China was the world’s third-largest source of foreign direct investment and the fourth-largest destination last year, holding firm in an annual ranking as it expanded its role in critical raw materials, tech services and the broad energy transition, while the United States remained the global leader in both categories, according to a new report.Chinese companies invested US$174 billion overseas last year, ranking just behind Japan, and both trailed the US, which saw FDI outflows of US$263...