FDI confidence in China

Worries over China's growth prospects have recently intensified as foreign direct investment in the world's second-largest economy dropped in September for the 10th time in the past 11 months.

Given that China registered its seventh straight quarter of economic slowdown between July and September, such caution might seem justified.

Yet taking these signs as evidence that China is no longer attractive to overseas investors is unjustified, as the country became the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the first half of this year.