China's foreign direct investment rose in the first half of this year, led by high-tech and service sectors.

Total investment hit 69 billion US dollars, a five-percent increase year on year. 

The services sector received 49 billion US dollars in investment, up eight percent.

The manufacturing sector on the other hand, dropped 3 percent year on year, receiving merely 19 billion US dollars investment in total.

Nation wise, invesments from the U.S., U.K., and Germany saw fastest growth, all surging about 100 percent or more. More than 13 thousand firms were set up in the six months period, twelve percent more from one year ago.