China's non-financial ODI in BRI countries up 23.2% in Jan-July 2023

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in countries along the Belt and Road route reached 95.34 billion yuan (US$13.09 billion) in the first seven months of 2023, up 23.2% year on year. This accounted for 19% of China's total non-financial ODI in the same period, an official of the Ministry of Commerce said at a press conference Tuesday.