China's investment climate has changed dramatically since the reform and opening up. In the early 1980s, China restricted foreign capital to invest in the export-oriented corporation and required foreign investors to set up the joint-venture partnerships with Chinese firms. Since the early 1990s, China has allowed foreign investors to manufacture and sell a wide range of goods on the domestic market. The establishment of foreign-owned enterprises were also authorized. Today, as a member of the World Trade Organization, the reform and opening up remains central to China's development. Currently, products of foreign-invested enterprises account for about half of China's exports, and China continues to attract large investment.
改革开放以来，中国的投资环境发生了翻天覆地的变化。20世纪80年代早期，中国限制外资投资出口导向型企业（export-oriented corporation），要求外资跟中国公司建立合资关系。自20世纪90年代早期开始，中国允许外资在国内市场生产并销售各种商品，还允许建立外资独资公司（foreign-owned enterprise）。今天，中国作为世贸组织的一员，改革开放依然是中国发展的核心。目前，外商投资企业的产品约占中国出口产品总数的一半，中国仍然在大量引进外资。