Increased investment from China in recent years is now all the more important for Birmingham and the rest of the UK. The UK is now home to more than 400 companies from the Chinese mainland.
Chinese automakers are expanding in overseas markets to weather their shrinking market share at home amid the current market slowdown.
Japan's efforts to widespread economic investment in reconstruction and economic development provide excellent opportunities for cash-rich Chinese companies.
Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's second largest PC maker, will continue to expand in the Indian market by opening more than 300 new shops next year.
China and India are the two countries most often compared with each other among the economic grouping known as BRIC nations.
Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp vowed to continue making a full commitment to the Indian market.
Haier quietly celebrated by acknowledging the series of milestones the company has hit since first entering the United States 13 years ago.
Chinese-made flags and clothing are less expensive than their international counterparts, so US customers gain from the availability of cheaper products.
US wants more homemade goods
Chinese investors are showing an increasing interest to acquire holiday houses in Cyprus, Cypriot Commerce and Tourism Minister said.
China's major lenders are expected to accelerate their aggressive program of global investments, especially in the wake of the financial crisis.
Chinese investment in the United States is expected to hit a record high this year, thanks largely to big-ticket items, said the Rhodium Group.
Gree was among the first set of Chinese companies to enter Brazil in 1998. The company, ranked second in Brazil, sold 500,000 air conditioners there in 2011.