China's direct investment in countries along the one belt one road initiative grows nearly 30% year on year in the first seven months of this year.
Shen Danyang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce on Monday said the amount of investment is 8.6 billion US dollars.
"Viewed by sectors, investment in the wholesale and retail trade sectors and that in leasing and business services sectors posted bigger growth of 428.7 and 500.3 percent year-on-year."
The investment mainly realized in countries including Russia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Laos.