Foreign Fast Food Giants Pour Million in Chinese Market

Foreign Investment in China Drops as Brands Look Elsewhere

There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier shores at a time of unease about security controls, protectionism, and wobbly relations between Beijing and Washington. Count Adidas, Apple, and Samsung among those looking elsewhere. And while some U.S. companies are increasing investments in the world’s second-largest economy, overall foreign investment began falling this year.