As a proportion of total fixed-assets investment the figures suggest little change (14% to 16%).

ECONOMIST: Governing China

Official figures show investment by the private sector in fixed assets such as factory buildings and machinery grew nearly threefold between 2000 and 2005 (see chart).

ECONOMIST: Governing China

The National Bureau of Statistics said urban investment in fixed assets such as roads, power plants and apartment buildings rose by 26.5% in January and February from a year earlier, beating market forecasts for a 21.5% increase.

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Developers are a big chunk of the economy-accounting for 33% of total investment in China's fixed assets last year.

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The mix of your investments should include publicly traded fixed income and equity assets such as investment grade bonds, preferred stock and common stock.

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Chinese investment in fixed assets like roads and bridges have been on the wane since April 2009.

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Investment in fixed assets grew by 21.3% in the year to December, its slowest pace in seven months.

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That's because over half the investment portfolios of both Ping An and China Life are in bonds and other fixed-income assets, while only 10% is in equities.

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Over the years the company has transcended from a commodities trading firm to an investment holding firm of sorts, making massive investments in fixed assets, including mines stretching from Australia to Latin America to Africa.

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