced a list of 80 projects inviting private investment in its latest step to woo non-public funds into infrastructure facilities.

The move is also aimed at injecting more vitality in the economy.

The list, published on the National Development and Reform Commission's website on Wednesday, covers construction projects of railways, roads, harbors, wind power stations as well as gas pipelines.

Such areas used to be off-limits for private capital.