Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 4.1 percent year on year to reach 813.22 billion yuan (around 118 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, official data showed Friday.
The growth slowed slightly from the 6.4-percent gain in 2015, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
In December alone, the FDI inflow went up 5.7 percent.
