Council Builds on Momentum to Attract Chinese Investment to California

Building on a successful trip with Governor Jerry Brown to China and the Select California Investment Summit in Sacramento, the Bay Area Council’s China team traveled to Washington D.C. this week to represent California with other Economic Development Organizations at the national SelectUSA Investment Summit. The event gathered over 3000 companies from 64 countries around the world to promote foreign direct investment in the United States.  Secretaries from the Departments of Commerce, Energy and Labor offered remarks alongside multinational corporations such as Samsung, General Motors and BCG. China represented the largest proportion of delegates as investors’ interest in the United States continues to grow. In 2016 alone, the United States was the largest recipient of Chinese outbound FDI, totaling $45.6 billion, and nearly one-third of this investment went to California. Attracting foreign direct investment from China and elsewhere is a primary focus for the Council, which provides a range of services to guide Chinese and other investors as they look to enter or expand in the Bay Area and California marketplaces. To learn how the Council can help foreign investors find opportunities in California, please contact Chief of Global Business Development Del Christensen.