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9 White Paper on the Business Environment in China
Chapter One �?�
Demographics ???ä¼??ç»??
From December 5, 2018 to January 5, 2019, the 2018å¹?12??5?¥è?2019å¹?1??5?¥ï????ç¾?
American Chamber of Commerce in South China ?½å?ä¼????ç®?????ºæ??·é?请ç??³ä?ä¸????
conducted its 13th annual study of companies with 2019å¹´å?????ºç?æµ???µé??·è??¥ï?并æ?ç»???¶ä?
established operations in China through simple random 256份é??·ã??¸ºç¡???°æ????????´æ?§ï???»¬??ç»??
sampling. While 256 companies participated in the ??240家ä?ä¸??ä¾???????????äº?????è°?????
study in total, questionnaires of 240 companies were ç¾?¸ä¸¤å?宣å???????90?¥å?è¿?????å®???¶ä???
finally adopted to ensure a high degree of data integrity. ???ç¾?¸è´¸æ?纷ä?对å?????ºä?ä¸???¥ç?å½±å???
As this research was conducted shortly after the US
and China announced a temporary 90-day ceasefire to ?»ä????ï¼??å¹´å?????¥ç?ä¼??ä¸??å¹´ç????ä¼?
deescalate the trade tension between the two countries, ä¸?¤§ä½???´ï??½ä»£è¡¨å?????½å?ä¼?????ä¸?????å±?
it sheds light on the influence of the trade dispute on ???å®???µã???访ä?ä¸?????è¡??ä¸??涵ç?äº??ä¹??
the operation of business in South China. ???æµ??????¶ä¸å¤§é????访ä?ä¸??????°å?设ç???
è¿??»é???¸»è¦????????ä¼??è§?¨¡ä¸??ï¼???????ºº
?°å?äº?250人ç?ä¸?????ä¸??ä¹?????人æ?è¶????ºº
In general, the demographics of participating ??¤§???ä¸????ä¼??ç±»å?ä¸??ï¼?????èµ??欧è?ä¼??
companies are similar to previous years, and the ???èµ??ä¸??ä¹???¥è??¶ä??½å?????ºç?å¤??ä¼????
findings of the research depict a general picture of ???�?�???????�?�???
the economic development of companies in South
China. The study participants come from all walks 为æ?好å?ä½??ä¸?????æµ??å¢?????ä¼???¨å???
of life, representing a broad range of companies by ???è¶??ï¼??ä»?????ä¼????å±??ä¸?¤§?´å?为ï?ç¬??
industry, most of which are either headquartered or ???äº?º§ä¸????费产?????????ä¸???¡å??¶ä????
have located their main offices in South China. We see ?????????è¿?????ä¼??ä»??ä¸???§æ??¡ï?çº????
companies of all sizes, from those with fewer than 250 ä¹????????ä¼??ä»??ç¬?????äº?º§ä¸??çº?¸¤???äº?
employees to those with more than a thousand. We æ¶?´¹??º§????????
also have companies of different legal entities includ-
ing wholly US or European-owned companies, other
foreign-owned companies or joint ventures funded
by other countries and regions, as well as Mainland
Chinese companies.
To better reflect the present general economic
situation, we classify the industry of participating
companies into primary and secondary sectors,
consumption products and services, professional
services, as well as other services and organizations.
While more than a half are engaged in professional
services, nearly 30 percent are in primary and
secondary sectors, and around 20 percent in
consumption products and services.
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Chapter One �?�
Demographics ???ä¼??ç»??
From December 5, 2018 to January 5, 2019, the 2018å¹?12??5?¥è?2019å¹?1??5?¥ï????ç¾?
American Chamber of Commerce in South China ?½å?ä¼????ç®?????ºæ??·é?请ç??³ä?ä¸????
conducted its 13th annual study of companies with 2019å¹´å?????ºç?æµ???µé??·è??¥ï?并æ?ç»???¶ä?
established operations in China through simple random 256份é??·ã??¸ºç¡???°æ????????´æ?§ï???»¬??ç»??
sampling. While 256 companies participated in the ??240家ä?ä¸??ä¾???????????äº?????è°?????
study in total, questionnaires of 240 companies were ç¾?¸ä¸¤å?宣å???????90?¥å?è¿?????å®???¶ä???
finally adopted to ensure a high degree of data integrity. ???ç¾?¸è´¸æ?纷ä?对å?????ºä?ä¸???¥ç?å½±å???
As this research was conducted shortly after the US
and China announced a temporary 90-day ceasefire to ?»ä????ï¼??å¹´å?????¥ç?ä¼??ä¸??å¹´ç????ä¼?
deescalate the trade tension between the two countries, ä¸?¤§ä½???´ï??½ä»£è¡¨å?????½å?ä¼?????ä¸?????å±?
it sheds light on the influence of the trade dispute on ???å®???µã???访ä?ä¸?????è¡??ä¸??涵ç?äº??ä¹??
the operation of business in South China. ???æµ??????¶ä¸å¤§é????访ä?ä¸??????°å?设ç???
è¿??»é???¸»è¦????????ä¼??è§?¨¡ä¸??ï¼???????ºº
?°å?äº?250人ç?ä¸?????ä¸??ä¹?????人æ?è¶????ºº
In general, the demographics of participating ??¤§???ä¸????ä¼??ç±»å?ä¸??ï¼?????èµ??欧è?ä¼??
companies are similar to previous years, and the ???èµ??ä¸??ä¹???¥è??¶ä??½å?????ºç?å¤??ä¼????
findings of the research depict a general picture of ???�?�???????�?�???
the economic development of companies in South
China. The study participants come from all walks 为æ?好å?ä½??ä¸?????æµ??å¢?????ä¼???¨å???
of life, representing a broad range of companies by ???è¶??ï¼??ä»?????ä¼????å±??ä¸?¤§?´å?为ï?ç¬??
industry, most of which are either headquartered or ???äº?º§ä¸????费产?????????ä¸???¡å??¶ä????
have located their main offices in South China. We see ?????????è¿?????ä¼??ä»??ä¸???§æ??¡ï?çº????
companies of all sizes, from those with fewer than 250 ä¹????????ä¼??ä»??ç¬?????äº?º§ä¸??çº?¸¤???äº?
employees to those with more than a thousand. We æ¶?´¹??º§????????
also have companies of different legal entities includ-
ing wholly US or European-owned companies, other
foreign-owned companies or joint ventures funded
by other countries and regions, as well as Mainland
Chinese companies.
To better reflect the present general economic
situation, we classify the industry of participating
companies into primary and secondary sectors,
consumption products and services, professional
services, as well as other services and organizations.
While more than a half are engaged in professional
services, nearly 30 percent are in primary and
secondary sectors, and around 20 percent in
consumption products and services.
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