[Retracted] A Quantitative Analysis of Country Relations in Foreign Direct Investment

Table 1

Indicator system.

First-level indicators	Second-level indicators	Data examined
Political relations	High-level exchanges and interaction	The frequency, leaders, and venue of high-level exchanges and interaction
	Relationship statements	Expression and time of relationship statements
	International cooperation	The number of members of the organizations and the level of attending leaders
	Political conflicts	The frequency and level of political conflicts
	Colonial relations	Whether or not they have colonial relations
Economic relations	Share of imports	Imports from the host country and total imports
	Share of exports	Exports to the host country and total exports
	Share of FDI	FDI of host country and total FDI
	Share of OFDI	OFDI to the host country and total OFDI
	Closing of trade ports	Time and frequency
	Raising of tariffs	Proportion and frequency
	Common currencies	Whether or not they have colonial relations
Social relations	Share of entries	Entries from host country and total outbound
	Share of exits	Exits to host country and total outbound
	Ethnic conflicts	Time, frequency, and degree