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4.1 4.1
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 integri- ???ç¾?¸è´¸æ?纷ä?对å?????ºä?ä¸???¥ç?å½±å???
ty. 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 coun- ä¸?¤§ä½???´ï??½ä»£è¡¨å?????½å?ä¼?????ä¸?????å±?
tries, it sheds light on the influence of the trade dispute ???å®???µã???访ä?ä¸?????è¡??ä¸??涵ç?äº??ä¹??
on 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 sit-
uation, we classify the industry of participating compa-
nies 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 per-
cent are in primary and secondary sectors, and around
20 percent in consumption products and services.
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4.1 4.1
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 integri- ???ç¾?¸è´¸æ?纷ä?对å?????ºä?ä¸???¥ç?å½±å???
ty. 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 coun- ä¸?¤§ä½???´ï??½ä»£è¡¨å?????½å?ä¼?????ä¸?????å±?
tries, it sheds light on the influence of the trade dispute ???å®???µã???访ä?ä¸?????è¡??ä¸??涵ç?äº??ä¹??
on 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 sit-
uation, we classify the industry of participating compa-
nies 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 per-
cent are in primary and secondary sectors, and around
20 percent in consumption products and services.
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