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Research on The Factors Influencing China′s OFDI Location Choice

HOU Wen-ping1,SU Jin-hong2   

  1. (1. Tianhua College, Shanghai Normal University,Shanghai 201815,China;2. School of International Business and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics,Shanghai 200433,China)
  • Received:2017-09-07 Online:2018-01-25

Abstract: The paper takes China′s OFDI data from 140 countries and regions as samples to analyze the factors influencing the location choice of China′s OFDI with gravity model, finding that China′s OFDI in developed countries reveals strategic-assets-seeking and financial-development-seeking motives, in developing countries has efficiency-seeking and market-seeking motives, there is no significant effect of China′s OFDI in less-developed countries, and as for institution-seeking, there exists different institution arrangements in developed and developing countries. The above conclusions will provide theoretical references for outward foreign direct investment of Chinese enterprises.

Key words: China, OFDI, location, host country