Tourists board a Chinese-made Yutong bus parked at the sea front Malecon in Havana, Cuba, February 6, 2017.[Photo/Agencies]

9. Investment going in and out

Foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland maintained steady growth last year on the back of strong investment in the service industry. FDI rose 4.1 percent from the previous year to reach 813 billion yuan ($118 billion) in 2016.

Meanwhile, China's non-financial outbound direct investment increased 44.1 percent year on year to $170.11 billion. Chinese companies invested in 7,961 overseas enterprises in 164 countries and regions in the past year.