By 2015, China’s foreign direct investment hit a record high of $ 145.67 billion, accounting for 9.9% share of global traffic, the amount after the United States, ranked second in the world for the first time.
By 2015, China’s foreign direct investment ranks second in the world, attracting foreign capital over the same period, net realized capital output.
September 22, the Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the “2015 Annual Statistical Bulletin of China’s foreign direct investment” (hereinafter referred to as “Bulletin”). Overall, in 2015 China’s foreign direct investment climbed to a new level.
“Bulletin” shows that in 2015, China’s foreign direct investment to achieve 13 consecutive years of rapid growth, hitting a record high of $ 145.67 billion, accounting for 9.9% of global traffic share, an increase of 18.3%, the amount after the United States (299.96 billion USD), for the first time ranked second in the world (the third is Japan’s $ 128.65 billion), and over the same period China’s actual use of foreign investment (135.6 billion US dollars).
Department of Commerce international trade negotiations deputy representative Zhang Xiangchen, from the corporate structure and regional distribution of foreign investment, the 2015, eighty percent of the non-financial overseas investment from local businesses. Local enterprises have become a major force in China’s foreign investment, foreign non-financial direct investment amounted to $ 93.6 billion, an increase of 71%, accounting for 77% of the non-financial overseas direct investment amount.
The release of the “Gazette” that from 2002 to 2015, China’s foreign direct investment up to an annual increase of 35.9%, “five-second” period, China’s foreign direct investment $ 539.08 billion, is the “Eleventh Five-Year” 2.4 times.
Zhang Xiangchen said that by 2015, world industrial production slow growth, trade remains in the doldrums, commodity prices fell sharply, overall world economic recovery is weak. But the global foreign direct investment bucked the trend, outflow rate hit a new high since 2011, China’s foreign direct investment hit a record high $ 145.67 billion in value.
The reason for the rapid development of China’s foreign investment, Zhang Xiangchen at the conference site to give an explanation: First, the international market demand, developed economies Overall economic recovery, there is a demand for foreign investment and industrialization in developing economies during the same time also need external funding. Whether it is in developed economies or developing economies, in order to attract foreign capital has also introduced a number of investment facilitation measures, which from an external environment conducive to Chinese enterprises to “go.”
“Secondly, in 2015 China became a net exporter of capital, our foreign exchange reserves for many years ranked first in the world, this is a solid material foundation for Chinese enterprises to develop foreign investment, as well as countries ‘along the way’ and the international cooperation capacity, they have played the lead and promote the role. “Zhang Xiangchen representation.
International Market Research Institute deputy director of the Ministry of Commerce, Bai Ming accept the “Daily Economic News” reporter, said that China is among trading nations, the export of capital and leveraging each other’s business relationship with the output, China developed to a certain stage, to pay attention to the export of capital. In addition, in recent years the Chinese government attaches great importance to national security and to protect the interests of enterprises in overseas, but also introduced a series of safeguard measures and policies, so that domestic enterprises to “go out” with more confidence.
“On the other hand because of the comparative advantage of the domestic market in decline, such as rising labor costs, the homogenization of competition is more intense, the investment environment in weakening comparative advantage, forcing awareness of Chinese enterprises began to expand global distribution.” Bai Ming said.
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Zhang Xiangchen to answer media questions at the press conference, said that the situation with regard to private foreign investment enterprises, non-public economy in 2015 accounted for 65.3% of China’s foreign investment, the proportion of private enterprises’ overseas investments are on the rise.
Private enterprises Foreign accounted investment rise, “Bulletin” is also relevant data confirms:. “By 2015, eighty percent of non-financial overseas investments from local enterprises local enterprises to become a major force in China’s foreign investment, foreign non-financial direct investment flows reached $ 93.6 billion, an increase of 71%, accounting for 77% of the non-financial overseas direct investment flows in the eastern, central and western regions to achieve 78.2%, respectively, 84.7%, 14.2% higher growth; 2015. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong traffic is breakthrough billion US dollars, ranked the top three local investment. “
Bai Ming told reporters, private enterprises to go abroad, is a kind of extension or extension investment strategy. This will help enterprises enhance their international division of work stations in the future of globalization. Such as the recent acquisition of multinational phenomenon is more common, involving manufacturing, services and many other industries, through mergers and acquisitions to rapidly gaining a foothold in the international market, but also to enhance their comparative advantages in the global strategy among. Driven by these factors, more private enterprises began to focus on overseas markets.
“Another point I think private enterprise the ability to capture opportunities really strong in the domestic economic slowdown in the background, out of the country is equal to an extra option. Using two markets and resources to make up for the lack of business development has become more common means. “Bai Ming said.
Zhang Xiangchen at the press conference, said 2015 private enterprises to invest overseas exhibits several important features: First Investment Region distributed more widely, the number of foreign enterprises accounted for 80%; secondly, more extensive area of investment, M & A is very active. 2015 non-public enterprises’ overseas M & A amount accounting for 75.6% of the amount of overseas M & A, both in number and amount of public for the first time exceeded the economic enterprise; Another point is that the influence of increasing investment, non-public economy has become a kind of business an important force in China’s foreign investment.
