UK invests twice as much directly in China
Chinese direct investment into UK companies was at £4.2 billion in 2023, just 0.2% of total foreign direct investment in the UK.
In 2023, the value of UK foreign direct investment into China was £8.8 billion.
• Foreign direct investment (FDI) - Investment made by a firm or individual in one economy (’direct investor’) to acquire a
’lasting interest’ in an enterprise operating in another economy. The lasting interest is deemed to exist if the direct investor
acquires at least 10% of equity, or equivalently 10% of the voting rights, of the company
