Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, queried by Finance Asia about Chinese Outward FDI Trends

This October 15, 2024 Finance Asia piece by Han Shih Toh discusses evolving patterns in the volumes, geographic, and sectoral destination of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Responding to queries from Toh, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, said he did not accept that Chinese outward FDI (OFDI) is becoming “small and beautiful.’” He noted that it was shifting to manufacturing and that there was a much greater emphasis on Southeast Asia. Blanchard also pointed to a number of factors driving these trends like increased competition within China. Other parts of the article examined Chinese OFDI trends, these trends’ drivers, and the future of the Belt and Road Initiative. The article also covered the latest developments pertaining to Chinese overseas lending at a time when China’s economy is struggling and Chinese borrowers remain troubled.

The full story appears in Han Shih Toh, “Chinese Overseas Investments Rebound with Strong Asia Focus,” Finance Asia, October 15, 2024, https://www.financeasia.com/article/chinese-overseas-investments-rebound.... Copyright remains with the original holder.