BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 6.4 percent year on year to 126.27 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

　　Foreign investment in the service industry rose 17.3 percent, accounting for 61.1 percent of the total flow for the period.

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