Some Facts About Outward Foreign Direct Investment from China

Abstract

According to the“2014 Statistical Bulletin of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment”, 2014 saw another episode of difficult and complicated recovery of global economy with a decline in global foreign direct investment. Facing the complex and volatile international situation, the Chinese government proactively promoted the establishment of “The Belt and Road Initiative”, and continuously sped up the facilitation to outward foreign investment, increasing the inner motivation of Chinese enterprises to “go global”. In 2014, with its outward foreign direct investment (FDI) reaching a historical record of $123.12 billion, China achieved the balance between outward and inward direct investment for the first time. 2014 saw another episode of difficult and complicated recovery of global economy with a decline in global foreign direct investment.