Current Trends and Features of Outbound Investment Worldwide

With the deepening of economic globalization, the internationalization of Chinese enterprises has also seen rapid development. This is especially true in the 21st century, the golden age of the “go global” strategy for Chinese companies. Despite the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 and weak outbound investment worldwide, China’s OFDI flows have seen significant gains, growing ever more diverse in terms of investment destinations, industries and investment methods. However, the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the growing trend of anti-globalization in western countries has created new challenges for the globalization of Chinese enterprises.