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This article is about increased foreign direct investment to China despite its weakening economic growth. Not only does China receive inflowing FDI, but it also invests outflowing FDI into other places such as Japan. The investment comes even as China's economy show signs of slowing from the stellar growth rates of years past as the government looks to shift the emphasis to structural reform rather than growth for its own sake. One pillar of the reform drive is to make the economy driven more by the service sector and consumers, ending its traditional reliance on investment and exports for growth. The obvious reason why foreign-based MNCs want to invest into China is because of increasing sales or decreasing their profits. The question is what kind of pull factors China has to attract such high levels of FDI. Stable economic environment, political environment, low labour costs are primal reasons.

China has attracted 5.77% more foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of the year, compared to 2012. Government figures show FDI totalled $97bn (£60.2bn) over the period. In October alone, the country attracted $8.4bn - an increase on a year earlier but down from September's figure.

India has further eased rules on foreign direct investment in a range of industries in an attempt to support the sliding currency and boost growth.The reforms still need clearance from the full cabinet.

The situation occurring in India right now exemplifies the conflicts behind allowing MNCs to embed themselves in a developing economy. FDI is a great source of income for developing economy, being an instantaneous source of employment for in that economy and being a mutually beneficial setup for MNCs in need of additional labor. The problem is that FDI tends to just be a band-aid approach, helping to sustain the economy and cover its financial issues but not really allowing said economy to progress any further. What certain government parties are saying to the Indian government is that they want MNCs to be forced into some sort of investment in India's future growth if those companies are going to embed themselves in the country.