Currently, foreign investors have limited access to Chinese markets except through programs such as the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor, or QFII, program.
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China counts the tiny Caribbean bolthole of the British Virgin Islands as its biggest source of foreign investment (not including the Chinese territory of Hong Kong).
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Goldman's investment in ICBC, which was one of the first Chinese lenders to accept foreign investors as shareholders, has been lucrative.
It took nearly three months to get government approvals in China for investment in the startup, set up as a wholly owned foreign subsidiary, like many of the early venture-backed Chinese startups, in the Cayman Islands.
In the Land of the Sweets, dancers perform as foreign delicacies: Spanish hot chocolate, Chinese tea, Arabian coffee.
Morgan became the latest foreign bank to invest in a Chinese trust company, even as Western banks have sold stakes in Chinese state-owned banks.
This sheer numerical dominance, plus the fact that China has the world's fastest-growing economy, has made Mandarin Chinese attractive as a foreign language for more American students.
An increase in the value of the renminbi would be welcomed by nearly everyone, and the Chinese government has signaled flexibility, but ever reluctant to be viewed as yielding to foreign pressure, Beijing is vowing to act according to its own timetable.
When it comes to foreign direct investment (FDI) and the Chinese, Europe is seen as more friendly.
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Look for more acquisitions, in part by foreign banks eager to use Hong Kong as a launching platform for the Chinese market.
This week parent company Alibaba Group is officially launching Alizila, a website that that features articles, videos and blog posts about the company itself, which runs online retail platforms that allow foreign buyers to connect with Chinese manufacturers as well as eBay clone Taobao, China Yahoo and other properties.
Jaswant Singh, India's foreign minister, was booked on the return evening flight as the guest of the Chinese government.
Jeep and Aston Martin are among many foreign automakers hoping to woo hundreds of thousands of Chinese consumers visiting the show this week, especially as China has become the world's largest auto market amid a sales slump in Europe and tepid growth in the United States.
Films made as co-productions with Chinese companies aren't considered foreign there, so they can skirt the state quota of 20 imports per year.
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