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Chinese investment in the Netherlands: Patterns and Drivers
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KONINKLIJKE INDUSTRIEELE GROOTE CLUB, 16 SEPTEMBER 2013
Chinese investment in The Netherlands
Patterns and drivers
Ona Akemu, Wendong Deng
Rotterdam School of Management
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Developing country MNEs
• Internationalisation
• Impact on host country
Ona Akemu
Wendong Deng
Who are we?
Enterprise governance structure
• Social capital
• Managerial vision
• Diversification strategy
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Roadmap of my talk
At home
In China
Key figures and patterns
The pull factors – why NL attractive?
Success and failure
Push factors
The domestic situation
Background 1
2
3
4
Types of Chinese outward investment
Where does investment go?
Policy debates in Europe
Trends
What’s in it for you?
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China = mainland China + Hong Kong + Macau
(Taiwan not included in my definition)
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Types of Chinese investment abroad
• Liquid investment
• China holds $1.3trln T-bills
• Total reserves $3.4trln
Portfolio investment 1
• High net-worth
individuals
• Residence permit,
passport key drivers
Real estate investment 3
Source: Financial Times, US Gov Treasury
‘Retail’ investment 2
• Owned by immigrants
• Small scale
• Not tracked by
investment agencies
Foreign direct investment 4
• Purpose is control of
Dutch enterprise
• Encouraged by
investment agencies
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Now, some definitions…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) FDI stock FDI flow
‘Cross-border investment
associated with lasting
interest/control in company’
‘Net amount of FDI that
flows into a country in a
year.’
‘Net value of all FDI held by
foreign firms (Chinese) in
country (Netherlands) at year
end’
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Source: UNCTAD.
extracted16.08.2013
China rising in absolute terms: FDI stock nears $2trln
Chinese outward foreign direct investment stock, 1990-2012 ($billion)
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China rising in relative terms – contributing larger share
Source: UNCTAD. extracted16.08.2013
China includes Hong Kong and Macau
1990 2012
Total global OFDI ($2.1 trillion) Total global OFDI ($23.6trillion)
Outward FDI stock of top investing countries as percentage of total global OFDI (1990, 2012)
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Will the trend continue?
Source: 2012 China Innovation Survey by Booz, BenCham, CEIBS and
Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce (page 8)
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Will the trend continue?
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Looking at Europe…
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Where some of the $2trillion goes
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Where does the rest go?
It depends on who you ask
Source: Chinese MOFCOM, 2010; Rhodium Group 2012
Top ten recipient countries of Chinese OFDI in Europe 2010 stock (€million)
Source: Eurostat. Extracted 19.08.2013
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Chinese ‘stealing’ European know-how?
‘I am in favour of foreign investments …but the
question is if the Chinese company will invest
in Europe or if this is a camouflage to bring
know-how to China’
Antionio Tajani, EU industry commissioner (2010) speaking on
Xinmao’s failed bid for Dutch firm, Draka. Italian company
Prysmian finally bought Draka for €900million Source: Reuters.com
‘We see vanishingly few [Chinese investments] , which
seem senseless from the perspective of commercial
logic... (page 68)
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The debate continues…
Fuelling Europe versus a shopping spree
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Let’s take a closer look at home…
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Chinese FDI in NL has also increased markedly
Chinese outward FDI stock in The Netherlands 1990-2011 (€million)
€2,625million
Source: De Nederlandse
Bank, Extracted 16.08.2013.
Excludes special financial
institutions (SFIs)
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€1.3billion
€10.4million*
€944million
(Van Gansewinkel)
*Transaction recording increased stake from 79 to 98%
You’ve probably heard about these
2002
2003
2013
Li Ka-Shing (85), Chairman Hutchinson Whampoa
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How about these?
(Anti-infectives business group)
40%*
2011
€1.4million
* To invest additional 3.5million raising stake to 70%
2011
€210million 50%
2011 €7million 100%
Target Date Consideration Stake Acquirer
Source: company websites, press releases, Zephyr database
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You'd be smiling too…
Source: BYD website
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Very large
(>$500mln)
Large
($50-500mln)
Small, medium
($1-50million)
State-controlled Privately-controlled
Controlling party
A feel for range of ‘parents’
Source: Company websites, annual
reports; Orbis database;
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Active in sectors from automotive to travel
Conglomerates
Dairy products Industrial computer systems
Communication equipment
Telecommunication equipment
Toys, juvenile vehicles
Mining & construction machinery
Financial services
Medical devices
Automotive
Transportation equipment Travel
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Ow
ners
hip
Wholly owned
subsidiary
Joint venture
Greenfield Brownfield
Establishment mode
Wholly-owned and brownfield investments
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Reality check: Chinese FDI in NL is still very
small…
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Inward FDI stock in the Netherlands per country of origin (2011), €’000 million
Chinese FDI : €2,625million =
0.6% FDI in NL
Reality check
Chinese FDI in NL still a drop in the bucket. US is still our most important foreign investor
Source: De
Nederlandse Bank,
Extracted 16.08.2013.
