中文
美国公司最初将中国作为廉价制造业基地来投资，随着中国生产成本的上升，这一轮投资大潮已近尾声。新一轮资本涌入中国，意在挖掘中国市场的消费需求。2016年，美国企业对外直接投资的首选新兴市场是中国。
对外直接投资，FDI
我的译文
Initially, China was like a cheap manufacturing base for American corporations to invest. With the rising of China's production costs, this round of investment is coming to an end. A new round of capital is flowing into China, aiming to explore the potential demands of the market, where has become the first-choice for American FDI in 2016.
经济学人原文
American companies initially lighted on China as a cheap manufacturing base; as costs there have risen, that wave of investment has tailed off. A new influx seeks to tap China’s consumer demand. In 2016 China was the leading emerging market into which American firms poured FDI.
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