“…One research stream has sought to analyze the spatial and temporal variation in FDI among China's provinces (He, 2002;Hon, Poon, & Woo, 2005;Sun, Tong, & Yu, 2002;Wei, Liu, Parker, & Vaidya, 1999). Most such studies highlighted high volumes of FDI and agglomeration effects in the coastal provinces because of superior infrastructure, greater economic development, and establishment of special economic zones therein.…”