Perceptions of China’s outward foreign direct investment in European critical infrastructure and strategic industries

This study analyses impacts of China’s outward foreign direct investment on host country policies and on the bilateral relationship with China by unravelling European and Chinese perceptions. We compare how China’s takeover of German robotics manufacturer KUKA AG and the investment into nuclear powe...

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Published in:International politics (Hague, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2017-07, Vol.54 (4), p.468-486
Main Authors: Rabe, Wiebke, Gippner, Olivia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Companies
Development Studies
Economic policy
Enterprises
Foreign investment
Foreign Policy
Host country
Infrastructure
Interest groups
International Political Economy
International Relations
Mass media
Nuclear energy
Original Article
Perceptions
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Power
Robotics
Robots
Stakeholders
Technology
Threat
Threats
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Summary:This study analyses impacts of China’s outward foreign direct investment on host country policies and on the bilateral relationship with China by unravelling European and Chinese perceptions. We compare how China’s takeover of German robotics manufacturer KUKA AG and the investment into nuclear power project Hinkley Point C in the UK were perceived amongst European societal, economic and political stakeholders. Based on media articles, companies’ statements, political statements and interviews in China and the UK, we argue that China’s investments in Europe lead to threat perceptions amongst host country stakeholders and fuel debates on whether and how to regulate deals that could harm security and technology interests. While rising threat perceptions have already altered FDI policies in the UK, the German case inherits the potential to alter economic policies.
ISSN:1384-5748
1740-3898
DOI:10.1057/s41311-017-0044-x