Chinese companies invest big in US (and the rest of the world)

[TaiShang]

Chinese companies invest big in US
By Liu Qiang
September 22, 2015

Chinese investment in the United States has surged over the past few years as economic and trade cooperation between the world's two largest economies is steadily increasing.

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The logo of Alibaba.com. [Xinhua photo]

Alibaba, China's biggest e-commerce company, is one of the many Chinese conglomerates that have invested heavily in a variety of industries in America. The company has bought about 4.8 million Zulily Class A shares at a cost of around $56 million. Zulily is a Seattle-based retailer that primarily sells clothing, toys and other items for kids. Alibaba.com acquired the American e-commerce service provider Vendio Services Inc. in 2010 and led a $206 million investment in the retail website ShopRunner in 2013. It is also reported that Alibaba has invested in Jet.com, an Amazon competitor.

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Ma Huateng, Chairman of Tencent Group. [file photo]

Chinese Internet company Tencent bought a 20 percent stake in U.S. mobile-games startup Pocket Gems at a cost of $60 million in 2015. Two years ago, the company paid $330 million for 48.4 percent of Epic Games. The company also bought out Los Angeles-based Riot Games in 2011.

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The logo of Baidu. [file photo]

Baidu, China's leading search engine, paid $600 million for a stake in the online taxi service Uber in 2014.

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The logo of ENN Energy Group. [file photo]

China's ENN Energy Group has invested approximately $5 billion in Nevada to build a solar power plant, a solar panel factory and an "eco-community."

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Photo shows Wanxiang Group's headquarters in America. [file photo]

China's largest auto parts maker, Wanxiang Group, has 28 factories in 14 states with 6,500 employees. The company has purchased nearly 30 auto parts firms, including Universal Automotive Industries, in Illinois, Michigan and Missouri.

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Photo shows workers are busy at a Shuanghui factory in central China's Anhui province. [photo / anhuinews.com]

Chinese company Shuanghui acquired Smithfield Foods, America's largest pork producer, two years ago.

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Photo shows a Yili factory in China. [file photo]

China's Yili Industrial Group joined hands with the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) to build America's largest dairy plant in Kansas.

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The logo of Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation. [file photo]

The Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation has invested over $1 billion to build a seamless steel pipe manufacturing factory in Gregory, Texas.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

The US is destroying our economy right now. Volkswagen (VW) stocks are hitting record low. Before US hedge funds starts buying VW for a song, I hope Chinese companies would see it as a chance. At least the Chinese market has more future prospect than the indebted US market.

I feel like crying.

 

[TaiShang]

The US is destroying our economy right now. Volkswagen (VW) stocks are hitting record low. Before US hedge funds starts buying VW for a song, I hope Chinese companies would see it as a chance. At least the Chinese market has more future prospect than the indebted US market.

I feel like crying.

But isn't VW doing exceptionally well? With SAIC, they are No 1 in China.

In the US market share is pretty low, however.

Maybe VW should invest more heavily in China.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

But isn't VW doing exceptionally well? With SAIC, they are No 1 in China.

In the US market share is pretty low, however.

Maybe VW should invest more heavily in China.

It's not about VW investing, it's VW being targeted by the US. Their goal is to plunge the VW stock prices so that they could buy them up for a song. VW will be owned by some US hedge funds. The car industry is one of our industrial pillar employing millions of workers.

Once US hedge funds has the majority stocks, they will start lacerating it like vultures until even VW's Chinese JV will be affected. It's an all out war on us and Merkel is vicarious agent. She already said that she would like to retire in California.

That fat biatch should fall into the San Andreas fault.

 

[TaiShang]

It's not about VW investing, it's VW being targeted by the US. Their goal is to plunge the VW stock prices so that they could buy them up for a song. VW will be owned by some US hedge funds. The car industry is one of our industrial pillar employing millions of workers.

Once US hedge funds has the majority stocks, they will start lacerating it like vultures until even VW's Chinese JV will be affected. It's an all out war on us and Merkel is vicarious agent. She already said that she would like to retire in California.

That fat biatch should fall into the San Andreas fault.

That's too bad, really. To me, VW is a perfect company that I would like any Chinese automaker to become in the future.

And I thought VW share structure is different from publicly-traded companies, its shares being owned by the collective VW workers.

What are Germany's progressive-minded people are doing in the face of this? A country that has produced great minds like Marcuse, Horkheimer, Habermas is capable of responding to the challenge, I am sure.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Chinese companies invest big in US

While US FDI to China is in a slow decline, China FDI to US is fast increasing and now is a net FDI investor.

Most Chinese investments are in industrial sector. Examples:

• The Keer Group's $218 million cotton yarn factory in South Carolina.
• SANY's $60 million investment in office and manufacturing space for construction machinery in Georgia.
• Lenovo's computer production plant in North Carolina for an undisclosed investment amount.
• Tianjin Pipe's $1 billion investment in a steel pipe plant in Texas.
• A Nanshan Group unit's $100 million aluminum plant in Indiana.
• Golden Dragon's $100 million precision copper tubing plant in Alabama.
• Shandong Tranlin Paper is now working on opening a new U.S. plant in Virginia
  
• ...

The rise of 'Made by China' in America
Japan vs China : 2005 ~ 2015YTD Overseas M&A

 

[jkroo]

For my point of view. It is obvious that EU is played by US, again and again. EU is just divided and conquered by US. The old Europe still cannot reach a commitment to ensure their whole interest so don't mention EU.But an united, stronger and independent EU is good to world in a certain degree.

