While several decades of rapid economic growth has made China a preeminent participant in global commodities trade,the fast-growing overseas merger and acquisition(M&A)activity of companies from China is laying the foundation for the country to become a major source of outbound investment.Figures from the Ministry of Commerce(MOFCOM)show that in the first quarter of this While several decades of rapid economic growth has made China a preeminent participant in global commodities trade, the fast-growing overseas merger and acquisition (M & A) activity of companies from China is laying the foundation for the country to become a major source of outbound investment. Figures from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) show that in the first quarter of this