虽然一些意大利中小企业可能通过它们的驻外分支机构对华投资,但意大利对中国投资的大部分是由大集团进行的。这一方面说明中小企业对华投资的潜力有待开发,另一方面,它们在面对变化中的中国市场的挑战和不确定因素时也显示出相对的不足和虚弱。意大利中小企业对华投资问题上的一个主要障碍是缺少及时的、具体的和可靠的信息。尽管中意双方都有迫切需要,尽管意大利中小企业模式对中国有着重大的借鉴意义,但是文化上的差异和办事方式上的不同有时妨碍了双方的沟通和理解。再有,相当一部分意大利中小企业还有待认识到这一点:它们不可能仅仅通 Although some Italian SMEs may invest in China through their overseas branches, most of Italy's investment in China is carried out by large groups. On the one hand, it shows that the potential of SME investment in China needs to be developed. On the other hand, they also show relative insufficiency and weakness in the face of the challenges and uncertainties in the changing Chinese market. A major obstacle to the Italian SME investment in China is the lack of timely, concrete and credible information. Although both China and Italy urgently need it, although the SME model in Italy has great referential significance to China, differences in culture and ways of doing business have sometimes hindered communication and understanding between the two sides. Again, a considerable part of the Italian SMEs still need to recognize this: they can not just pass