China has become the world’s third largest outward investor, behind the United States and Japan. A growing body of literature suggests that China’s regulatory framework for outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is a determinant of the country’s rising OFDI. This paper...

China is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) host and home country among emerging markets and the U.S. among developed countries. As host countries, both seek to maintain policy space to pursue their own legitimate public policy objectives; as home countries, they seek to protect their...

China is now one of the world's most important outward investors. The salient features of the country's cross-border direct investments (discussed in the first section) include that its foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown rapidly, that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a dominant role...

Abstract: China has become a major player in the world foreign direct investment market. After emerging, during the 1980s, from its isolation and beginning its integration into the world economy, China rapidly became a major host country for foreign direct investment (FDI). This article provides...

China has become the top emerging market outward investor, with continuing growth potential. This, in turn, has triggered growing interest in the salient features of this phenomenon, its drivers and the institutional framework in which it is embedded. China's OFDI has indeed clear features: it...

Chinese firms face at least two principal challenges: the human resources challenge and the host country challenge. To address the human resources challenge, Chinese MNEs must select managers at all levels who can successfully manage international operations. To address the host country...

The United States has one of the most open investment frameworks in the world. However, developing an appropriate regulatory and political strategy is particularly important for Chinese MNEs entering the US through M&As as opposed to greenfield investments. As these MNEs navigate the US...