Chinese Investment in Australia Continues to Decline, US Holds Top Spot

National security is still a concern for the Foreign Investment Review Board

Central business district of Sydney on September 17, 2015. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images

The latest Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) annual report recorded that Chinese investment into Australia has continued its downward trend with a 44 percent drop.

The United States remains in first place as the largest source for investment in Australia, followed by Canada, Singapore, Japan, and China in fifth.