A Rhodium Group report says inflows have stayed weak for five years, even if Washington and Beijing resume high-level talks after Xi-Trump discussions.
It estimates total Chinese direct investment in the US at about $190bn over the past decade, far below the $1tn figure floated in Madrid last year.
The findings underscore a persistent gap between political rhetoric and economic reality after Chinese investment collapsed following a surge in 2016 and 2017.
Is the decline in US-China investment the first step toward a permanently fractured global economy?
As China redirects investment from the US, which nations will become the next economic battlegrounds?
Have US tech restrictions backfired, creating a more self-reliant and formidable Chinese competitor?