Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to China increased 5.25 percent year-on-year to $117.59 billion in 2013, making the nation one of the top FDI destinations in the world.

Here, let's take a look at top 10 regions and countries that invested the most in the Chinese mainland in 2013, according to statistics revealed by China's Ministry of Commerce.

No 10 France: $762 million

Night view of Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 25, 2012. [Photo/IC]

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