新旧世纪交替之时，国际资本的跨国流动伴随着经济全球化的步伐日益活跃，外国直接投资（FDI）的发展表现出许多新特点。中国即将加入世界贸易组织，在与世界经济联系更加紧密的同时，应及时更新引进外资理念，改善引进外资环境，更好地利用外国直接投资，促进中国经济发展。一 At the turn of the old and new century, the transnational flow of international capitals accompanied by the increasingly active economic globalization has shown many new features in the development of foreign direct investment (FDI). While China is about to join the World Trade Organization, as its economy is more closely linked with the world economy, China should promptly update its concept of attracting foreign investment, improve the introduction of a foreign investment environment, make better use of foreign direct investment and promote China’s economic development. one