Excludes SFIs
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Reality check
Even including special financial institutions, Chinese OFDI still a miniscule fraction
Top thirty FDI sources of OFDI stock in The Netherlands in 2011 ($billion)
Chinese OFDI in NL - €14.7billion
Still 0.5% of total FDI (€2,773billion)
Source: De Nederlandse
Bank, extracted 16.08.2013.
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Let’s see the key patterns in NL…
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How many Chinese companies in NL?
It depends on what you mean by Chinese-owned companies. My definition is same as NFIA
Company in NL with parent company registered in China (mainly mainland).
Do not track investment by Chinese individuals or in retail, ‘horeca’.
Similar to regional investment agencies. Help companies set up in NL.
Companies owned by first-generation, second-generation Chinese from
mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan.
670 in Amsterdam MRA. Predominantly in ‘horeca’, financial services
Sources: Gemeente Amsterdam, Chinees ondernemenschap in Amsterdam in beeld (2012)
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Sectoral spread
Source: own analysis of NL firms with Chinese ultimate owners in Orbis database
Textile, apparels is the dominant sector for mainland Chinese firms
Percentage of firms active in sector
310 entities (Mainland China)
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Sectoral spread
Source: own analysis of NL firms with Chinese ultimate owners in Orbis database
If Hong Kong firms included, services the dominant sector Percentage of firms active in sector
441 companies (Mainland China, Hong Kong)
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Functions
Wholesale & retailing (often a.k.a. marketing, sales) main functional activity of mainland Chinese companies
Wholesale & retail Finance/holding
companies
69% 9%
13%
Professional
services
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53% of Chinese firms less than 5 years old
Number of Chinese subsidiaries established in Netherlands per five-year period between 1980 and 2013
Source: own analysis of 441 NL firms with Chinese ultimate owners in Orbis database
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50
Many, many small companies; located in Randstad
Percentage of Chinese-owned firms located in Amsterdam,
Rotterdam, Den Haag, and Schiphol areas
35
Number of Chinese-owned firms employing more than five
people
519
Highest number of employees at Chinese-owned firm (Huawei,
2011)
Source: own analysis of 441 NL firms with Chinese ultimate owners in Orbis database
30
Percentage of Chinese-owned firms employing only one person
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Where do they come from?
Beijing (14%)
Shanghai (10%)
Hangzhou (4%)
Wenzhou (9%)
Shenzhen (7%)
Fuzhou (2%)
Qingdao (2%)
40% of mainland firms come from first tier, second tier cities from the
East Coast of China
Guangzhou (3%)
310 mainland Chinese-owned entities only. Excl. 131 Hong-Kong firms
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Why do they come to The Netherlands?
• Country factors
• Access to markets
• Access to technology
• Other?
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Geography
Country factors
Workforce Sure, taxes?
Source: Ernst & Young (2012:15)
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Access to market
Founded 2001. Sales (2012) -
$1.1bln
Set up 2009 in Hoofdorp
Sales, marketing, European HQ
They target Dutch and proximate European markets
Founded 1958. Sales (2011) –
$2.9bln
Set up 2012 in Almere
Sales, marketing, European HQ
Source: company websites, annual reports, BOM foreign investment
First Chinese vehicle to
obtain complete European
type-rating
Set up 2011 in Helmond.
Research, test, sales,
marketing
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Ah, that Dutch
special punch…
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‘Holland is traditionally a strong
country in the dairy industry. Their
quality of milk resources and
techniques is one of the best in the
world. The environment of milk
resource is unique and can't be copied. ’
Yuanrong Chen, CEO of Chinese company Ausnutria on the 2011 merger between his company and Dutch dairy firm,
Hyproca. Source: PRNewswire (June 2011)
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A study of nine R&D Dutch firms which
were acquired by Chinese parents
Tom Hoorn, RSM (2012)
Supervised by Ona Akemu and Mark Greeven
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Managers speak
Why was your company acquired by Chinese parent?
