Within the framework of the 26th China International Trade and Investment Fair (CIFIT) held in Xiamen city, Fujian province from September 8 to September 11, the CIFIT Organizing Committee in coordination with the Development Research Center under the State Council of China announced the China Bilateral Investment Report 2026.
The report points out that high-tech sectors account for about 32% of total foreign direct investment (FDI) in China in 2025. Technical services and scientific research alone contribute nearly one-fifth of total capital, while maintaining the growth momentum of the proportion of FDI capital implemented for 7 consecutive years.
Many multinational corporations are accelerating the establishment of research and development (R&D) centers, gradually making this country a strategic link in the global innovation network.
FDI inflows into China continue to show solid resilience to fluctuations in the world economy. In 2025, this country recorded a record of 70,392 newly established foreign-invested enterprises, an increase of 19.1% compared to the previous year. In which, the field of scientific research and technical services welcomed 14,000 new enterprises, an increase of 27.2%.
The positive trend continued to be maintained in the first half of 2026 with the number of newly established FDI enterprises increasing by 5.3% compared to the same period, the scale of realized FDI capital reached 402.14 billion yuan, or about 59.34 billion USD.
Notably, foreign capital is shifting more diversely, with significant momentum coming from partner countries under the Belt and Road Initiative.
