{"id":8639,"date":"2021-10-28T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1371258"},"modified":"2021-10-28T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:07:32","slug":"french-wine-and-german-robots-why-chinese-companies-are-investing-big-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8639","title":{"rendered":"French wine and German robots: Why Chinese companies are investing big in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In recent years, Chinese companies have been substantially increasing their investments in the European Union. From the vineyards<\/a> of Bordeaux to robot<\/a> manufacturers in Germany and construction<\/a> machinery makers in Italy, these companies have been on a buying spree of unprecedented proportions.<\/p>\n

In the EU, the rapid growth has fuelled fears<\/a> about the impact of these investments on jobs, technology, and Europe\u2019s long-term industrial capacity, sparking calls for more oversight<\/a>. In this context, some see the investment screening mechanism the EU put in place in 2019 as targeted<\/a> at Chinese companies.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, growing concerns that vital European technology and know-how could be vulnerable to foreign takeover because of the economic downturn led the European Commission to issue guidelines<\/a> for its member states. To bring greater clarity to the situation, the EU has negotiated a deal with China \u2013 the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment \u2013 to replace the current 26 individual country agreements that exist between all individual member states except Ireland.<\/p>\n

The agreement is currently blocked for political reasons, following tit for tat sanctions related to the EU\u2019s concerns about human rights violations in Xinjiang province<\/a>. But the debate on how best to adapt to this new context is unlikely to go away.<\/p>\n

Much of what we know about Chinese investment in the EU is anecdotal. In a recent paper<\/a>, my colleagues and I undertook a thorough analysis of these investments using detailed Chinese data. Our work highlights the great variety of Chinese investments in the EU, in terms of the types of industry and companies involved and different firms\u2019 motivations for investing.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Map