Over the past two months, the number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in our country has continued to grow, with the Chinese market demonstrating strong magnetic attraction.

CCTV News: The latest data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that in the first two months of this year, the number of newly established foreign-funded enterprises in China continued to grow, and actual foreign investment in high-tech industries increased rapidly.

From January to February this year, a total of 8,631 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established, a year-on-year increase of 14%; the actual use of foreign investment reached 161.45 billion yuan.

Actual foreign investment in high-tech industries amounted to 63.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.4%, accounting for 39.2% of the total actual foreign investment in the country, an increase of 8.5 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Among them, actual foreign investment in R&D and design services, computer and office equipment manufacturing, and electronic and communication equipment manufacturing grew by 171.8%, 84.1%, and 35.5%, respectively.

In terms of source countries, Canada, Switzerland, and France saw faster growth in actual investment in China. Pan Yuanyuan, Deputy Director of the International Investment Office at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of World Economics and Politics, said that China already has a substantial stock of foreign investment, and the number of newly established foreign-funded enterprises continues to grow, reflecting that China remains an important global investment destination. Additionally, China’s investment attraction structure is trending positively and optimally. In the first two months, high-tech industries attracted foreign investment with double-digit rapid growth, demonstrating that China’s complete supply chain advantages and innovative vitality are continuously attracting and gathering high-end production factors.