More: China FDI Slides … “first back-to-back decline of more than 10 percent since 2009″

China inbound investment was $7.2 billion in August, down 14% y/y

• Was down 17% in July

More at Bloomberg now: China FDI Slides to Four-Year Low as Anti-Monopoly Probes Widen

Also, from Reuters :

• The weak investment data comes as China’s economic growth appears to be hitting a soft patch after a bounce in June, with indicators ranging from imports to industrial output and investment all pointing to sluggish activity.