In the first quarter of 2026, China absorbed 249.6 billion yuan in foreign investment

According to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce of China, from January to March 2026, 13,987 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China, a year-on-year increase of 11%; the actual amount of foreign capital used was 249.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 7.3%. In terms of industries, the actual use of foreign investment in the manufacturing industry was 71.46 billion yuan, and the actual use of foreign investment in the service industry was 174.6 billion yuan. The actual use of foreign investment in the high-tech industry was 102.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.7%, accounting for 41.2% of the country's actual use of foreign investment, an increase of 12 percentage points from the same period last year. Among them, the actual use of foreign capital in R&D and design services, computer and office equipment manufacturing, and electronic and communication equipment manufacturing increased by 127.8%, 88.1%, and 23.8% respectively.