China's two-way investment continues to develop, industries accelerate to embrace the global market
On February 3rd, the "China Bilateral Investment Report 2025" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") jointly compiled by the Organizing Committee of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade, the Information Center of the Development Research Center of the State Council, and the Department of Foreign Economic Research of the Development Research Center of the State Council was released in Beijing. The report points out that China has long been an important investment destination for global investors, providing a huge market, industrial chain, supply chain, technological innovation and other good support for the international operation and development of multinational corporations.
According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, China's two-way investment space will continue to expand by 2025. More than 70000 foreign-funded enterprises were newly established throughout the year, an increase of 19.1%, attracting foreign investment of 747.69 billion yuan, of which 32.3% were in high-tech industries. In terms of outward investment, the total non-financial direct investment for the year was 1 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.6%, and the newly signed contracts for overseas contracted projects amounted to 2.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%.
In terms of attracting and utilizing foreign investment, the report points out that China's comprehensive advantages in supply chain, market, policies, etc. have provided a favorable investment environment for multinational companies to achieve high returns, and multinational companies in China have achieved tremendous development achievements.
Wan Zhe, a researcher at the the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, said that at present, China still maintains a strong attraction for foreign investment, not only because of its super large market, complete and efficient industrial chain supply chain, but also because China has gradually become the world leader in many scientific and technological innovation fields. In addition to its strong talent pool and echelon, as well as its high-level institutional openness, China has a huge attraction for various high-end industries, and it will increase in the future for a long time.
From the perspective of China's foreign investment, Wang Zhixuan, director of the "the Belt and Road" Financial Development Research Center of Xiamen National Accounting Institute, believes that for many Chinese enterprises, "going global" is an important way to survive and develop.
It is necessary to go global in a reasonable and compliant manner, and carry out a reasonable layout of the industrial chain and supply chain. The comprehensive service guarantee system constructed by the government, associations, intermediaries, and legal institutions is providing guidance and support for enterprises. Enterprises should avoid saturated and excessive competition overseas. The government needs to encourage the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain to go global collectively. China's industrial parks overseas can play a positive role in creating a good industrial ecology and business environment, "said Wang Zhixuan.
Chai Haitao, an expert from the National High end Think Tank of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, stated that in expanding the space for two-way investment cooperation, efforts should be made to "stabilize, promote excellence, and improve quality", improve the external environment, expand the circle of friends for investment cooperation, and seize new opportunities in future industries.