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Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 2.2 per cent on the year in March, while outbound flows posted a milder rise, as foreign corporate investors remain undeterred by China's weakening domestic economic performance.
Thursday's data showed inbound FDI up 11.3 per cent to $34.88 billion for the first quarter.
Sectorally, Q1 FDI in services rose 24.1 per cent year on year to $21.59 billion, while FDI in manufacturing fell 3.6 per cent to $11.22 billion.
Outbound investment for the first three months of the year combined rose 29.6 per cent from the same period in 2014 to $25.79 billion.
