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Amid its pursuit of high-quality development and economic structural upgrades，China has become increasingly attractive to foreign investors due to long-term development prospects and a continuously improving business environment，analysts said on Monday.

Their comments came as the Ministry of Commerce said actual use of foreign capital surged 37.9 percent year- on-year to hit 243.7 billion yuan during the first two months of the year. That amounts to $37.86 billion in US dollar terms，up 45.2 percent year-on-year，the MOC said.

3月14日，分析人士指出，中國(guó)正在追求高質(zhì)量發(fā)展和經(jīng)濟(jì)結(jié)構(gòu)升級(jí)，長(zhǎng)期的發(fā)展前景和持續(xù)改善的商業(yè)環(huán)境使得中國(guó)對(duì)外國(guó)投資者的吸引力越來越大。

同一天商務(wù)部公布，今年前兩個(gè)月全國(guó)實(shí)際使用外資金額2437億元人民幣，同比增長(zhǎng)37.9%，折合378.6億美元，同比增長(zhǎng)45.2%。

“Amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global uncertainties，China has achieved a stable and rising economic performance，while its business climate keeps improving，thanks to various policy measures the Chinese authorities have adopted to create a better growth environment for enterprises，”said Bai Ming，deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

“That makes China a perfect destination for foreign investments that seek not only profitability，but also safety，”Bai said，adding that the recent local COVID-19 cases will not threaten China's stable economic growth and growing attractiveness to foreign investors.

Zhou Mi，a senior researcher at the CAITEC，also said China's better-than-expected performance in attracting foreign direct investment over the period reflects foreign investors' confidence in the nation's development prospects，and the growing significance of the Chinese market for them.

Analysts stressed the fast growth rates of FDI in services and high- tech industries are also a demonstration of the achievements the Chinese economy has been making in transitioning toward a growth pathway that focuses more on innovation and quality.

The MOC said actual use of foreign investment in the services sector during the January- February period totaled 175.7 billion yuan，up 24 percent year-on-year.

Investment in high- tech industries grew 73.8 percent year-on-year. In the total，investments in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech services grew 69.2 percent and 74.9 percent，respectively.

The fast growth of foreign investment in the services sector and high-tech industries echoes China's rapid development in related areas，Zhou said.

商務(wù)部國(guó)際貿(mào)易經(jīng)濟(jì)合作研究院國(guó)際市場(chǎng)研究所副所長(zhǎng)白明表示：“在新冠疫情和其他全球不確定因素的影響下，中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)現(xiàn)了穩(wěn)定持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)，中國(guó)政府采取的各種政策措施為企業(yè)創(chuàng)造了更好的發(fā)展環(huán)境，中國(guó)的營(yíng)商環(huán)境不斷改善?！?/p>

白明稱：“因此，中國(guó)成為那些不僅尋求利潤(rùn)，而且尋求安全的外國(guó)投資的完美目的地。最近出現(xiàn)的本土疫情不會(huì)威脅到中國(guó)穩(wěn)定的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)和對(duì)外國(guó)投資者越來越大的吸引力。”

商務(wù)部國(guó)際貿(mào)易經(jīng)濟(jì)合作研究院高級(jí)研究員周密也表示，這一時(shí)期中國(guó)在吸引外商直接投資方面的表現(xiàn)超過預(yù)期，反映了外國(guó)投資者對(duì)中國(guó)發(fā)展前景的信心，中國(guó)市場(chǎng)對(duì)他們?cè)絹碓街匾?/p>

分析人士強(qiáng)調(diào)，服務(wù)業(yè)和高科技行業(yè)的外商直接投資快速增長(zhǎng)，也顯示了中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)在向更注重創(chuàng)新和質(zhì)量的增長(zhǎng)路徑轉(zhuǎn)型方面取得的成果。

商務(wù)部表示，今年1-2月服務(wù)業(yè)實(shí)際使用外資1757億元，同比增長(zhǎng)24%。

高新技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)外國(guó)投資同比增長(zhǎng)73.8%。其中，對(duì)高科技制造業(yè)和高科技服務(wù)業(yè)的外國(guó)投資分別增長(zhǎng)了69.2%和74.9%。

周密稱，服務(wù)業(yè)和高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)的外國(guó)投資快速增長(zhǎng)與中國(guó)在相關(guān)領(lǐng)域的快速發(fā)展相呼應(yīng)。

“The phenomenon has come amid the worldwide trend of increased online economic activity such as pandemic-related transactions and technological progress.

“More importantly，with growing emphasis on high technology- powered development，China has been creating more favorable conditions to encourage foreign investment in high- tech sectors.”

According to Bai，the country's ongoing upgrades in manufacturing have been presenting fast-growing opportunities for foreign investors in high-tech areas，resulting in an obvious improvement in the nation's FDI structure and quality.

He also said China's continuous efforts to attract foreign investment，including pruning of negative lists for foreign investment，implementation of the new Foreign Investment Law，trials in pilot free trade zones and Hainan Free Trade Port，have all created a better business climate for foreign investment.

Zhou also said the increasing amount of FDI from economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has mirrored closer trade and economic cooperation between China and those economies.

The economic rise of the central regions，thanks to the accelerated！ establishment of China's unified domestic market，also makes them more attractive to foreign investors，he added.

FDI from economies participating in the Belt and Road and ASEAN member states grew 27.8 percent and 25.5 percent，respectively，year-on-year，while FDI in central China grew 74.9 percent year-on-year. Growth for eastern and western regions stood at 36.6 percent and 13 percent，respectively，according to the MOC.

“這一現(xiàn)象出現(xiàn)之際，全球范圍內(nèi)的在線經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)不斷增加，如與新冠疫情有關(guān)的業(yè)務(wù)和技術(shù)進(jìn)步。

“更重要的是，中國(guó)越來越重視高科技驅(qū)動(dòng)的發(fā)展，一直在創(chuàng)造更有利的條件，鼓勵(lì)對(duì)高科技行業(yè)的外國(guó)投資?！?/p>

白明稱，中國(guó)制造業(yè)的持續(xù)升級(jí)為外國(guó)投資在高科技領(lǐng)域的快速增長(zhǎng)提供了機(jī)會(huì)，中國(guó)的外商直接投資結(jié)構(gòu)和質(zhì)量得到了明顯改善。

他還表示，中國(guó)持續(xù)努力吸引外資，不斷縮減外資準(zhǔn)入負(fù)面清單、實(shí)施新的外商投資法、在自由貿(mào)易試驗(yàn)區(qū)和海南自由貿(mào)易港進(jìn)行試點(diǎn)，為外國(guó)投資創(chuàng)造了更好的商業(yè)環(huán)境。

周密稱，加入“一帶一路”倡議的經(jīng)濟(jì)體和東盟的外商直接投資增加，體現(xiàn)出中國(guó)與這些經(jīng)濟(jì)體之間的貿(mào)易和經(jīng)濟(jì)合作更加緊密。

中國(guó)加速建立國(guó)內(nèi)統(tǒng)一市場(chǎng)，中部地區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)崛起，吸引了更多外國(guó)投資者。

加入“一帶一路”倡議的經(jīng)濟(jì)體和東盟成員國(guó)的外商直接投資分別同比增長(zhǎng)27.8%和25.5%，而我國(guó)中部地區(qū)的外商直接投資同比增長(zhǎng)74.9%。商務(wù)部數(shù)據(jù)顯示，我國(guó)東西部地區(qū)的外商直接投資增長(zhǎng)率分別為36.6%和13%。