What is it about?

This paper aims to indicate trade characteristics of FDI inflows in China and examine the dynamic interaction between FDI inflows and China’s international trade through empirical analysis.

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Why is it important?

This paper demonstrates that spatial distributions of FDI Firms in Chinese cities and provinces obey NB probability distribution pattern, and puts forward the methodology of model based on count data and continuous data. Besides, this paper quantitatively indicates trade characteristics of FDI inflows in China as well as the dynamic interaction between FDI inflows and China’s international trade.

Perspectives

This indicates that FDI inflows in China not only stimulate the remarkable growth of bilateral trade between host country and home country, but also promote the growth of international trade between China and the rest of the world. Thus, policies of bilateral or multilateral free-trade and investment area should be encouraged, which will be also favourable to promote the growth and welfare in all the regions. In addition, the derived quantitative results imply that there are still greater potentials for further introducing FDI inflows in China, and decision-maker should make policy of introducing FDI inflows which are favourable to supporting innovative activities and economic agglomeration, and preferably encourage efficiency-seeking and export-oriented FDI inflows so as enhance quality and efficiency of economic growth, which are also helpful to accelerate upgrade of Chinese industry and gradually shorten gap of growth among eastern, middle and western region.

Dr. Xinzhong Li
Institute of Quantitative &Technical Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

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This page is a summary of: Trade characteristics of foreign direct investment inflows in China, China Finance Review International, May 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/cfri-12-2014-0100.
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