How many MNCs are there in China?

289,661.

There are currently 289,661 multinational companies (MNCs) in China: 3,429 parent corporations and 318,355 affiliates (source: The World Investment Report 2009, issued by the UNCTAD ‘“ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). China’â„¢s FDI (foreign direct investment) inflow in 2008 amounted to over US$108 billion, 48% more than two years earlier.