China's absorption of foreign investment is healthy and stable, according to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

China saw a 2.3 percent rise in foreign investment in 2016, despite the global FDI falling 13 percent in the same year, a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed. The 2016 World Investment Report revealed that China remains one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world due to its stable social environment, large domestic market, complete infrastructure facilities and highly competitive integrated environment, according to the NDRC.

As factor costs rise, absorbing foreign investment has meant switching certain advantages and adjusting structures, the state planner said. It suggested that policies be perfected and encouraged foreign investment in China's central, eastern and northeastern regions.

The NDRC listed four ways to attract foreign investment, including making it clear that foreign investment has equal access to the policies and measures under the "Made in China 2025" plan. This access further opens up China's manufacturing industry, offers preferential policies to support foreign investment projects, and supplies favorably priced land to projects that foster foreign investment.