China’s investments in Europe once again declined last year: At 6.8 billion euros, they reached their lowest level since 2010, according to a study published on Thursday by the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) and the Rhodium Group. „Chinese greenfield projects in Europe are a positive development, but the overall low level of investment activity indicates an imbalance in economic relations,“ Merics chief economist Max Zenglein said.