Information technology.
Up until the beginning of the century, most of the Foreign Direct Investment in China was directed towards mass manufacturing of retail and inter mediate goods. The reliance on technology was limited to the manufacturing technology and most firms employed expatriates to monitor and train locals to use such technology. But with the opening up of china to a broad range of services, the reliance on technology. is likely to be more critical both internally, and in the distribution of the service to the market. One example is the banking industry where the People's Bank of China requires foreign banks to use the People's Bank of China system in addition to the foreign bank's own system. The People's Bank of China system isn't as sophisticated to support the multitude of banking services offered by the foreign banks and repairs to the system often tank days to complete due to the limited supply of skilled technicians. Another example is the limited expansion of the internet in China, at present covering less than 10% of the population. In addition the use of credit cards in China especially.