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Debunking a Lie: Foreign Investment In China Accelerating Political Reform? He Qinglian Special to The Epoch Times Sep 01, 2004 Two boys walk past a billboard in Shanghai, 11 February 2004. Foreign direct investment in China rose 13.6 percent in January from a year earlier, but whether it has had any impact on China's political reform is another story. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images) Foreign investors have influenced China in many ways. They have brought into China advanced management systems, and have increased employment. But some are negative, and these negative effects of foreign investment are, at their root, caused by the...