China’s outward foreign direct investment in energy sector: The role of “intimate” relations between countries

• Na Tan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Center for International Trade and Economics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3711-8929

  ⨯
• Liang Chang ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: changlianggdufs@163.com

  Affiliations School of Accounting, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China, Research Center for Cross-Border M&A and Innovation Strategy, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-4095

  ⨯
• Rui Guo

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Finance, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-6344

  ⨯