| Acknowledgements | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1 Background and Research Framework | 第13-27页 |
| 1.1 General Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Chinese Outbound FDI Phenomenon | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 China -GCC Economic Relationship | 第16-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Economic Aspects of GCC | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3.2 Chinese outward FDI in the GCC states | 第17-20页 |
| 1.4 Research Objectives and Research Questions | 第20-21页 |
| 1.5 Research Situation and Literature review | 第21-23页 |
| 1.6 Research Significance | 第23-24页 |
| 1.7 Research Structure | 第24-26页 |
| 1.8 Chapter Summary | 第26-27页 |
| 2 Methodology and Data Collection | 第27-33页 |
| 2.1 Data Compilation | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2 Methodological framework of classical FDI theories | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Classical Location Factors | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Spatial Econometrics Dependence Implications | 第30页 |
| 2.3 Spatial Regression Methods | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.1 The Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) | 第31页 |
| 2.3.2 Spatial Autocorrelation (Moran's I) | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4 Chapter Summary | 第32-33页 |
| 3 Spatial Analysis Framework | 第33-47页 |
| 3.1 Chinese FDI Firms' Location Choice in GCC States | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Results and Outputs on Chinese Firms' Location Choice Analysis | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Analyzing spatial distribution of Chinese outward FDI in the GCC | 第37-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Spatial Autocorrelation (Moran's I) | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.2 Spatial Patterns and Agglomeration trends | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.3 Results and Outputs of Firms' Spatial Analysis | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3 Chinese Firms' distribution by sectoral scope | 第42-46页 |
| 3.3.1 Chinese firms in services sector | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Chinese firms in construction sector | 第44页 |
| 3.3.3 Chinese firms in energy sector | 第44-45页 |
| 3.3.4 Chinese firms in the manufacturing sector | 第45页 |
| 3.3.5 Results and Outputs of Firms' Sectoral Analysis | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4 Chapter Summary | 第46-47页 |
| 4 Geo-Economic Analysis Framework | 第47-74页 |
| 4.1 Implications of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Bilateral Trade in the Geographic Trend of Chinese OFDI | 第48-60页 |
| 4.1.1 BRI influence in Chinese investments in GCC region | 第49-50页 |
| 4.1.2 Implications of CPEC for Chinese firms' spatial diffusion in GCC states | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.3 Current Profile of China-GCC Bilateral Trade | 第52-58页 |
| 4.1.4 Bilateral Trade Impacts in the Chinese Firms Location Choice | 第58页 |
| 4.1.5 Free Economic Zone influence in Chinese firms' location Choice | 第58-60页 |
| 4.1.6 Results and Outputs on BRI and Bilateral Trade Implication Analysis | 第60页 |
| 4.2 Geo-Economic Factors of GCC Region | 第60-67页 |
| 4.2.1 Natural resource geographic distribution | 第60-63页 |
| 4.2.2 Economy size in GCC states (GDP indicators) | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.3 Population Agglomeration | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.4 Results and Outputs of Geo-economics factors investigations | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3 Impact of Legislations and Investment Factors in Location Choice and Spatial Distribution of Chinese Firms in the GCC | 第67-72页 |
| 4.3.1 Indicator of establishing business enterprise in the GCC region by state | 第67-68页 |
| 4.3.2 Property Rights in GCC states | 第68-69页 |
| 4.3.3 Government Integrity | 第69页 |
| 4.3.4 Business Freedom | 第69-70页 |
| 4.3.5 Global FDI Inflows into GCC Region | 第70页 |
| 4.3.6 Collective impact of economic and business factors | 第70-71页 |
| 4.3.7 Results and Outputs of Legislations and Investment Climate Factors investigations | 第71-72页 |
| 4.4 Chapter Summary | 第72-74页 |
| 5 Concluding Remarks | 第74-75页 |
| 6 References | 第75-80页 |
