China's business leaders like Australia

Nine out of 10 Chinese business leaders have ranked Australia as the most attractive place to do business.

Chinese business leaders have ranked Australia as the most attractive place to do business. (AAP)

Chinese business leaders hold Australia in higher regard than the United States, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and Russia.

But we're not regarded as well as Germany and Canada.

The poll, conducted for the University of Technology Sydney's Australia China Relations Institute by Zogby Research in February, found 93 per cent of the business leaders said they had a generally favourable impression of Australia, while 56 per cent said they had a very favourable impression.

Three out of five of the 1010 leaders surveyed said Australia was an attractive place to invest, more than anywhere else in the world.