天津吸引外资的一个重要特点就是跨国公司占绝对优势。在天津三资企业的产值、利税总额中，跨国公司占９０％。１９９７年天津市三资企业出口占全市出口总额的三分之二，而这其中又有９６％是跨国公司完成的。天津市委、市府吸引外资的一项基本战略就是“根据国家产业政策... An important feature of Tianjin attracting foreign investment is that multinational corporations have an absolute advantage. Among the total output and profits and taxes of foreign-funded enterprises in Tianjin, multinational corporations account for 90% of the total profits and taxes. In 1997, the export of foreign-funded enterprises in Tianjin accounted for two-thirds of the total export of the city, of which 96% were completed by multinational corporations. Tianjin municipal government to attract foreign investment is a basic strategy is "according to national industrial policy ...