Private Chinese Companies Struggle to Invest in America, Expert Says

(Beijing) – Investments by private companies into the United States rose last year, but one expert says a large number of firms are seeing their attempts to head to America fail.

In 2012, direct investment made by private Chinese firms for the first time outpaced that by their state-owned counterparts in terms of value. In 2013, total investment by private firms into the U.S. again increased by US$ 5 billion to about US$ 9 billion.