Since 2014, China has invested almost four times more in Europe than Europe has in China
- Investments in Europe have surged in the past 5 years
- Preferred targets are the UK and Germany, Spain recently emerged
- Preferred sectors are utilities & transportation, industrial equipment and telecommunications
- Investments in France in 2017 were three times bigger than in 2016
- M&A in H1 outpaced 2017, with average deal at nine-year high USD0.7bn