BEIJING—China’s direct investment overseas is likely to decline this year, according to a government think tank, reversing nearly a decade and a half of rapid increases that fueled global booms in infrastructure and real estate from Africa to Australia. Greater scrutiny of outbound deals by the government and the prospect of tougher trade measures in the U.S. and other countries are likely to deliver a hit to Chinese investments in...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2017 12:33 UTC