Foreign direct investment logs 7.9% growth in 2017

Policy measures boost inflows into high-tech sector

Foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland soared to an all-time high of 877.56 billion yuan ($136.36 billion) in 2017, up 7.9 percent from 2016, official data showed on Tuesday.

The substantial rise in FDI illustrates the country's continued efforts to improve the overall business environment for foreign investors, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website.