According to data released by the General Administration of Market Regulation today, 35,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were set up nationwide in the first half of the year, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year. Looking at investment regions, foreign-invested enterprises in major export provinces and coastal provinces are growing “two-wheel drive.” In the first half of the year, the growth rates of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in major export provinces such as Hainan, Shandong, Guangdong, and Jiangsu were 38.6%, 15.2%, 8.1%, and 6.8%, respectively; the growth rates of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in coastal provinces such as Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, and Jilin reached 79.5%, 29.1%, 16.6%, and 12.0% respectively. Looking at the country of origin, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” countries newly established enterprises in China has grown across the board. In the first half of the year, the “Belt and Road” countries, Arab countries, and African Union countries set up a total of 11,000 new enterprises in China, which increased by 19.3%, 20.6%, and 42.8% respectively, effectively hedging the impact of the decline in new enterprises established in China by the US, the United Kingdom, and Japan. The three countries of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan dropped 10.7%, 21.4%, and 34.9%, respectively. Looking at the investment sector, the consumer market has become a new direction for attracting foreign investment. In the first half of the year, the growth rate of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the health and social work, wholesale and retail industries, and accommodation and catering industries was 27.1%, 11.9%, and 11.7%, respectively, and the attractiveness of China's huge market for foreign investment continued to increase.

According to data released by the General Administration of Market Regulation today, 35,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were set up nationwide in the first half of the year, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year. Looking at investment regions, foreign-invested enterprises in major export provinces and coastal provinces are growing “two-wheel drive.” In the first half of the year, the growth rates of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in major export provinces such as Hainan, Shandong, Guangdong, and Jiangsu were 38.6%, 15.2%, 8.1%, and 6.8%, respectively; the growth rates of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in coastal provinces such as Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, and Jilin reached 79.5%, 29.1%, 16.6%, and 12.0% respectively. Looking at the country of origin, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” countries newly established enterprises in China has grown across the board. In the first half of the year, the “Belt and Road” countries, Arab countries, and African Union countries set up a total of 11,000 new enterprises in China, which increased by 19.3%, 20.6%, and 42.8% respectively, effectively hedging the impact of the decline in new enterprises established in China by the US, the United Kingdom, and Japan. The three countries of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan dropped 10.7%, 21.4%, and 34.9%, respectively. Looking at the investment sector, the consumer market has become a new direction for attracting foreign investment. In the first half of the year, the growth rate of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the health and social work, wholesale and retail industries, and accommodation and catering industries was 27.1%, 11.9%, and 11.7%, respectively, and the attractiveness of China's huge market for foreign investment continued to increase.