Ministry of Commerce: China's foreign investment absorption in the first half of 2025 was 423.23 billion RMB, a year-on-year decrease of 15.2%.

Data released by the Ministry of Commerce on July 19th showed that from January to June 2025, a total of 30,014 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year; the actual use of foreign capital amounted to 423.23 billion RMB, a decrease of 15.2% year-on-year. In terms of industries, the actual use of foreign capital in the manufacturing industry was 109.06 billion RMB, while in the service industry it was 305.87 billion RMB. The actual use of foreign capital in high-tech industries was 127.87 billion RMB, with the e-commerce service industry, chemical pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, aerospace equipment manufacturing industry, and medical equipment manufacturing industry seeing respective increases of 127.1%, 53%, 36.2%, and 17.7%. In terms of sources, actual investment from the ASEAN region to China increased by 8.8%, while Switzerland, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and South Korea saw actual investment to China increase by 68.6%, 59.1%, 37.6%, 6.3%, and 2.7%, respectively (including data from investments through free trade zones). This article is compiled from the "Ministry of Commerce Official Website"; edited by GMTEight: Xu Wenqiang.