The next China is China

24/02/2025 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

Has China lost its allure to foreign investors? That's the picture painted by mainstream Western media reports this week. But do the numbers support this take? For instance, inbound investment in January dropped by 13% year-on-year, but jumped almost 30% from the previous month. The number of foreign companies registered in China also rose by 10% last year. What's behind these numbers? What's China doing to further boost foreign investment?