China got foreign investment of US$40.238 billion in the first
nine months of this year, a rise of 11.85 percent from the previous
year.
The latest statistics from the Ministry of Commerce show that
during the period, the government approved 29,539 foreign-funded
companies, up 18.59 percent from the same period last year. The
contractual foreign investment totaled US$79.207 billion,
registering a 35.97 percent growth.
By the end of September, China had 453,735 foreign-funded
companies, with total contracted foreign funds of US$907.267
billion, and realized foreign investment totaling US$488.204
billion.
(Xinhua News Agency October 19,2003)