“People’s Daily” (10th edition, May 13, 2022)
This newspaper, Beijing, May 12 (Reporter Luo Shanshan) On the 12th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce: From January to April this year, the actual use of foreign capital in the country was 478.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.5%. On the basis of last year’s high base, it has achieved double-digit growth in the first four months of this year, and the results are hard-won.
In terms of industries, the actual use of foreign capital in the service industry was 351.94 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%; the actual use of foreign capital in the high-tech industry increased by 45.6% year-on-year, of which the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 36.7%, the high-tech service industry increased by 48.3%, and the information service industry increased by 48.3%. Industry, R&D and design services, electronics and communication equipment manufacturing increased by 69.7%, 60.4% and 45.3% respectively.
In terms of source, the actual investment in China from South Korea, the United States and Germany increased by 76.3%, 53.2% and 80.4% respectively.
From the perspective of regional distribution, the actual use of foreign capital in the eastern, central and western regions of my country increased by 18.7%, 43.7% and 26.9% respectively year-on-year.
From the perspective of major foreign-funded projects, in the first four months of this year, 185 major foreign-funded projects with contracted foreign capital of more than US$100 million were added, which is equivalent to an average of 1.5 major foreign-funded projects every day. Multinational companies such as Volkswagen of Germany, Posco of South Korea, Costco of the United States, Hitachi of Japan and other multinational companies have achieved good investment in major projects in China, which has effectively driven the rapid growth of my country’s investment.
“Multinational companies are actively expanding their investment in China, which fully reflects the firm confidence of foreign investors in China’s economic development prospects, fully reflects China’s remarkable achievements in expanding opening up and optimizing the business environment, and fully reflects China’s large market size and industrial Complete facilities, complete infrastructure, and abundant human resources are a strong attraction for foreign investment,” said Shu Jueting, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has brought challenges to the world economy and the global industrial chain and supply chain. Shu Jueting said that China’s economy has strong resilience, great potential, wide room for maneuver, and long-term positive fundamentals will not change, and will continue to provide strong momentum for the stabilization and recovery of the world economy. The open Chinese market will also provide more opportunities for companies from all countries to develop in China. China will open its door wider and wider, and the environment for foreign investment will become better and better. The Chinese government will, as always, welcome investors from all over the world to invest in China and share the dividends of China’s development.
(Editor: Wen Jing)