First, China has an understandable interest in diversifying its substantial holdings of foreign-exchange reserves away from low-yielding US Treasuries to real productive assets with higher returns. That is why China established its sovereign-wealth fund, China Investment Corporation, and why CIC decision-makers are seeking more FDI opportunities.
中国将对外FDI作为当务之急，是出于两大原因。首先，不难理解，中国很想让其巨额外汇储备多样化，不再绑定于低收益的美国国债，而是进军回报率更高的实体生产性资产。这就是为什么中国要成立自己的主权财富基金——中投公司，也是为什么中投公司决策者要寻找更多的FDI机会。