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7 White Paper on the Business Environment in China

Form of Legal Entity

Wholly foreign-owned companies are
the most common form of legal entity,
making up nearly 40% of all the respondents. The
share of local Chinese companies accounts for
around 30%, and those registered as joint ventures
comprise less than 20%.

2016 39.7% 15.4% 6.6% 32.6% 5.7% Wholly foreign-ow

2016 39.7% 15.4% 6.6% 32.6% 5.7% Wholly foreign-owned company

2015 2015 54% 12% 5% 24% 5% Joint venture Joint venture
2014
54% 12% 5% 24% 5% Representative o ce of foreign company
Local Chinese company
2014 46% 14% 8% 27% 5% Others

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Local Chinese com

46% 1.0 14% 8% 27% 5%

0.8 Others

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1.0 0.6

0.8 0.4 Time in China
0.6 More than 20 years
0.4 More than 84% of respondents have
0.2 been in China for more than six years.
Between 11 - 20 years Among these respondents, over one third
have been doing business in China for more
0.0 than twenty years, which implies a solid and
Between 6 - 10 years steady commitment to investment by AmCham
members in China. While nearly two fifths of
Between 2 - 5 years respondents have been operating in China for
ten to twenty years, only less than 5% are new
Less than 2 years players, with a presence of less than two years.
In general, the majority of AmCham members
0.2 2016 4.4% 10.6% 13.3% 37.6% 34.1% have a track record of substantial business
experience in the China market.
2015 3% 8% 12% 48% 29%

0.0 2014 4% 8% 10% 35% 33%

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