Foreign investment in high-tech sectors rises

China saw the actual use of foreign direct investment in high-tech industries surge 20.3 percent year-on-year to 116.33 billion yuan ($17.12 billion) in the first four months of 2026, accounting for 40.4 percent of the country's total FDI, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed.

Meanwhile, the share of FDI flowing into high-tech industries rose by 10.3 percentage points from the same period last year, the ministry said in a statement.

Among the sectors, actual use of FDI in research and development and design services, computer and office equipment manufacturing, and electronic and telecommunications equipment manufacturing jumped 108.4 percent, 22.9 percent, and 20.2 percent year-on-year, respectively.

A total of 20,113 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China between January and April, representing year-on-year growth of 6.8 percent, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, China's actual use of FDI totaled 287.69 billion yuan, down 10.3 percent on a yearly basis.

FDI to China from Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, and the United States grew by 110.3 percent, 60.8 percent, 58.3 percent, and 24.5 percent year-on-year, respectively, in the first four months.

The ministry statement said that more than 3,000 foreign-funded enterprises further expanded their investment in China during the January-April period.

More than 8,000 foreign-funded companies made additional investment in China in 2025, up by more than 10 percent year-on-year.