BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Foreign investment in China has seen both inflows and outflows in recent years, but inflows have exceeded outflows overall, a commerce official said on Monday.

An aerial drone photo taken on June 25, 2025 shows a view of Shenzhen Bay Sports Center and surrounding buildings in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (File photo: Xinhua)

Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce and deputy China international trade representative, said at a media conference that China remains the top destination for foreign investment among developing countries and has consistently been one of the world's major cross-border investment destinations.

China's actual use of foreign investment has generally stayed above 100 billion U.S. dollars in recent years, though with some fluctuations, Ling noted.

In the first five months of 2026, the country's actual use of foreign investment fell 8.6 percent year on year, but the decline narrowed by 4.6 percentage points from the same period last year, while the structure of foreign investment continued to improve, said the vice minister.

The overall stability of new foreign investment fully demonstrates the strong resilience of China's appeal to foreign investors, he said, adding that the stock of foreign investment in China has risen steadily.

Overall, foreign investment in China has remained stable in terms of scale, operations, contributions and expectations, said Ling.