Chinese manufacturing firms’ overseas direct investment

In this photo taken 11 August 2010, a Chinese worker labours at a production line at the factory of Lenovo Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.  (Photo: AAP)

Authors: Huiyao Wang, Centre for China and Globalisation, and Bijun Wang, Peking University

While it is well known that FDI has been one of the important factors contributing to the Chinese economic miracle, it is perhaps less well known that China is now an important player in the overseas direct investment (ODI) global scene as well.

From 2003 to 2009, Chinese ODI flows grew at 55 per cent annually on average. Read more…