The number of new enterprises drawing on foreign funds, and the overall use of foreign capital, fell by 7.63 and 1.16 percent respectively this year, said China's Trade Ministry.

For more than a decade China has received the largest amount of foreign investment in Asia. However, the proportion of fixed property investment in China is only slightly higher than the world average. According to the Trade Ministry, China has made its plans for the introduction of foreign investment for the next five years. China must restrict foreign investment in industries that use a lot of energy and create a lot of pollution. It must also ensure funds are directed appropriately so that China is not faced with a domestic surplus.

By People's Daily Online