BEIJING -- Foreign direct investment in China plunged 99% over the past three years, Chinese government data shows, as an economic slowdown and concerns about an intensifying anti-spying campaign drive companies away.
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China's increasing focus on national security, including espionage, has foreign companies worried. © Kyodo
BEIJING -- Foreign direct investment in China plunged 99% over the past three years, Chinese government data shows, as an economic slowdown and concerns about an intensifying anti-spying campaign drive companies away.