中文

美國公司最初將中國作為廉價(jià)制造業(yè)基地來投資，隨著中國生產(chǎn)成本的上升，這一輪投資大潮已近尾聲。新一輪資本涌入中國，意在挖掘中國市場(chǎng)的消費(fèi)需求。2016年，美國企業(yè)對(duì)外直接投資的首選新興市場(chǎng)是中國。

對(duì)外直接投資，F(xiàn)DI

我的譯文

Initially, China was like a cheap manufacturing base for American corporations to invest. With the rising of China's production costs, this round of investment is coming to an end.? A new round of capital is flowing into China, aiming to explore the potential demands of the market, where has become the first-choice for American FDI in 2016.?

經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人原文

American companies initially lighted on China as a cheap manufacturing base; as costs there have risen, that wave of investment has tailed off. A new influx seeks to tap China’s consumer demand. In 2016 China was the leading emerging market into which American firms poured FDI.

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