China's venture capital market recorded 2,568 equity investment cases in Q1 2026, up 4.9% year-on-year, with total disclosed investment rising 15.4% to 234.425 billion yuan.
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More foreign companies are registering in China, but they are bringing in less money. In the first five months of 2026, newly established foreign-invested firms rose 5.3% year on year to 25,297, while actual FDI inflows dropped 8.6% to CNY 327.29 billion (USD 48.03 billion).
Chinese retail sales contracted in May 2026 — the first decline in more than three years, and the first since Covid-era lockdowns.
China's total EV charging infrastructure grew 45% year-on-year to exceed 22.5 million units as of May 31, according to the National Energy Administration. Private chargers, which account for 78% of the total, grew at nearly twice the rate of public chargers.