Enterprise interest in Europe than United States: increased investment in Europe last year by 44%
Reference news, May 22, foreign media said that in terms of foreign direct investment, has become the first choice of the Western parts of Europe. In recent years, in spite of the EU history, geography, legal, linguistic, social and cultural complexity, is attracted to China for investment opportunities in Europe's State-owned and private enterprises.
Singapore May 10, according to the Straits Times website, with trade and tourism, investment is a long-term commitment, Chinese companies are seeking a stable and reliable environment. In the first decade of the 21st century, few major investments in Europe, China, and since 2010 figures show that real wave of investment.
According to the Baker and McKenzie law firm and New York consultancy joint report, total European investment in China increased from $ 6 billion in 2010 to us $ 55 billion in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, the annual investment from us $ 18 billion to $ 23 billion. The economic think tank headquartered in Brussels kubulvgeer Economic Research Institute estimates, distribution of foreign direct investment in China is as follows: 19% into Europe (US $ 13.9 billion), 13% to North America (11.4 billion dollars), which is also an important investment in the receiving State.
Article said that China's foreign direct investment in Europe last year grew by 44%, this year may surge, China National Chemical Corporation is expected to be the number one investor in particular acquired Switzerland agrochemical group Syngenta Corporation (deals worth US $ 43 billion).
Last year, sinochem's $ 7.7 billion acquisition of the world's leading tire manufacturers, Italy, Pirelli Group.
Another Chinese big enterprises to invest in Europe is of Dalian Wanda group, for ￡ 320 million acquisition of United Kingdom Sunseeker yacht company, and participate in the United Kingdom and France's massive real estate development.
Article said that Europe increasingly attractive to Chinese investors have many reasons.
First, the 2008 crisis is a critical moment, when the Chinese Government began to buy European bonds and invest in infrastructure companies, one example is Greece Piraeus port. Now, this port is operated almost entirely by China, because China Ocean Shipping Corporation in April from Greece 67% stake in the port authority acquired the pier first.
Secondly, facilitated by the devaluation of the euro, Europe's de-industrialisation. Like Italy, and Portugal as well as France and the United Kingdom for the Chinese enterprises in these countries in the automotive, food, energy, transportation, luxury, entertainment, tourism and other areas provided an opportunity.
Third, China's relations with Europe not as competitive as China-US relations, which fight for vying for power advantage.
Finally, while foreign direct investment to a certain extent, some of these individual business decisions, since in the late 1990 of the 20th century, but they also come from the Chinese Government to foreign capital in political decision-making. In Africa or Asia, foreign direct investment policies in search of natural resources; in the European countries, focusing on brand and technology, the State-owned development Bank, commercial banks and sovereign funds from State-owned enterprises to expand their footprint in China with the help of.
Article said that China's trade growth with China and bilateral relations between individual European countries concerned. The major recipients of foreign direct investment in China (the United Kingdom, and France, and Germany, and Italy and Portugal) has its own set of relations with China. In China and Central and East European countries "16+1" under the mechanism, the 16 countries met with China every year.
European countries compete for the Chinese consumer market share, and now their share and compete in the Chinese capital. In the United States, and reviewed by the Committee on foreign investment in the United States in specific areas and national security issues in the deal, while the European countries do not have such a mechanism.
Article said that China's investment in Europe is not without problems.
First, the Chinese investors, human resources is a complex issue, as in the 1980 of the 20th century, Japan business, they find it difficult to transmit power to the European regulators. In many cases, European employers playing "surface" role (though there is also a European rare example of top managers, such as Lenovo).
Second, creating limited jobs: due to lack of transparency, it is difficult to determine how many Europeans are actually hired Chinese companies (estimated at around 40,000 people).
Third, many Chinese investment in Europe is a country-driven, the relationship between enterprises and banks and in good, easy to get low-interest loans to invest overseas, its income diversification.
In Europe, the long-term interests of the Government and civil society with regard to welcome Chinese investment is controversial. China's image is not always positive, this will not help: for example, two of China's foreign investment host country Germany and Italy still took a negative view on China, Germany only 34% people positive about China.
Finally, the European complaints about the lack of reciprocity has in many areas of China, such as financial services, telecommunications, media, logistics and health care fields.
The EU hopes that bilateral investment treaties (signed in this year or next) can progress to improve the situation. But the change in China's growth model will lead to capital outflows, it may result in China surpassed Japan to become the largest net creditor.
