Foreign investment capital inflows may have slowed last month, and there might have even been an outflow driven by hedging risks, amid market worries over the European debt crisis and China's economic slowdown.
Chinese entrepreneurs labeled Germany as the most attractive investment destination in Europe, a latest study showed Wednesday.
Belgium wants to invite more Chinese investment in such industries as high tech and personal computing.
Chinese telecom companies will encounter difficulties in Europe in the short term because of economic uncertainties and political risks, analysts said.
The sharp drop in the value of the euro will be a great encouragement to Chinese students pursuing higher education in eurozone countries.
Su Ning, board chairman of China UnionPay Co Ltd - the country's only credit card network, and a former deputy governor of China's central bank, said on Tuesday that overseas consumption from China continued to surge dramatically last year.
China's famous scenic city Hangzhou kicked off a large-scale tourism promotion campaign in London on Monday by taking advantage of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Although Chinese and European leaders pledged to refrain from trade protection measures, industry insiders warned that Chinese exporters are expected to face an even tougher reality in the European market.
Foreign direct investment dropped for the third straight month in January as European investment plunged by 42 percent from a year earlier.
The trade deficit of the European Union (EU) with China decreased to 132 billion euros ($174.8 billion) for the first 10 months of 2011 from 140 billion euros registered in the same period in 2010.
China may overtake the US to become the European Union's biggest exports destination this year, the EU ambassador to China said on Monday.
Although it is widely speculated that China's economic growth will slow this year, Breslein is still optimistic about future growth, as his home country braces for zero growth this year.