关键词: 对外投资 , 政治风险 , 政治风险评估

Abstract: In post-financial crisis era, the overseas investments of Chinese enterprises had stepped into a great stage with broad development prospects However, the enormous political risks were threatening the overseas investments Due to its tremendous impacts, potential huge damage and losses and wide aspects affects, political risks were affecting China´s economic development and even national security Regrettably, Chinese multinational enterprises were lack of knowledge and experience of political risks, and had little prevention tools and management strategies and measures Therefore, it was utmost important and urgent for multinational enterprises to analyze the political risks in the targeted host country Domestic scholar had a plenty of research on political risks, but mostly on qualitative analysis This paper summarized the types of the political risks which could be encountered by Chinese enterprises, introduced a theoretical model which could help Chinese enterprises to assess and quantify the host country´s political risks Furthermore, this paper applied a trend analytical method to fully reflect the modern characteristics of the political risks, and effectively and accurately predict political risks of host country。

Key words: foreign investment, political risk, political risk assessment