‘It is about the hard technologies...it is
also about organisational expertise and
financial management, so the soft side of
innovation’ Managing Director, Company A
‘They saw what we could provide for
them and they were very interested in
our competencies to develop products
ready to be applied in their systems’
Managing Director, Company F
‘They really bought
company for knowledge
and development
competencies that we
have here’
R&D Manager, Company H
Source: Hoorn (2012)
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‘The quality level of industrial vehicle development is higher in Europe... China lags twenty years behind us,
but they see that they have to develop. Integrating our local development capabilities and know-how helps
them solve problems they face’
Managing Director, Company C
Source: Hoorn (2012)
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Getting some ‘special punch’
Source: AAC Capital Partners (2011); China Daily (2011); Zephyr; company websites
2007
CIMC acquires 80%
of Burg
€108mln
Beijing Hainachuan
Automotive
acquires Inalfa Roof
Systems
2009
XEMC acquires
Darwind
€10mln
2011
Undisclosed
2011
China Hi-Tech
Group acquires
GINAF
2012
€7 mln
Navinfo acquires
Mapscape
Examples of acquisitions of tech companies in NL by Chinese parent
Undisclosed
Assets
Sum
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Institutional quality
‘I feel good to pay taxes here [in Netherlands]’
Chinese entrepreneur speaking about tax office, NFIA support in doing business in The
Netherlands. Name undisclosed for confidentiality reasons
‘In China, local government does not care about us
because we are small company. But here they welcome
us’
‘…here I don’t need guanxi with tax authorities’
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OK, it is not always that simple
Mixture of strategic asset-seeking and seeking new market/customers
Examples
Company has existent R&D capability. Invests in
NL to deepen capacity for European market
Deepen design
capacity
1
Company targets Chinese customers ‘going global’,
Dutch companies going to China
Follow existing
customer
2
Always strategic?
3 Not sure, but… ?
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Yep…
Source: Rotterdambusinessschool.nl
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Don’t discount copycat behaviour
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How prepared are they?
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Source: KPMG Report, World Class Aspirations (2010)
Most important factor in identifying target for acquisition?
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Pre-investment preparation channels
Source: Ernst & Young (2012: 34)
How did you prepare before investing in the Netherlands?
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Pre-investment channels
Use
B
G
Chinese embassy NFIA, regional foreign
investment agencies M&A advisory,
intermediation
Informal personal
contacts
B
G
G
B
Formal interfirm
network
B
G
? ?
B Large firms
G Small firms
‘Gut-feel’ for the intensity of use of various sources of information on Dutch firms by Chinese investors
High
Low
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Are the SMEs well-prepared?
Source: somedesignblog.com
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What do Chinese firms bring to NL?
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Perhaps, another reason?
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Listen to managers again
What is the benefit of being acquired by the Chinese parent company?
‘They teach us about requirements
for many applications in larger
systems in Chinese market. We are
specialised in a very small niche. By
doing joint projects, it helps us
grow.’
Managing Director, Company B
‘We gain practical experience in applying
our technology in the Chinese market.
We need lab tests and research before
building a prototype…they have
hundreds of installations running in China
so they have a lot of practical
experience.’
Managing Director, Company G
Source: Hoorn (2012)
‘’Even before they took over, they
pushed us to start hiring more
R&D personnel since they were
interested in our development
capabilities’
R&D Manager, Company H
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How successful are Chinese-owned firms?
http://www.bnr.nl/?service=player&type=fragment&articleId=1829720&audioId=1829727 Source: Windpower; BNR.nl
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SMEs also have their stories
How successful have you been in NL? Two Chinese SMEs tell their stories
Wood products Studio equipment
Why did you invest in
NL?
Business performance
since start 30% 10%
What
else?
Market better than expected. Need
more employees
‘New world open for me’
Proximity to customer; new
customer
Main market is Germany,
but Dutch market also
good. Need additional
employee
Decline of U.S.
business
Industry
Source: Disguised for confidentiality reasons
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How about failure?
Source: NFIA (Onno Bogers)
Annual number of net ‘surviving’ and closed Dutch subsidiaries of Chinese parent firms (2000-2013)
22% 4%
Failure rate Failure rate
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38% of Chinese firms disappeared after two years
Source: One of the investment agencies
(Confidential)
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We’ve talked about Europe and NL.
Now, let’s talk China
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What pushes Chinese firms to
internationalise?
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New faces
Fierce competition - how do you respond?
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Dif
fere
nti
ati
on
Technology
Internationalise to gain technology, but focus largely
on Chinese market
Internationalise to gain technology, develop
innovative capability, open channel to ‘sophisticated’
European market.
Linkages with
other firms
Internationalise as part of diversification
Build
relationship
(brand,
marketing)
Chinese consumers more ‘demanding’. Firms
internationalise to acquire established brands
principally for Chinese market
Acquire, build own brand internationally. Move
beyond being ‘Chinese’ company
Co
st
Price Many Chinese companies compete here
Internationalise to NL to sell essentially same
product as in China. Many SMEs do same
Local market International market
Market focus
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Some serious questions
• Will Chinese economic model work in future?
