Investment in China

Japanese: 対華投資 - たいかとうし

This refers to investment in China, but historically there are investments made by other countries and investments made by overseas Chinese.
[Investment in China by various countries]
The East India Company had already been lending money to the 13 Canton merchants at the beginning of the 18th century (public loans), but with the Treaty of Nanking, investment in trade activities, especially in the open ports, began in earnest. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 (the 20th year of the Guangxu era), marked a turning point for the inflow of foreign capital. Loans from Britain, France, and Germany increased to meet the demand for war expenses and indemnity that China was forced to meet, and when the Treaty of Shimonoseki granted industrial enterprise rights in the open ports, foreign capital began to actively infiltrate manufacturing, mining, and other businesses.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国に対する投資をいうが，歴史的に見ると，列国による投資と，華僑による投資とがある。
［列国の対華投資］
　18世紀初頭に東インド会社がすでに広東十三行商人に貸付けをおこなっていたが(公行)，南京条約を機に，開港場を中心として貿易活動に対する投資が本格化した。次いで，1894年(光緒20)の日清戦争は外国資本の進出にとり転換点をなした。すなわち，中国が余儀なくされた戦費･賠償金の需要に対しイギリス，フランス，ドイツからの借款が増大し，さらに，下関条約によって開港場における工業企業権が獲得されると，製造業，鉱業など各事業への外国資本の進出が活発化した。

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