Chinese FDI in Europe reaches 7-year high, with Gregor Williams and Andreas Mischer

About this episode

The episode discusses the resurgence of Chinese investment in Europe, reaching levels not seen since 2018.

After several quieter years, 2025 saw a noticeable pickup in Chinese investment activity in the EU and UK, reaching levels last seen in 2018. To take a look at the trends and developments in Chinese investments in Europe, Johannes Heller-John is joined by Gregor Williams, Associate Director with Rhodium Group's China Corporate Advisory Team, and Andreas Mischer, Analyst in the Economy and Industry team at MERICS. Together with Agatha Katz and Armand Meyer from Rhodium Group they are the...

People in this episode

Host: Johannes Heller-John

Guests: Gregor Williams, Andreas Mischer

Topics covered

• Chinese investment
• Europe
• FDI
• EU
• UK
• economy
• industry

Keywords

• Chinese FDI
• Europe
• investment trends
• EU
• UK
• economy
• Rhodium Group

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Organizations: Rhodium Group, MERICS

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