(Editors: Biao Guo UN832)
2016-05-22 01:15:46
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中企对欧洲兴趣超过美国：去年在欧投资增44%
参考消息网5月22日报道 外媒称，在外国直接投资方面，欧洲已经成为中国首选的西方地区。近几年，尽管投资欧盟存在历史、地理、法律、语言、社会和文化复杂性，欧洲还是吸引了中国寻求投资机会的国有和私营企业。
新加坡《海峡时报》网站5月10日刊文称，与贸易和旅游不同，投资是长期的承诺，中国企业正在寻求稳定可靠的环境。在21世纪前十年，中国在欧洲鲜有重大投资，而2010年以来的数字表明了真切的投资浪潮。
根据贝克和麦肯齐律师事务所以及纽约荣鼎咨询公司联合公布的报告，中国对欧洲的投资总量从2010年的60亿美元增至2014年的550亿美元。2014年至2015年，年投资额从180亿美元增至230亿美元。总部设在布鲁塞尔的经济智库布吕格尔经济研究所估算，中国对外直接投资的分布如下：19%投向欧洲（139亿美元），13%投向北美（114亿美元），后者也是一个重要的投资接收国。
文章称，中国在欧洲的对外直接投资去年增长了44%，今年可能大幅飙升，尤其是头号投资方中国化工集团公司预计会收购瑞士农化集团先正达公司（交易价值430亿美元）。
去年，中化集团77亿美元收购了世界最知名轮胎制造商、意大利倍耐力集团。
另一个投资欧洲的中国大企业是大连万达集团，它以3.2亿英镑并购了英国圣汐游艇公司，并参与英国和法国的大规模房地产开发。
文章称，欧洲对中国投资者吸引力越来越大有众多原因。
首先，2008年债务危机是个关键时刻，当时中国政府开始购买欧洲债券并投资基础设施企业，一个例子就是希腊比雷埃夫斯港口。现在，这个港口几乎全部由中国运营，因为中国远洋运输总公司4月份从希腊港务局收购了一号码头67%的股份。
第二，在欧元贬值的推动下，欧洲正在去工业化。像意大利、葡萄牙乃至法国和英国这些国家为中国企业在汽车、食品、能源、交通、奢侈品、娱乐和旅游等领域提供了机会。
第三，中国与欧洲的关系不像中美关系那样竞争激烈，后者为争夺大国优势而斗争。
第四，尽管这些对外直接投资在一定程度上是一些单个的商业决策，但它们也源自中国政府自20世纪90年代末以来对外配置资本的政治决策。在非洲或亚洲，对外直接投资政策是为了寻求自然资源；在欧洲国家，重点是获得品牌和技术，在国有开发银行、商业银行和主权基金帮助下通过国有企业扩大中国的足迹。
文章称，中国交易的增长也与中国和单个欧洲国家的双边关系有关。中国对外直接投资的主要接收国（英国、法国、德国、意大利和葡萄牙）都与中国缔结了自己的一套关系。在中国与中东欧国家“16+1”机制下，这16个国家每年与中国举行会晤。
欧洲国家争夺中国消费市场份额，如今它们又在竞争中国资本份额。在美国，由外国在美投资委员会审查特定领域和交易中的国家安全问题，而欧洲国家没有此类机制。
文章称，中国对欧投资并非没有问题。
第一，对中国投资者来说，人力资源是个复杂的问题，就像20世纪80年代的日本企业一样，他们发现难以向欧洲管理者转交权力。在许多情况下，欧洲雇主扮演着“表面”角色（尽管也有出现欧洲高层管理者的罕见例子，例如联想集团）。
第二，创造有限的就业岗位：由于缺少透明度，很难确定中国企业实际上雇佣了多少欧洲人（估计大约四万人）。
第三，许多中国在欧洲的投资是国家驱动的，这些企业与银行关系良好，可以轻松获得低息贷款投资海外，实现其收入多样化。
在欧洲，政府和民间关于欢迎中国投资的长期利益存在争议。中国形象并非总是正面的，这一点起不到帮助作用：例如，中国对外投资的两大接收国德国和意大利仍对中国持负面看法，德国只有34%的人对中国持正面看法。
最后，欧洲对中国许多领域缺乏互惠多有抱怨，例如金融、电信、媒体、后勤和医疗保健领域。
欧盟希望双边投资条约（如果在今年或明年签署）的进展可以改善局面。但中国增长模式的改变会导致资本持续外流，那可能会造成中国超过日本成为最大的净债权国。
(责任编辑：郭彪 UN832)
2016-05-22 01:15:46
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