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President?? Message 浼???磋?

Dear Members, extraordinary 浜茬???????
China??
涓???归?寮???40澶?勾?ワ?缁??绀句????????????
progress has provided historic ??氨锛?负涓????钩涓???ｆ?渚??????ф??????缇?腑涓?
?界??ヨ锤???渚胯?杩??15浜跨????涓ゅ??崇郴??揣瀵??搴?
opportunities for world peace and 杈惧??????楂?????璇寸?涓?缓浜?40?ㄥ勾璇??浜??涔????
渚挎??????袱?╋????淇变激?????瀹???辫耽锛?袱?藉?椤?
prosperity. Daily trade between the ????????

US and China is now valued at more than US$1.5 billion 灏界??诲勾??????锛??缇??浼???ㄥ?????虹????
渚??寮哄????????藉?浼????2019????板?缁?????
per day. The two countries are more connected than ever ?瑰??ュ????涓??绉般????????????剧ず锛??涔?????
璧??涓?????淇??????舵???骞跺????缁????????瑙?
before in their mutual history. If the 40th anniversary of ??害??

Sino-US diplomatic relationship proves nothing else, it 2019骞?1??腑?借??哄??版??剧ず锛?互缇??璁★?涓??
?哄????澧??9.1%锛??3.2%??????骞??濂斤?杩????
proves that cooperation is in the best interest for both 姣????1.5%锛??姣?10%??????骞??濂姐?????锤??『
宸?负391.6浜跨????涔???轰?甯??棰????
countries while confrontation does neither country any
浠ヤ??版??拌?浜????????????缁??锛??澶??涓??
good. To succeed, both countries must work together. ?ㄧ?涓?负??90澶╃??????????浜や?浜?袱?界?绱ф?ヨ?
?????绫昏??????氦????ㄤ?杩颁?涓?勾搴????腑???姣?
In spite of all of the obstacles thrown at it last 杈?20%??30%??ソ娑??????规????荤???2??腑??袱??
year, the state of business in South China for American 璐告?璋?????瀹ｅ?锛???挎????灏?3??1?峰?涓???????
investment remains robust. Almost all of the businesses 绋?????寤跺?锛?苟淇??瀵瑰?杩??绋??锛??涓??璋???
who participated in our 2019 Special Report on the State
of Business in South China remain profitable in China and ???????????璁稿?璋??缁??涔??绀猴?澶у??颁?涓?
optimistic towards the future of the economy. 楂????冻澶???堕??ヨ?浼拌锤???绔??浼??涓????????
?诲????娼????奖???????稿??版?澶?2019骞村?缇?腑
China?? January export and import data, released 涓ゅ???????璁″?????朵腑?界?娴?‘瀹?????缂??浣??
shortly before this publication went to print, show 浠ヨ?杩?6%????害澧?????2018骞存?杩????????涓??
China?? January dollar-denominated exports rose 9.1 ???2019骞村??????????绠??浠ヨВ?冲?骞村?姝ゅ?涓?
percent from a year ago, healthily beating a forecast ?版弧瓒宠??????瀹㈡???姹???????灏界??㈠?涓??甯????
of a 3.2 percent contraction. China?? imports fell 1.5 ??骇???璧?ぇ骞?????浣??浜??涓??灏???ｅ?????稿?
percent over the same period proving far better than ?ㄥ????璧?浆绉昏??朵?浜?床?藉???
the ten-percent predicted decline. China?? overall
trade surplus of US$39.16 billion in January also ???杩??浼?????涓ゆ?涓?敞????讹?缇?腑涓ゅ????
outperformed the estimates. ?诲?浣???ョ???????璋??璁哄??ュ??у?绋???ラ???ぇ
澶?????浼??璁や负锛??涓?袱?界?浜?????浼??2019骞?
The January figures can easily confirm the findings ???寰??涓?娈垫????浜х?褰卞?????扮???负姝??缇?腑涓?
of this Special Report as many companies have taken ?界??崇?瀵逛?涓??璐??褰卞?宸茬?瓒??浜???㈠奖????
advantage of the 90-day truce between the US and
China, completing orders for rush delivery from the US ?惰????告?杩??涓ゅ勾锛??璁夸?涓?2018骞村???勾??
and China. Those orders or deals account for 20 to 30 ?ュ?涓??甯??骞存??ョ?娉㈠?骞?害寰??锛???ヨ?澶??浼??
percent of the companies?? annual numbers. The good
news is that President Trump announced in mid-February
during trade negotiations between the two countries
that he may extend a March 1 deadline for a deal and
keep tariffs on Chinese goods from rising.

Among many findings, the Special Report suggests
most business executives have had sufficient time to
assess the present and possible future impact of the trade

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