The scale of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment(OFDI) continues to expand

with increasingly diversified investment fields and gradually increasing influence worldwide. In order to study the factors influencing China's OFDI location choices in countries along the Belt and Road(B&R)

this paper firstly analyzes the current development status and distribution characteristics of China's foreign direct investment in countries and regions along the Belt and Road under the influence of the Belt and Road policy

and examines the opportunities and challenges of its development. There are numerous factors that influence China's OFDI location choices in countries along the Belt and Road

including the market development scale or market potential of the host countries

natural resource endowments

degree of openness

institutional environment

geographical distance

cultural and social connections

as well as strategic and policy orientations. These factors interact and jointly affect the foreign investment decisions of Chinese enterprises in the Belt and Road region. In terms of regional distribution

China will strengthen cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road

deepening investment relationships with Africa

Latin America

and other regions; in terms of industry distribution

high-end manufacturing

green energy

and modern service industries will become the focus of China's foreign investment in the Belt and Road region; in terms of geopolitics

we will deeply explore the specific impact of geopolitical factors in different host countries on the OFDI location choices of Chinese enterprises.