FDI set to expand at a strong pace By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-14 09:04 Share CLOSE A container ship docks in Qingdao Port, Shandong province, for unloading.[Photo by Zhang Jingang/for China Daily] Robust performance of services and further market expansion to lift inflows Foreign direct investment in China is expected to grow at a strong pace this year, thanks to the country's moves to further expand its domestic market and the robust growth of its services sector, said officials and business leaders. Their remarks came after the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday that China's actual use of foreign direct investment surged by 38.6 percent on a yearly basis to 397.07 billion yuan ($61.55 billion) in the first four months of this year.