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erican companies represent nearly half è¿?????ä¼?????ä¸????¸ºç¾??ï¼?49%ï¼??26%
of the businesses studied (49%), while ???访ä?ä¸????¸­?½å¤§????¥è?ä¸??é¦?¸¯/
companies from Chinese mainland account for æ¾³é??¹å?è¡???ºï?9%ï¼????æ´²ï?9%ï¼???¶ä??½å?ï¼?8%ï¼?
26%. Hong Kong/ Macau SAR companies (9%), ???�????��?????????�?�?�?�???
European companies (9%), and companies from �51%�?�?�????�????�?�26%�?�???
other countries (8%) are also represented in the �?�?�?�?代表�????14%??6%??
study. Wholly foreign-owned companies are the
most common form of legal entity, making up 51% Figure 2. Origins of Companies
of all the businesses. Local Chinese companies ?¾è¡¨ 2. ä¼?????
comprise over a quarter (26%). Joint venture
and representative office of foreign company
constitute 14% and 6% respectively.

United States 8% 49%
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Figure 3. Forms of Legal Entity 2%
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