Financial crisis, economic sanction on Russia, Ukraine crisis, refugee issues and now enterprise problems.
Who is the winner? How these happened?

Acctually, @Götterdämmerung I noticed that you have already seen through these problems. Individuals just can't change anything. People will know in the final.

About VM issue, we still remember Toyota is set up by US not long time ago and now it's VM's turn. Is there any possible for Germany and China's company to reach a coorperation agreement like PSA with Dongfeng? Currently, I doubt it but I hope so. FAW or the Angel SAIC (who have ever helped GM for it's finalcial problem and returned the JV stake after GM dealed with crisis).

 

[Götterdämmerung]

That's too bad, really. To me, VW is a perfect company that I would like any Chinese automaker to become in the future.

And I thought VW share structure is different from publicly-traded companies, its shares being owned by the collective VW workers.

What are Germany's progressive-minded people are doing in the face of this? A country that has produced great minds like Marcuse, Horkheimer, Habermas is capable of responding to the challenge, I am sure.

VW used to be a state owned company, but since the late 1980s and particularly the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany has started to emulate all the "neoliberal" policies of the US. Now VW is just another private corp like GM.

Our mainstream media are ALL controlled by diverse Transatlantic think tanks. Critical minds either get ridiculed or are completely ignored. The alternative media, though growing tremendously, are still too few.

TV and radio stations such as ARD, ZDF or NDR etc. are state funded through monthly fees that every household has to pay, regardless wether you have a TV set or a radio receiver at home.

We already live in an Orwellian dystopia.

 

[Shotgunner51]

The US is destroying our economy right now. Volkswagen (VW) stocks are hitting record low. Before US hedge funds starts buying VW for a song, I hope Chinese companies would see it as a chance. At least the Chinese market has more future prospect than the indebted US market.

I feel like crying.

I am aware of this bro, very sad.

Volkswagen stock drops 20% on US diesel recall probe
VW emissions scandal hits 11m vehicles - BBC News
VW is trapped - Business Insider
Volkswagen scandal: US chief says carmaker 'totally screwed up' | Business | The Guardian

 

[Place Of Space]

It's not about VW investing, it's VW being targeted by the US. Their goal is to plunge the VW stock prices so that they could buy them up for a song. VW will be owned by some US hedge funds. The car industry is one of our industrial pillar employing millions of workers.

Once US hedge funds has the majority stocks, they will start lacerating it like vultures until even VW's Chinese JV will be affected. It's an all out war on us and Merkel is vicarious agent. She already said that she would like to retire in California.

That fat biatch should fall into the San Andreas fault.

Chinese market is less than 2/3 of American market, and America can print dollar, we need to hard work under the heat sun.
I guess it's your excues / complains of recent refugee crisis. Germany economy still work well.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

For my point of view. It is obvious that EU is played by US, again and again. EU is just divided and conquered by US. The old Europe still cannot reach a commitment to ensure their whole interest so don't mention EU.But an united, stronger and independent EU is good to world in a certain degree.

Financial crisis, economic sanction on Russia, Ukraine crisis, refugee issues and now enterprise problems.
Who is the winner? How these happened?

Acctually, @Götterdämmerung I noticed that you have already seen through these problems. Individuals just can't change anything. People will know in the final.

About VM issue, we still remember Toyota is set up by US not long time ago and now it's VM's turn. Is there any possible for Germany and China's company to reach a coorperation agreement like PSA with Dongfeng? Currently, I doubt it but I hope so. FAW or the Angel SAIC (who have ever helped GM for it's finalcial problem and returned the JV stake after GM dealed with crisis).

Chinese CITIC should use its fund to buy as much of VW stock as possible. There is no time left to make agreements.

Chinese market is less than 2/3 of American market, and America can print dollar, we need to hard work under the heat sun.
I guess it's your excues / complains of recent refugee crisis. Germany economy still work well.

We want real money that is backed by real products, not printed paper that is backed by bombs.

What excuse are you talking about?

 

[Lonely Hermit]

The US is destroying our economy right now. Volkswagen (VW) stocks are hitting record low. Before US hedge funds starts buying VW for a song, I hope Chinese companies would see it as a chance. At least the Chinese market has more future prospect than the indebted US market.

I feel like crying.

Volkswagen is being fined 18B for flouting emission norms while GM was fined only 900m$ for 174 deaths
Why General Motors’ $900 million fine for a deadly defect is just a slap on the wrist - The Washington Post

 

[Place Of Space]

Chinese CITIC should use its fund to buy as much of VW stock as possible. There is no time left to make agreements.



We want real money that is backed by real products, not printed paper that is backed by bombs.

What excuse are you talking about?

"Merkel is vicarious agent. She already said that she would like to retire in California."

 

[AndrewJin]

@Götterdämmerung U.S. is afraid of a stronger Sino-EU relation. I see how your mainstream media cheered up about Merkel's politically correct actions towards refugees whilst the real voice of the majority is well hidden(I can read some Deutsch). You'll see the repercussions in just a couple of years.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

@Götterdämmerung U.S. is afraid of a stronger Sino-EU relation. I see how your mainstream media cheered up about Merkel's politically correct actions towards refugees whilst the real voice of the majority is well hidden(I can read some Deutsch). You'll see the repercussions in just a couple of years.

Many of us already see that, by the time the rest of the sheeple see that as well, Merkel will be in California retiring.

Did you see the bickering amongst the French, Dutch and Romanian the Europe forum? These self-declared patriots of Europe and supporter of NATO write a lot against each other and the rest of the world but not one word against their puppet master.