Vigil on outgoing investments

A recent report by the State Council, China's Cabinet, says the country became a net capital exporter in 2015. In terms of outward foreign direct investment, it was second only to the United States.

Outward FDI amounted to only a fraction of China's inward FDI before 2003. Since then, especially in the past decade, it has witnessed rapid growth. If Chinese enterprises' current overseas investment momentum is maintained, China could replace the US as the world's largest overseas investor in a few years.

China has made various kinds of investments in more than 180 countries and regions for more than 20 years. These investments overseas have fetched huge profits every year and thus constitute an important part of China's annual economic returns.