From January to February, 7,160 new foreign-funded enterprises were established nationwide. Apple CEO Tim Cook personally opened the door of the new store to welcome Chinese consumers.

ExxonMobil has invested more than 30 billion yuan in the Huizhou Ethylene Phase I project in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Zone. Volkswagen Group established the Chinese branch of its R&D center in Germany. AstraZeneca invested to build a US$475 million new small molecule drug factory in Wuxi.