Purpose – Emerging countries are surging as important contributors of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in both developing and developed markets around the world. This paper seeks to focus on Chinese investment in Europe with a particular consideration given to the manufacturing sector....

China's EV industry is investing heavily in Hungary giving it an additional mode of entry into the European market. As the EU attempts to protect European incumbent firms with the imposition of tariffs on EV imports from China, this investment creates a challenge for European policy makers.