Shen Danyang, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, says the total foreign investment as well as the number of enterprises that were invested in by relevant countries have both increased.
"In terms of absorbing overseas investment, a total of 948 enterprises were invested in and established by countries involved in 'One Belt One Road' initiative, with a year-on-year increase of 10.62 percent; the total foreign investment stood at 3.67 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 4.15 percent."
Statistics released by the MOC showed that the total volume of bilateral trade with those countries stood at around 485 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 8.4 percent.
Export volume reached over 290 billion US dollars, while the import volume stood at nearly 190 billion US dollars.
