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Chinese Overseas Investment: Which Countries Will Benefit Most?

by Eric Olander

Amid a slowing economy at home, more Chinese companies are now looking to invest abroad in search of higher returns. While there’s been a lot of hope in recent years that some of that money would find its way to Africa and other less-developed regions, that’s not happening.

Instead, Chinese companies are investing in countries closer to home in Asia, according to Chim Lee, a China analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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