It has been reported that domestic investors invested some US$103 billion in 156 countries in 2014, up 14% year on year. In 2014 China's outbound investment surpassed inflows of foreign investment such that there was a net capital outflow. This marks a fundamental change in China's economic development pattern since the reform and opening-up period.<\/p>\n
According to the available statistics China has around 200 forestry investment and cooperation projects in Asia, Europe, Africa, America and Oceania worth an estimated US$7 billion and employing almost 10,000. China's overseas forestry investment is benefitting from new opportunities through free trade zone strategies, bilateral investment protection agreements and deals on double taxation.<\/p>\n
Since the creation of an International Trade and Investment Promotion office within the China Forest Industry Federation the rights and obligations of China's overseas forestry enterprises secure wider support.<\/p>\n
However, it is recognized that Chinese enterprises investing in overseas forestry face many challenges such as an imperfect supportive government policy and insufficient financial and management support.<\/p>\n
Other challenges include a lack of experience on the part of investors, a low level of business management capacity, an inability to correctly assess and react to risks and a lack of international business acumen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"