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Direct foreign investment* (US$ million)

Equity joint

By end of

ventures

Contractual joint ventures

Others **

1982#

141

2,726

1,491

Total direct foreign investment

4,358

(103)

(530)

(1,136)

(1,769)

1983##

340

2,950

3,440

6,730

(N.A.)

(N.A.)

(N.A.)

(N.A.)

1984###

1,382

4,714

4,232

10,328

(428)

(1,223)

(2,453)

(4,105)

1985+

N.A.

(N.A.)

N.A. (N.A.)

N.A.

16,200

(N.A.)

(4,600)

June 1986++

N.A. (N.A.)

N.A.

N.A.

17,440

(N.A)

(N.A.)

(5,322)

Notes:

These figures are only approximates. without brackets refer to pledged

Those

investments, many of which have not yet

been realized. Those in brackets refer to

investments that have actually been

realized.

**

These include compensation trade, joint development of offshore oil, and wholly

foreign owned enterprises.

Sources:

#

China Newsletter No. 48

##

China Newsletter No. 51

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++

Asian Perspectives dated March 1986

Ta Kung Pao dated 30.1.86

Hong Kong Economic Journal dated

31.7.86

G.F. 326

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