Research Article
Structural Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment Network in China
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-12-2022.2327686, author={Jingyu Mao}, title={Structural Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment Network in China}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th Management Science Informatization and Economic Innovation Development Conference, MSIEID 2022, December 9-11, 2022, Chongqing, China}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={MSIEID}, year={2023}, month={3}, keywords={networks; topological structure; fdi; community detection;}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-12-2022.2327686} }- Jingyu Mao
Year: 2023
Structural Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment Network in China
MSIEID
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-12-2022.2327686
Abstract
With the development of world economic integration, the international division of labor system is gradually changed. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the important mechanisms in the international echelon transfer and dynamic migration of industries, contributing to the dynamic adjustment of international division of labor system. The paper analyzes the structures of associative relationships of China’s regional behavioral associative networks of FDI based on the network analysis method. The results show that, firstly, the regional behavioral associative networks have the “Small World” feature and the investments distribute unevenly. Secondly, the “Western Expansion” effect brought by the adjustment of FDI’s structures is establishing, but the inland transmission effect distinguishes between eastern, northern region and south region. Finally, the leading block of investors is consisting of Hong Kong, Japan and USA, while the leading block of investee takes the advantage of the inland transmission effect to promote a ‘sandwich’ mode of development among the eastern, middle and western regions.