In the past half decade Chinese foreign direct investment has become a major element of global capital flows. Chinese investment abroad represents a new dimension of China's integration into global economic and political systems. The upward trend is clear. As China relaxes restrictions on outbound capital flows, an increasing share of the country's foreign asset holdings will likely shift from official holdings of foreign exchange reserves to direct investment abroad by Chinese companies. This issue of EAFQ assembles perspectives from top analysts to review the issue. It provides a start in serious and objective analysis of how we should properly look at the growth and reception of Chinese direct investment on the international stage.