China News Service, March 1. On March 1, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on "Adhering to Stable Words and Promoting High-Quality Business Development". Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said that in 2021, China's foreign investment will hit a new record high for the first time. It exceeded 1 trillion yuan and reached 1.15 trillion yuan.
Wang Wentao said that in the past two years, due to the impact of the epidemic and the adjustment of the layout of the global industrial chain and supply chain, global cross-border investment has still fluctuated greatly.
However, China's utilization of foreign capital has always maintained steady growth.
China has always been a hot spot for foreign investment.
Wang Wentao said that in 2021, China's foreign investment will hit a record high again, breaking through 1 trillion yuan for the first time, reaching 1.15 trillion yuan, the first time in the past decade to achieve double-digit growth, with a growth rate of 14.9%.
In dollar terms, we have $173.5 billion, a growth rate of 20.2%, and a two-year average of 12.1%.
The proportion of foreign investment in high-tech industries exceeded 30% for the first time.
Wang Wentao introduced that the opening of the market in January this year was stable and the momentum was still relatively good. The actual use of foreign capital across the country maintained double-digit growth, with a growth rate of 11.6%.
The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized that to increase the efforts to attract foreign investment, we will thoroughly implement it, mainly to further expand high-level opening up and further optimize the business environment.
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