Foreign Direct Investment in China Reaches a Record -- at $131 billion in 2018

[TaiShang]

Foreign Direct Investment in China Reaches a Record

By Han Wei / Jan 15, 2019

Photo: VCG


Foreign direct investment in China reached an all-time high in 2018, reflecting overseas investors’ growing confidence in China, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

China received 885.61 billion yuan ($131 billion) of foreign investment in its non-financial sectors last year, up 0.9% from the previous year, the Commerce Ministry said Monday. A total of 60,533 foreign-funded enterprises were established last year, up 69.8% year-on-year.

In December alone, foreign direct investment in China grew nearly 25% year-on-year to total 92.3 billion yuan, the ministry said.

Foreign investments in China’s manufacturing sector, and business in central and western regions are growing at a faster pace, led by investors from Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Britain and Germany, the ministry said. Large-scale projects ― those with $50 million of investment or more ― rose 23% year-on-year.

@Mista , @sinait , @rambro

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This is why region and regionalism is so important in East Asia. We need an economic community, asap.

 

[randomradio]

Foreign Direct Investment in China Reaches a Record

By Han Wei / Jan 15, 2019

Photo: VCG


Foreign direct investment in China reached an all-time high in 2018, reflecting overseas investors’ growing confidence in China, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

China received 885.61 billion yuan ($131 billion) of foreign investment in its non-financial sectors last year, up 0.9% from the previous year, the Commerce Ministry said Monday. A total of 60,533 foreign-funded enterprises were established last year, up 69.8% year-on-year.

In December alone, foreign direct investment in China grew nearly 25% year-on-year to total 92.3 billion yuan, the ministry said.

Foreign investments in China’s manufacturing sector, and business in central and western regions are growing at a faster pace, led by investors from Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Britain and Germany, the ministry said. Large-scale projects ― those with $50 million of investment or more ― rose 23% year-on-year.

@Mista , @sinait , @rambro

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This is why region and regionalism is so important in East Asia. We need an economic community, asap.

It's just money coming in from worldwide but channelled through these countries, especially Singapore.

We get most of our FDI from Mauritius and Singapore as well. More than 60%.

Whereas the reality is different.

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[TaiShang]

I have noticed that, in the past year, Japanese, and especially, Korean investment has grown considerably.

I think they have sensed an opportune time in which China and the US are involved in a trade fight.

2019 will be much better.

This year President Xi will most likely launch a Northeast Asia tour, covering probably DPRK, SK, and Japan (perhaps Russia as the final stop).

 

[Han Patriot]

It's just money coming in from worldwide but channelled through these countries, especially Singapore.

We get most of our FDI from Mauritius and Singapore as well. More than 60%.

Whereas the reality is different.

Google Treaty Shopping.

Indian FDI is mostly black money and hot money coming in disguise. China has got a quota restricting hot money inflow, most investments are real investments especially the Korean and Japanese types. Singaporean investments are more of MNCs based there investing in China as Sg is their AsiaPac HQ. India needs dollars to sustain their deficit so you guys are more open to hot money inflows.

 

[Mista]

It's just money coming in from worldwide but channelled through these countries, especially Singapore.

We get most of our FDI from Mauritius and Singapore as well. More than 60%.

Whereas the reality is different.

Google Treaty Shopping.

Singapore's FDIs in China are mostly from our SWFs and MNCs with their HQ here.

 

[TaiShang]

Indian FDI is mostly black money and hot money coming in disguise. China has got a quota restricting hot money inflow, most investments are real investments especially the Korean and Japanese types. Singaporean investments are more of MNCs based there investing in China as Sg is their AsiaPac HQ. India needs dollars to sustain their deficit so you guys are more open to hot money inflows.

Historically so. East Asian informal business cycles are very crucial in Mainland's development without (unlike India) drowning in debt.

Even at the time when political relations looked very bad, informal relations continued strongly.

This is especially so in the Confucian area.

 

[faithfulguy]

Indian FDI is mostly black money and hot money coming in disguise. China has got a quota restricting hot money inflow, most investments are real investments especially the Korean and Japanese types. Singaporean investments are more of MNCs based there investing in China as Sg is their AsiaPac HQ. India needs dollars to sustain their deficit so you guys are more open to hot money inflows.

Is hot money related to remittances. India certain is a remittance factor driven economy. That is why theircurrency fluctuates greatly.

 

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Foreign Direct Investment in China Reaches a Record
-- at $131 billion in 2018