ABSTRACT
Whilst previous chapters have analysed the characteristics of FDI in China, the characteristics of Japanese FDI, and the spatial impact of Japanese FDI in China with respect to determinants, this chapter will focus on the province Liaoning with specific reference to Dalian Municipality and Development Zone. The first section will examine the spatial economy of Liaoning province with respect to the major cities, GDP, and industrial sectors, and FDI, and focus on two of the three economic and technological development zones [ETDZs] Shenyang and Yingkou. The second section analyses the characteristics of Japanese foreign direct investment in the province. The third section is an overview of Dalian Municipality based on the existing literature as well as interviews that took place during fieldwork. The fourth section is survey-based research on 150 Japanese manufacturing companies based in Dalian analyzing the characteristics of Japanese FDI in
