China's direct investment overseas is expected to reach $367.3 billion by 2022. That will surpass the United States, making China the world's largest source for foreign direct investment, according to a report by a top think tank.

According to the 2015 Report on Chinese Enterprise Globalization published by the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, outbound direct investment by Chinese companies is expected to grow rapidly, thanks to strong government support and the country's fast-growing private sector.

The report said that Chinese outbound investors are extremely conscious about macro, political and economic risks. The top three concerns are political security, policy stability, legal and institutional environment. Cultural disparities continued to be the biggest obstacle in foreign markets.