The data of the foreign investment introduction in the first half year indicates that China has realized the designated goals of stabilizing size, optimizing structure and improving quality in terms of the general use of foreign investment. At present, China has provided a good investment opportunity for overseas investors. It is predicted that in the second half year the scale of foreign investment will maintain a stable growth rate.

 

The statistics data of the Ministry of Commerce shows that in the first half year, China has seen Establishment of 13,402 foreign-funded enterprises, up 12.5% compared with the same period of 2015. The actual use of foreign investment amounted to RMB441.76 billion, up 5.1% year-on-year. In June alone, 2,531 foreign-funded enterprises were newly established, up 8.5% year-on-year; the actual use of foreign investment reached RMB98.21 billion, up 9.7% year-on-year.

 

Meanwhile, the actual use of foreign investment of the high-tech service industry reached RMB53.74 billion, up 99.7% year-on-year; and the figure of the high-tech manufacturing reached RMB31.47 billion, up 6.2% year-on-year.

 

Source: Translated from Invest Guangzhou, July 21, 2016