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Key Takeaways of the 2025 Special
Report on the State of Business in
South China:

• The proportion of companies that gained
over 60% of their global revenue from China
has risen by 5 percentage points (pp) to 31%.

• 47% of the companies studied experienced
a signi昀椀cant or slight increase in revenue in
China. A larger share of American companies
(43%, +7pp y-o-y) and manufacturing
companies (47%, +17pp y-o-y) experienced
revenue growth.

• Concerning the companies that are
profitable in China, 45% reported to have
met their budget expectations. Among
companies yet to make profits in China, 88%
expect to reach that milestone within two
to five years. Only 8% anticipate it will take
more than six years.

• 3% of the companies studied had each
budgeted to reinvest US$250 million or more
in China in 2024, while this year’s 昀椀ndings
reveal that 7% had actually followed through
with reinvestments of this magnitude.
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