An aerial view of the busy and orderly scene at Yangpu Port in Danzhou, South China"s Hainan Province, on December 20, 2025 Photo: VCG

　　Business activity and foreign investment in Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), South China"s Hainan Province picked up in 2025, with actual use of foreign capital reaching 25.1 billion yuan ($3.61 billion), a year-on-year increase of 19.9 percent, according to a press conference held by the provincial government on Wednesday.

　　Hainan"s outward investment also expanded rapidly. Non-financial outward direct investment in 2025 totaled $3.62 billion, up 20.7 percent year-on-year, according to Zhang Yueqiang, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Hainan Province, per a meeting transcript released by the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce.

　　As new policies began to take effect, the data underscored rising market vitality and investor confidence. The policy dividends generated by the island-wide special customs operations are already being translated into concrete benefits for market entities both from home and abroad, said a Chinese expert.

　　Zhang said that 2025 was a year of "quantity and quality" gains in two‑way investment for Hainan. Flagship projects from foreign investors landed in Hainan last year — including Siemens Energy and Swire Coca‑Cola - and the province also welcomed its first wholly foreign‑owned hospital, according to the chinanews.com report.

　　During the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, Hainan"s actual use of foreign capital grew at an average annual rate of 16.7 percent, attracting investment from 180 countries and regions, according to the provincial government work report released on Tuesday.