Long Yongtu, vice-minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation confirmed the comment, saying that over the past six months since China joined the WTO, the country has witnessed an influx of foreign direct investment at an unprecedented speed.

• 外经贸部副部长龙永图对此作了很好的总结：在中国正式加入世贸后的半年时间里，“外国直接投资正以前所未有的速度大量涌入中国”。