A、China has surpassed Japan to become die second largest source of foreign investment in the world. B、China’ s investment in the

The Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, a government-affiliated think tank, has published a new report on Chinese outbound investment. The Blue Book of Chinese Enterprise Globalization shows that (3)Chinese companies invested a record 145.6 billion US dollars abroad last year, continuing a trend of growth over the past decade.
Wang Huiyao is one of the authors of the report. (4)“We saw three highlights in China’s outbound investment over the last year. One, for the first time, China has seen a net outflow of capital. Two, we have surpassed Japan to become the second largest source of foreign investment in the world. And finally, China’s investment in the United States has surpassed US investment into China.”
The report also shows outbound investment by countries around the world has rebounded to levels seen before the financial crisis hit in 2009. The blue book notes total foreign direct investment globally last year reached 1.76 trillion dollars, an annual growth of 38%.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.How much did Chinese companies invest abroad last year?
4.What’s the first highlight in China’s outbound investment over the last year?