Leaders of Chinese companies are more confident about business growth in 2014 than their international peers, and the country remains at the top of the list of investment destinations for global executives this year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.

PwC's 17th Annual Global CEO Survey found that 96 percent of Chinese CEOs are somewhat or very confident of growth in the next 12 months, considerably higher than the global average of 85 percent.

More than half of the Chinese CEOs expect to add staff in the coming year, with only a handful planning to shed jobs.