• Challenges and opportunities?
• Trend outward FDI?
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New faces
What is the next economic engine of China?
Lika shing picture
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What will the future bring?
The optimist:
‘China can maintain 8% of growth for 20 years,
based on continuous technological innovation
and industrial upgrades.’
The pessimist:
‘China’s economic system has reached its limits.
China is running out of surplus labor.’
Lin Yifu (Former Chief Economist, World Bank) Paul Krugman, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Declining growth rate?
China’s GDP growth rate (in percentage) 2010-2013
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Economy relies heavily on fixed investment
GDP structure China versus USA (% GDP, 2008)
Fixed
infrastructure
investment
Net exports
Government
expenditure
Consumption
44
8
13
35
15
-5
20
70 Source: International Monetary Fund
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Source: IMF, Xinhua Net
Real estate boom to bubble…
How many mainland Chinese cities can you spot?
House price to wage ratio for top 15 cities in the world (%)
* Mainland Chinese cities
*
*
*
*
*
*
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Source: IMF, Xinhua Net,
…to bust?
Residential real estate investment (as % GDP) for US, Ireland, Spain and China
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Yet, ghost cities
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Government supports drive for resources…
In Zambia (copper)
Angola (oil)
Congo DR (pretty much
everything)
In Nigeria (oil, lots of it) In Ghana (‘new kid on the oil block’) South Africa (Iron ore, gold, diamonds)
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Severe environmental degradation
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Rich China, poor China
Who do you believe: official statistics or your eyes?
VS.
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The pretty, the not-so-pretty face of corruption
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Does Li Ka-Shing know something we don’t?
Sell China
Buy Europe
Park & Shop $4billion (July 2013)
Shanghai OFC RMB6billion (Aug
2013)
Guangzhou Metropolitan Plaza
RMB 2.6 billion, (Aug 2013)
UK: HKD 7.8 billion (July 2013)
AVR Afvalverwerking : €944million
(Jun 2013)
O2: €850million (June 2013)
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Source: Property Observer, Private Wealth Report (2013); Hurun Report (2012)
$12.3billion
Value of U.S. residential real estate
bought by Chinese between April
2012 and March 2013
AUD5.4billion
Value of residential real estate
bought by Chinese in Australia in
FY2013
Footloose rich?
60%
Percentage of rich Chinese (net
worth > RMB 100million) who
have migrated or planning to do so
33%
Percentage of rich Chinese who
own overseas assets. 30% of the
rest have plans to invest in next 3
years
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€250,000 for
residence permit
€300,000 for
residence permit
‘Golden Green
Card’ € 500,000
‘Green card’ anyone?
New entrepreneur
Law: €500,000
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But, leadership has responded to
serious challenges in the past…
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Recap
Chinese FDI in NL on the rise. Miniscule compared to traditional foreign investors
1 Picture in
NL
What
attracts
them to NL
2
What
‘pushes’
them out
3
Access to Dutch and proximate markets
Technology, ‘soft’ innovation capabilities
Infrastructure, English-speaking workforce, tax regime?, residence permit opportunities?
Chinese companies predominantly in sales, marketing
Small operations (1-5 employees)
Domestic competition
Response – find new markets, upgrade capabilities, acquire more sophisticated technology
Government support
Industry upgrade – change development model
Resource-seeking
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• No fiscal/monetary stimulus
• Curb financial risks
• Need for economic structural
reform
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What does it all mean for FDI from
China?
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1
2
3
4
Industry upgrade
Boost domestic
consumption
Reduced
restrictions on
FDI
Resource scarcity
Firms improve technology,
capabilities by acquiring high-
end companies
Firms acquire brands to
differentiate products
SMEs become bolder, better
organised to venture abroad
Demand for (new, clean?)
energy. Active government
support
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Thank you for your attention
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• Jack Li (China Greencorp). Name changed to protect confidentiality
• John Wang (Good equipment Limited). Name changed to protect confidentiality
• Onno Bogers (Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency)
• Mingqin Wang (B.V. Brabant Onwikkelingsmaatschappij)
• Lilian van Ende ; Ms. Qin Yao (Rotterdam Investment Agency)
• Wubbo Everts (North Netherlands Investment Agency)
• Anna Elferink (Utrecht Investment Agency)
• Laurens Kok (West Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency)
• Albert Shi
• Samantha Weil (Limburg)
• Carine van Oosteren (Onderzoek en Statistiek, Gemeente Rotterdam)
• Jun-Qing Zhang (Oost NL OV)
• Ane Papme (Flevoland)
• Tom Hoorn, Mark Greeven (Rotterdam School of Management)
• Flickr.com; Google Images; Wikicommons (How do I live without you?)
Acknowledgment