AI infographic: New opportunities offered by "investing in China"

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The 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), being held from Sept. 8 to 11 in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, has drawn exhibitors and delegations from 129 countries and regions to its 14 themed exhibition areas.

The event is increasingly serving as a barometer of where global capital sees opportunities in China.

China has grown into the world's second-largest consumer market, with household consumption shifting from "whether there is enough" to "whether it is good enough." In recent years, the structural opportunities created by consumption upgrading have drawn global investors to vote with real money.

Beyond the livelihood opportunities brought by consumption upgrading, new industrial openings under the green and low-carbon transition are also drawing global capital.

Guided by the "dual carbon" goals, new sectors such as energy conservation and environmental protection, resource recycling, and low-carbon smart manufacturing are emerging rapidly, with a "green China" becoming a "new blue ocean" for multinational companies.

From selling products to building ecosystems, and from expanding markets to pursuing co-innovation, for many foreign businesses, China today is no longer merely a sales market, but an innovation system integrating R&D, manufacturing and commercialization.

Data from China's Ministry of Commerce show that nearly 4,800 foreign-invested enterprises increased their investment in China in the first half of this year, while more than 37,700 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in the first seven months, up 4.4 percent year on year, and foreign investment actually utilized in high-tech industries surged 32.7 percent. The 2026 Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index shows China rose to fourth place globally.