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Data from the China Cross-Border Monitor is available on both China's completed and announced overseas transactions.
Momentum
Our Momentum dataset uses announced transactions to track where Chinese companies are setting up investments. This leading indicator offers early detection of trends critical to business and policy planning.
MomentumGeographies
Explore China’s completed investments across roughly 200 economies.
GeographiesIndustries
Explore the evolution of Chinese completed outbound investment by sector, industry, and business activity.
IndustriesInvestors
Get a breakdown of Chinese investment by investor types and produce detailed snapshots of the global investment activities of individual Chinese companies.
Investors
China Global Clean Tech Investment Dashboard
This dashboard tracks China's outbound investment in clean technology sectors, with an initial focus on the electric vehicle (EV) value chain. Coverage will expand to include all clean technologies in future updates.
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In the press
China’s $3 Billion US Clean Tech Exit Is an Investment Warning
Bloomberg – May 13, 2026
Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary
NYTimes – May 14, 2026
Chinese firms suspend US expansion as business climate worsens
Nikkei – May 05, 2026
China’s minerals come with coercion but they do come cheap
FT – Apr 27, 2026
How others use our data
Our data helps other researchers increase transparency of China’s overseas investments. See how our data is used:
2025 Annual Report to Congress
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission – Nov 18, 2025
Chinese FDI in Europe: 2024 Update
MERICS – May 06, 2025
World Energy Investment 2025
International Energy Agency – Mar 05, 2025
EU-China FDI: Recent Trends and Implications on EU Exposure
EU Commission – Apr 15, 2025