▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Political ▁scient ist ▁David ▁Zwe ig ▁arg ues ▁that ▁significant ▁increases ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁until ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁national ▁policies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁when ▁the ▁central ▁leaders ▁mobil ized ▁state ▁org ans ▁to ▁in cent iv ize ▁economic ▁opening - up . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁steady ▁rise ▁in ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁protest s , ▁which ▁briefly ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁growing ▁tr end . ▁The ▁amount ▁increased ▁again ▁soon ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁especially ▁after ▁D eng ▁X ia op ing ' s ▁Southern ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁For ▁the ▁tr end ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁econom ist ▁Nicholas ▁R . ▁L ard y ▁summar izes ▁four ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁continuous ▁growth ▁in ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment : ▁ 1 ) ▁glob ally , ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁magnitude ▁of ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment ▁flow ing ▁to ▁developing ▁countries ; ▁ 2 ) ▁the ▁political ▁stability ▁after ▁the ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁Inc ident ▁and ▁China ' s ▁domestic ▁economic ▁growth ; ▁ 3 ) ▁China ' s ▁more ▁liberal ized ▁policy ▁in ▁attract ing ▁foreign ▁invest ment ; ▁and ▁ 4 ) ▁what ▁he ▁calls ▁the ▁“ the ▁phen omena ▁of ▁rec yc led ▁capital ▁of ▁Chinese ▁origin ,”