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Chinese offshore investment
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Chinese offshore investment. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
The Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe plant in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe, is run by China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. Photo: EPA-EFE
Rare earths

China’s multibillion-dollar minerals investment lifts foreign economies: report

Country has invested more than US$120 billion in overseas mining and mineral processing projects since 2023, study says.

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China exports

Chinese firms should focus on stable regions when going global: entrepreneur

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China trade

India opens door to more Chinese investment after 6-year freeze

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US-China relations

Exclusive | US, China discuss investment revival ahead of Trump’s trip: sources

Both sides exploring structured joint ventures and licensing deals, with Beijing seeking protection and Washington eyeing better market access amid declining capital flows.

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US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping shake hands at an October meeting in South Korea. The two are expected to meet again in four weeks. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Hong Kong, UAE solidify financial links with regulatory ties, digital currency

Transaction volume under Project mBridge surged over 2,500-fold from the early 2022 pilot levels to more than US$55 billion by November 2025.

China trade

As high-speed railways saturate China, how far can their global reach extend?

As Chinese giants eye Eurasia for new infrastructure, analysts speculate on what it will take to keep overseas projects from going off the rails in different host nations.

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China trade

UK, China boost financial ties, deepen London’s role as offshore yuan hub

New pact designates a new yuan clearing bank, boosts cross-listings and expands green finance, accelerating the international use of China’s currency.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, China, last Friday. Photo: Reuters
China trade

China’s outbound investment surges to 7-year high amid data centre, energy boom

Chinese investment is increasingly focusing on energy and raw materials projects in low and middle-income regions, report finds.

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China’s private sector

Partnerships, not plants: Chinese companies rethink overseas expansion strategy

Executives are urging a measured approach as Chinese firms turn to global markets amid intensifying competition at home.

China trade

Beyond borders: Beijing equips Chinese firms for global stage amid trade jitters

Ministry of Commerce unveils new resource to help companies navigate the dos and don’ts of complex international markets, and policies will be rolled out appropriately.

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Cranes unload containers from a ship at Huanghua Port in China’s Hebei province on January 15. Photo: Xinhua
US-Venezuela conflict

‘Expansion to defence’: China firms strategise in Latin America after Venezuela

After the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, many Chinese entrepreneurs in the region say they are staying put – for now.

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Banking & finance

How China’s global investment model is changing – and what it means for the yuan

The trade war, weak domestic demand and stronger policy support push more firms to invest overseas, with growing implications for currency.

US-Venezuela conflict

What assets does China have in Venezuela, and what may happen with Maduro gone?

US move calls into question China’s future financial commitments in Latin American country, potentially hurting Beijing’s regional strategy.

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Aerospace: Geopolitics

Why are rich Chinese moving private jets offshore, slumming it in budget seats?

Strict flight rules and economic headwinds are forcing scrutiny-wary tycoons to rebase aircraft in places such as Singapore or downgrade to commercial cabins.

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Two crew members walk past business jets in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Retailing

‘C-beauty’ cosmetics brands find retail expansion outside China a slow slog

‘For established domestic cosmetics companies attempting to expand abroad, progress is still in its early stages,’ CLSA’s Chris Gao says.

Mao Geping store inside the Harbour City shopping complex. Photo: Li Cao
Going Global

Chinese companies expand globally

Chinese firms are investing in overseas factories and marketing to develop global brands. Domestic price wars are pushing more companies to go global – “chuhai” in Chinese – in search of new growth opportunities.

Banking & finance

China’s sovereign fund reveals it opened London office after Trump win

China Investment Corporation opened its third offshore office in London in December 2024, joining outposts in Hong Kong and New York.

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China’s private sector

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

Tencent has been dropped as a financing partner from Paramount Skydance’s US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

Tencent’s failed bid underscores how US regulatory oversight is narrowing the space for Chinese investment in US media and technology deals. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths

While Beijing has long engaged with resource-rich nations, Trump’s Washington is seen as more ‘aggressive’ and reactive.

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China exports

Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom

Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.

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China trade

Explainer | From railways to Labubus: how China Inc. went on a 50-year trip abroad

Chinese companies have steadily expanded their global reach over the past half-century, but it has been a winding, often turbulent journey.

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A container is unloaded onto a truck at a port in Kenya. The expansion of the port and a connecting railway was undertaken with Chinese support. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing

China Inc. goes global

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter.

Cargo ships sail on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, November 30, 2025. Photo: EPA
China manufacturing

Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions

With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues.

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Nexperia

China, EU shift Nexperia strategy: let the companies work it out

Wang Wentao shifts focus to the boardroom but warns the Dutch government must still scrap the executive order and court ruling fuelling the crisis.

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China-EU relations

Ireland business chamber welcomes Chinese investment despite US, EU pressures

Dublin Chamber of Commerce CEO says country welcomes business ties ‘within EU rules’, notes existing partnerships in tech and pharmaceuticals.

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Officials from both sides met at a China-Ireland Joint Economic and Trade Commission meeting in Dublin on November 12. Photo: Ministry of Commerce
China manufacturing

Chinese vice-premier urges manufacturing upgrades, trade diversification

He Lifeng highlights importance of technological innovation and a unified domestic market to support sustainable economic growth amid external uncertainties.

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Vice-Premier He Lifeng inspects a hi-tech company in China’s Hubei province on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms

Firms operaing in EU may face regulatory costs, political risk, supply-chain exposure, analysts say, as contingency plans may be in works.

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China-EU relations

China woos Northern Ireland with promises to boost investment, trade

Beijing seeks closer ties with Belfast at a new trade forum, with Northern Ireland offering potential entry to European market.

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