A report from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said outbound investments by both the financial and non-financial sectors declined, Xinhua news agency said.
Non-financial ODIs were in Asia, Europe, the United States, Africa and Oceania while financial ODIs went to Hong Kong, Britain and the United States.
Foreign direct investments in China totaled $48 billion in the first six months of this year, down 40 percent from the same period of last year, the report said.
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