China-Foreign Investment/Emerging Industries

Foreign enterprises ramp up investment in China's emerging industries

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  • ID : 8480440
  • Dateline : Recent
  • Location : China
  • Category : Markets
  • Duration : 2'38
  • Audio Language : English/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-05-21 13:11
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-21 19:08:53
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8480440
  • Dateline : Récent
  • Location : Chine
  • Category : Markets
  • Duration : 2'38
  • Audio Language : Anglais/Nats/Partiellement muet
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2026-05-21 19:01
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-21 19:08:53
  • Version : 1

China-Foreign Investment/Emerging Industries

Foreign enterprises ramp up investment in China's emerging industries

Dateline : Recent

Location : China

Duration : 2'38

  • English
  • Français


Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, east China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of industrial complex of Norway's largest paint manufacturer Jotun
2. Aerial shot of Jotun sign on building
3. Various of Jotun staff member carrying out painting, coating work
4. Various of Jotun paints, coatings on display
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Chapman, chief technology officer, Jotun North East Asia (partially overlaid with shots 6-8):
"You can see from the figures that China's electric car industry is growing phenomenally quickly -- not only in China, but it's now looking at building new plants in other parts of the world using their technology from China. So our current research and development laboratory here is now becoming too small. We have now 87 people in research and development in China. The new research and development center that we're building in Zhangjiajang will house 135 people. So we are in a position then to supply any part of the world with this new technology."
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6. Sign of Jotun on building
7. Sign of Jotun's China new research and development center project
8. Various of Jotun employees working in office
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9. Aerial shot of industrial complex of German multinational glass company Schott
10. Entrance to Schott's Suzhou plant
11. Various of worker, equipment on production line
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Spier, general manager, Schott Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (partially overlaid with shot 13):
"Recently, we had a lot of changes, especially in the field of high-tech products. We are working on establishing a production line for glass fibers to serve the medical device industry here in Jiangsu and we do this because we see growth in China. Our ambition is to grow in China above the national average growth of China. So it is a key focus market for Schott, so this is why we have our eyes on China."
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13. Various of production line
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14. Sign of German auto-parts brand manufacturer Bosch
15. Various of Bosch employees working in office
16. Various of Bosch devices


Foreign-funded enterprises have been stepping up their investments in China's emerging industries, driven by the country's full-fledged industrial and supply chains, vast open market, growing innovation and rapid industrial upgrading.

In the first quarter of this year, the actual use of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China's high-tech industries went up by more than 30 percent year on year to exceed 102 billion yuan (over 15 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for over 41 percent of the total, representing a significant increase of 12 percentage points compared to that of the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

From January to March, research and development and design services saw the largest increase in FDI, growing by 127 percent year on year, as more firms look to tap into China's vast potential.

The growing investment from international companies is creating more incremental markets, as these firms look to explore more economic and trade opportunities afforded by China, through stepping up technological advancements and industrial integration in the country.

Norwegian paint and coating manufacturer Jotun invested 330 million U.S. dollars last year to expand its research and development center and production base in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, developing high-performance coatings for new energy vehicle batteries. This investment will see the site become the multinational corporation's largest overseas research and development facility.

"You can see from the figures that China's electric car industry is growing phenomenally quickly -- not only in China, but it's now looking at building new plants in other parts of the world using their technology from China. So our current research and development laboratory here is now becoming too small. We have now 87 people in research and development in China. The new research and development center that we're building in Zhangjiajang will house 135 people. So we are in a position then to supply any part of the world with this new technology," said Mark Chapman, the chief technology officer for Jotun North East Asia.

China has been opening more sectors to foreign investors since this year with the medical field becoming one such key area, bringing fresh opportunities to multinational corporations.

German glass-making firm Schott has moved to add a new production line in the Suzhou High-tech Zone, bringing along its latest technology to manufacture medical diagnostic equipment such as endoscopes.

"Recently, we had a lot of changes, especially in the field of high-tech products. We are working on establishing a production line for glass fibers to serve the medical device industry here in Jiangsu and we do this because we see growth in China. Our ambition is to grow in China above the national average growth of China. So it is a key focus market for Schott, so this is why we have our eyes on China," said Martin Spier, general manager of Schott Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Other firms with a long-term base in China are also expanding their presence. Bosch, the world's largest automotive technology supplier, established a plant in the Suzhou Industrial Park way back in 1999, and has repeatedly increased its investment and expanded its production capacity, while also setting up research and development centers.

Last year, Bosch announced that it would invest 10 billion yuan in Suzhou over the next five years in the research and development of full-stack intelligent assisted driving solutions and smart cockpit hardware and software.

ID : 8480440

Published : 2026-05-21 13:11

Last Modified : 2026-05-21 19:08:53

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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