Less than a month into the New Year, many large U.S. companies have alreadyintroduced new plans forinvestmentin China. Forinstance, General Electric (GE) planstoinvest morethan $2 billionin Chinato strengthenits research and development, establishinnovation centers and start new joint ventures. Procter & Gamble will invest atleast $1 billionin Chinainthe next fve years. Ford saidit would continuetoincreaseinvestmentin Chinain 2011. Starbucks has also confirmed a plantoincreasethe number ofits coffee shops onthe Chinese mainland to 1,500 by 2015.