Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 International investment and related subjects 1.1.1 Investment 1.1.2 International investment and international finance 1.1.3 International investment and international trade 1.1.4 Investment, investments and economics 1.2 Connections of FPI, FDI and IDI 1.2.1 Connections of FPI and FDI 1.2.2 Motives for FDI and FPI 1.2.3 Connections of IDI, FDI and global investment 1.3 Classifications of IDI 1.3.1 Classification by duration and direction 1.3.2 Classification by form, value chain, source and composition of capital 1.3.3 Classification by investor behaviour 1.4 Costs and benefits of IDI 1.4.1 Costs oflDI 1.4.2 Benefits from IDI Chapter 2 Development of IDI 2.1 Development of global IDI 2.1.1 Four development phases of IDI 2.1.2 Sources and directions of FDI 2.1.3 Current FDI affected by COVID-19 2.2 Development of regional IDI 2.3 Development of FDI in China 2.3.1 Development of FDI actually used in China since opening-up 2.3.2 China remains haven for foreign investors 2.3.3 US firms in China are confident about prospects 2.3.4 China-EU investment deal benefits world 2.4 Development of China's OFDI 2.4.1 Development of China's OFDI (2002--2019) 2.4.2 China's financial vs. non-financial OFDI flows and stocks in 2019 2.4.3 China's outward M&A in 2019 2.4.4 Destinations of China's OFDI flows and stocks in 2019 Chapter 3 IDI Environment 3.1 Concept and classifications of international investment environment 3.1.1 Concept of international investment environment 3.1.2 Classifications of international investment environment 3.2 PESTLE classification of host country environment 3.3 Political environment 3.3.1 Indicators of political environment 3.3.2 The eentenary of the Communist Party of China 3.3.3 Rejuvenation will make country a great partner 3.4 Economic environment 3.4.1 Indicators of eeonomie environment 3.4.2 Upswing in the global eeonorny 3.4.3 Growth rate of GDP 3.4.4 China's GDP crosses 100 trillion yuan mark 3.4.5 Foreigners are encouraged to invest in more industries 3.5 Social environment 3.5.1 Indicators of social environment