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5 Special Report on the State of Business in South China
1. Demographics Q: Where is your company’s headquarters or
main o ce located in South China?
Other Dongguan (6%)
(8%) Foshan (9%) Over the past four years we have observed a gradual de-
cline in the proportion of companies based in Guangzhou,
Guangzhou Xiamen (2%) from 59.6 percent in 2011 down to 52.4 percent this year.
(52%) Zhuhai (2%) Nevertheless, the Guangzhou constituency remains the largest
among all study participants. e proportion of study partici-
Shenzhen pants based in Shenzhen, meanwhile, rose slightly from last
(20% ) year’s historical low to 19.9 percent, still down from a high
of 32.1 percent in 2008. e di erence has been made up by
2015 a noticeable rise in Foshan-based companies, which this year
accounted for 9 percent of study participants, up from 3.3
percent in 2013.
Other Dongguan (7%)
(9%)
Guangzhou Foshan (5%) Australia or New Zealand (2%)
(56%) Canada (2%) Southeast Asia (2%)
Xiamen (2%)
Zhuhai (2%) Japan (2%)
Other (6%)
Shenzhen European
(19% ) Union (EU)
(8%)
United States
(40%)
2014
Chinese Mainland
(27%)
Other Sanya (1%) Hong
(8%) Haikou (1%) Kong
Fuzhou (1%) SAR
Zhongshan (1%) (12%)
Dongguan (2%)
Foshan (3%) 2015 Australia or New Zealand (2%)
Nanning (<1%) Canada (1%) Southeast Asia (1%)
Chongqing (1%)
Xiamen (2%) Japan (1%)
Other (4%)
Zhuhai (2%)
Guangzhou Shenzhen European
(57%) (20% ) Union (EU)
(9%)
United States
(42%) Chinese Mainland
(28%)
2013
Q: Where is your parent or holding Hong Kong
company located? SAR
(10%)
Up from 37 percent in 2013 but down from 42.4 percent
last year, the share of U.S.-headquartered participants was 2014
39.5 percent this year. e proportion of Chinese Mainland-
based companies similarly decreased this year, down to 26.7 Canada (1%)
percent from its historical high of 28.4 percent. Canada and
Hong Kong were this year slightly better represented than in South Korea (1%) Australia or New Zealand (2%)
years past. Southeast Asia (2%)
Taiwan (1%)
Japan (1%)
United States Other
(37%) (8%)
European
Union (EU)
(9%)
Chinese Mainland
(23%)
Hong Kong SAR
(15%)
2013
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1. Demographics Q: Where is your company’s headquarters or
main o ce located in South China?
Other Dongguan (6%)
(8%) Foshan (9%) Over the past four years we have observed a gradual de-
cline in the proportion of companies based in Guangzhou,
Guangzhou Xiamen (2%) from 59.6 percent in 2011 down to 52.4 percent this year.
(52%) Zhuhai (2%) Nevertheless, the Guangzhou constituency remains the largest
among all study participants. e proportion of study partici-
Shenzhen pants based in Shenzhen, meanwhile, rose slightly from last
(20% ) year’s historical low to 19.9 percent, still down from a high
of 32.1 percent in 2008. e di erence has been made up by
2015 a noticeable rise in Foshan-based companies, which this year
accounted for 9 percent of study participants, up from 3.3
percent in 2013.
Other Dongguan (7%)
(9%)
Guangzhou Foshan (5%) Australia or New Zealand (2%)
(56%) Canada (2%) Southeast Asia (2%)
Xiamen (2%)
Zhuhai (2%) Japan (2%)
Other (6%)
Shenzhen European
(19% ) Union (EU)
(8%)
United States
(40%)
2014
Chinese Mainland
(27%)
Other Sanya (1%) Hong
(8%) Haikou (1%) Kong
Fuzhou (1%) SAR
Zhongshan (1%) (12%)
Dongguan (2%)
Foshan (3%) 2015 Australia or New Zealand (2%)
Nanning (<1%) Canada (1%) Southeast Asia (1%)
Chongqing (1%)
Xiamen (2%) Japan (1%)
Other (4%)
Zhuhai (2%)
Guangzhou Shenzhen European
(57%) (20% ) Union (EU)
(9%)
United States
(42%) Chinese Mainland
(28%)
2013
Q: Where is your parent or holding Hong Kong
company located? SAR
(10%)
Up from 37 percent in 2013 but down from 42.4 percent
last year, the share of U.S.-headquartered participants was 2014
39.5 percent this year. e proportion of Chinese Mainland-
based companies similarly decreased this year, down to 26.7 Canada (1%)
percent from its historical high of 28.4 percent. Canada and
Hong Kong were this year slightly better represented than in South Korea (1%) Australia or New Zealand (2%)
years past. Southeast Asia (2%)
Taiwan (1%)
Japan (1%)
United States Other
(37%) (8%)
European
Union (EU)
(9%)
Chinese Mainland
(23%)
Hong Kong SAR
(15%)
2013
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