Click here to go see a great interactive map put together by Jon Bruner of Forbes Mag. No image pasted here can do it justice so go over and find out for yourself, but to give you a taste here's the blurb that accompanies the visual.
"Since 2005 Chinese firms and arms of the Chinese government have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign companies and raw materials. Each dot on this map tracks one of those investments, with larger dots representing larger investments. Explore the map by rolling over and clicking on the dots and timeline."
Here's the link again, to make sure you visit. Kudos to Bruner for a job well done and thank you to reader 'AT' for the headsup.