Mr Huang Shan, Associate Managing Editor Caixin Media speaks at Asia Matters' Sixth EU Asia Top Economist Round Table in Beijing on 17 November 2014.

1. Boosting China EU Investment:
A Potential Game Changer
Mr Huang Shan
Associate Managing Editor
Caixin Media
Sixth EU Asia Top Economist Round Table
EU China Economic and Finance Forum
Beijing, 17 November 2014

2. 2
An Overview of Chinese
Investment in the EU
2013 marks the year in which emerging market companies’ cross-boarder purchases
first exceeded those by firms from developed markets
M&A has been the dominant type of Chinese investment into the EU
China sealed more than 200 cross-border M&A deals or formed joint ventures in
the EU between 2008and mid-2014
Most of M&A projects were undertaken in the industrial sector, followed by
consumer products and energy
Chinese investment in the EU features the leading role of state-owned enterprises,
capturing 78% of the total investment value in 2008-13
Private investment in the EU leads in the number of deals
The latest examples include an purchase of France’s Louvre Hotels Group by
Shanghai-based jin Jiang and the purchase of Paris Marriott Hotel Champs Elysee by
Kai Yuan
China’ overall investment stock in the EU accounts for just 0.7% of the total inward
FDI stock

3. • The Possible Trend of China’s Investment in the EU
• China is still a small player but the potential is huge
• China’s appetite for value-added products and services is the
building block for a bullish view on China’s Europe investment
• In the short term, one may not see a ballooning of Chinese
investment because of a slowing economy
• Compared with investment protection, market access is the bigger
concern of China Inc.
• China Inc. is not a game changer at the current stage but will be
playing a bigger role in the EU