Challenges and opportuni ties of Chinese di rect i nvestment i n Germany

While greenfield investments receive less public atten-
tion, Chinese takeovers of German companies are increas-
ingly drawing criticismfrompolicymakers, business lead-
ers, and the public, especially due to the rapid increase in
the number of Chinese M&Atransactions since 2014. Dur-
ing the same period, increasing involvement in Chinese FDI
can be seen on the part of the Yangqi, i. E. Government-con-
trolled companies.

These developments involve a number of
opportunities, but also great challenges, both at the micro-
economic level for the companies themselves, as well as at
the macroeconomic level for Germany.