外资企业是中国国民经济的重要组成部分,对中国的经济发展起到了积极的促进作用。自2001年中国加入WTO以来,湖北一直着力于进一步改善投资环境,加大招商引资力度,扩大利用外资规模,2006年湖北实际利用外资30.82亿美元。外商独资企业是湖北省利用外商直接投资的主要方式,全省2008年1-9月新设立外商独资企业179家 Foreign-funded enterprises are an important part of China’s national economy and have played a positive role in promoting China’s economic development. Since China acceded to the WTO in 2001, Hubei has been focusing on further improving its investment environment, increasing investment attraction and expanding the scale of foreign investment. In 2006, Hubei actually utilized 3.082 billion U.S. dollars of foreign capital. Wholly foreign-owned enterprises in Hubei Province is the main way to use foreign direct investment, the province from January to September 2008 newly established 179 wholly foreign-owned enterprises