Graphics: Outbound and Down

(Beijing) -- China's outbound investment kept rising in 2013, but its direct investment in Australia fell 10 percent from 2012, a recent report by KPMG and the University of Sydney says.

China's investment in Australia fell from US$ 10.1 billion in 2012 to US$ 9.1 billion last year, a reflection of a decline in China's investments in mining and energy. Chinese investments in the Australian mining sector fell from US$ 5.7 billion in 2012 to US$ 2.1 billion in 2013.