The regional and industrial distribution of US FDI abroad

FDI behavior has been receiving growing attention in the world. FDI may be viewed as a typical spatial interaction process. It is not only determined by the attributes of origin (home countries) and destination (host countries), but also confined by spatial separation configurations. The origin and destination attributes are known as comparative advantages factors, location endowments, ownership endowment, and the internalization of multinational corporations. So the distribution of FDI should be analyzed in a comprehensive context. By exploring the changing distribution of U.S FDI by regions and industries, this paper indicated that the spatial structure and industrial structure of U.S FDI abroad have changed greatly during the past thirty years. The author proposed that more efforts should be made for Chinese government to absorb much foreign investment, so as to promote China's economy to a new stage.