On March 20th, He Yongqian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, introduced the situation of China's foreign investment cooperation from January to February this year at a regular press conference. From January to February 2025, China's outward non-financial direct investment was 22.97 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%. Among them, the non-financial direct investment of Chinese enterprises in the "the Belt and Road" countries was 5.52 billion US dollars, up 17.6% year on year. From January to February 2025, China's foreign contracted engineering completed a turnover of 18.34 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 5.6%; The newly signed contract amount was 35.34 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 28.7%. Among them, the turnover of Chinese enterprises in jointly constructing the "the Belt and Road" national contracting projects reached 15.06 billion US dollars, down 5.2% year on year; The newly signed contract amount was 30.92 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%. Professor Chen Jianwei from the National Institute of Opening up at the University of International Business and Economics stated in an interview with Securities Daily that from January to February this year, China's foreign investment cooperation showed a characteristic of "steady progress and outstanding highlights". At the same time, the newly signed contract amount for foreign contracted projects has significantly increased, indicating a strong momentum for future foreign engineering cooperation. Liu Xiangdong, vice minister of the Economic Research Department of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, told the Securities Daily that in the first two months of this year, China's foreign investment cooperation transcripts, especially in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" country's investment achievements. In terms of outward non-financial direct investment, the year-on-year growth rate of 17.6% is significantly ahead of the overall growth rate; In terms of the newly signed contract amount of foreign contracted projects, nearly 90% of the countries jointly constructing the "the Belt and Road" project, highlighting China's determination and confidence in promoting the "the Belt and Road" economic and trade cooperation to go deeper and more practical. This year's Government Work Report proposes to guide the healthy, safe, and orderly development of foreign investment, strengthen comprehensive overseas services such as law, finance, and logistics, and optimize the layout of international cooperation in industrial and supply chains. Chen Jianwei stated that overseas investments face complex legal environments and financial risks. Comprehensive legal services and financial support can effectively reduce investment risks, while an efficient logistics system is the foundation for ensuring the smooth operation of overseas projects. The Government Work Report proposes to strengthen comprehensive overseas services such as law, finance, and logistics, which is a key support for promoting high-quality development of foreign investment cooperation. The Chief Economist of CITIC Securities clearly believes that strengthening comprehensive overseas services such as legal, financial, and logistics can help companies cope with complex overseas social and economic environments, protect their legitimate rights and interests, and enhance their risk resistance capabilities. This year, in order to promote high-quality development of foreign investment cooperation, we need to strengthen multilateral, bilateral, and regional economic cooperation, while ensuring the stable and smooth operation of China Europe freight trains and accelerating the construction of the Western Land Sea New Corridor. Chen Jianwei stated that the "Government Work Report" proposes to "guide the healthy, safe and orderly development of foreign investment", which means to achieve a new model of sustainable and mutually beneficial international economic cooperation. Next, it is necessary to strengthen macro guidance and policy guidance, improve the risk prevention and control system, enhance service guarantee capabilities, and achieve common development by optimizing the international cooperation layout of the industrial and supply chains. (New Society)