Abstract
China has become the third biggest source of foreign direct investment in the world. Through its Belt and Road Initiative, it has catalyzed major infrastructure projects in Africa, Europe and Asia. Furthermore, China has agreements in place and contracts to invest in many Latin American nations. As a result, Chinese foreign direct investment is helping shape the global economy. As China began to implement its “Go Out” policy, which encourages Chinese enterprises to invest in foreign nations, a set of environmental and social guidelines appeared to ensure a more ethical and sustainable way of investing. However, political and cultural limitation remains an important challenge.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Aristegui, Carmen. 2014. La Casa Blanca de Enrique Pena Nieto. Aristegui noticias. Retrieved December 2019, from https://aristeguinoticias.com/0911/mexico/la-casa-blanca-de-enrique-pena-nieto/
Barragan, Sebastian. 2017. China Reclama a Mexico 11 mil millones por cancelacion del tren Mexico-Queretaro. Aristegui noticias. Retrieved December 2019, from https://aristeguinoticias.com/2211/mexico/china-reclama-a-mexico-11-mil-millones-por-cancelacion-del-tren-mexico-queretaro/
China Communications Construction Company Limited. 2018. Annual Report. H Share. Retrieved December 2019, from http://en.ccccltd.cn/investorrelations/announcement/201904/P020190430666124841547.pdf
Garzon, Paulina. 2018. Handbook on Chinese Environmental and Social Guidelines for Foreign Loans and Investments: A Guide for Local Communities. Bank Information Center. Retrieved December 2019, from https://bankinformationcenter.cdn.prismic.io/bankinformationcenter%2F5ff4145c-ceaa-4760-85b6-67397e3a220d_handbook+on+chinese+e+%26+s+guidelines+for+foreign+l+%26+i+2019.pdf
General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone. 2019. The Suez Canal Economic Zone. Retrieved December 2019, from https://www.sczone.eg/
Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. 2018. Sustainability Report. Retrieved December 2019, from https://www-file.huawei.com/-/media/corporate/pdf/sustainability/2018/2018-csr-report-en.pdf?la=en
International Development Association. 2019. World Bank Group. Retrieved December 2019, from https://ida.worldbank.org
Kushner, Jacob. 2016. Controversial Railway Splits Kenya’s Park, Threatens Wildlife. National Geographic. Retrieved December 2019, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160412-railway-kenya-parks-wildlife/
Secretaria de Energia. 2019. Gobiernos de Mexico y China firman acuerdo de cooperacion conjunta sobre energia sustentable. Gobierno de Mexico. Retrieved December 2019, from https://www.gob.mx/sener/articulos/gobiernos-de-mexico-y-china-firman-acuerdo-de-cooperacion-conjunta-sobre-energia-hidroelectrica-sustentable-157790?idiom=es
Solis, Arturo. 2018. Mexico no puede depender solo de energia hidroelectrica. Forbes Mexico. Retrieved December 2019, from https://www.forbes.com.mx/mexico-no-puede-depender-solo-de-energia-hidroelectrica-ge/
ZiroMwatela, Raphael, and Zhao Changfeng. 2016. Africa in China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative: A Critical Analysis. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved December 2019, from http://content.csbs.utah.edu/~mli/Econ%205420-6420-Fall%202018/Zhao-Africa%20in%20Belt%20and%20Road%20Initiative.pdf
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Lozano, J.T. (2020). China’s Investment in the Rest of the World. In: Modern China. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39204-8_18
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39204-8_18
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-39203-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-39204-8
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance (R0)