Commentary Beijing is tightening the screws over more industries, including news media and cryptocurrency mining, in a bid for further control of China’s economy. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) updated its “Negative List,” outlining Chinese industries and activities in which investment is barred, which could have broader ramifications for global investors. The announcement was released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top agency responsible for central economic planning. The latest draft, released Oct. 8, had two major additions. One is the news publishing and services industry. This means that private capital cannot invest in the news media sector, only state capital (government agencies and state-controlled financial institutions) can. The specific prohibited activities include news collection, broadcasting, republishing of foreign news, broadcast of events containing political views, opinions, and values, and setting up the business operations of the aforementioned activities. The other industry added to the list is …