Leaders | Geopolitics and investment
As Chinese investment pours into the European Union, the Europeans are beginning to worry
EUROPE has caught China’s eye. Chinese investments there have soared, to nearly €36bn ($40bn) in 2016—almost double the previous years’ total. Chinese FDI fell in 2017, but the share spent in Europe rose from a fifth to a quarter. For the most part, this money is welcome. Europe’s trading relationship with China has made both sides richer.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “China’s designs on Europe”
From the October 6th 2018 edition
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