China Adds 20,113 Overseas Firms in 4 Months as High-Tech FDI Jumps 20.3%
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Updated · bastillepost.com · May 25
China Adds 20,113 Overseas Firms in 4 Months as High-Tech FDI Jumps 20.3%
1 articles · Updated · bastillepost.com · May 25
Summary
20,113 new overseas-invested firms were established in China in January-April, up 6.8% from a year earlier, extending a three-year rise in the total number of foreign-funded enterprises to more than 530,000.
287.69 billion yuan in actual FDI was used over the same period, down 10.3% year on year, but high-tech industries drew 116.33 billion yuan, up 20.3% and equal to 40.4% of the total.
8,000-plus overseas companies expanded their China investment in 2025, up more than 10%, and more than 3,000 did so again in the first four months of 2026, pointing to continued reinvestment despite the headline FDI decline.
110.3% growth from Luxembourg led gains in mainland investment, followed by Switzerland at 60.8%, France at 58.3% and the United States at 24.5%, while the commerce ministry said it resolved more than 180 foreign business concerns through five roundtables this year.