China has for the second consecutive year been ranked number one in a list of top 10 investment destinations in the world.
China has surpassed the United States for the first time since 2003 as the world's largest recipient of global foreign direct investment in the first half of 2012.
Worries over China's growth prospects have recently intensified as foreign direct investment in the world's second-largest economy dropped in September for the 10th time in the past 11 months.
China exceeded the United States to become the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2012.
Foreign direct investment in China dropped in Sept as rising costs dented investors' enthusiasm and US politicians stepped up their China-bashing rhetoric.
Foreign direct investment into China dropped 6.8 percent year on year to $8.43 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.
The slower rate of increase in inbound foreign direct investment into China has led to fears.
China's financial institutions received $1.79 billion of net direct investment from overseas investors in the second quarter.
Ministry of Commerce officials insisted that the decline was temporary, while economists proposed long-term measures to address the drop.
The United States is welcoming Foreign Direct Investment to create more jobs and increase its economic competitiveness.
China will shift its direct-investment focus, both foreign and outbound, to quality instead of quantity, an economic planning guideline said.
Foreign direct investment into China fell for a sixth straight month in April amid global economic woes.
FDI edged down 0.74 percent year-on-year to $8.4 billion in April, following a 6.1 percent drop in March, 0.9 percent decline in February and 0.3 percent fall in January, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
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