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Nearlythree years into the pandemic, ?? ?? ?? ?? � � � ???� ?? ?? ?? � ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
China?? economy is gradually on ?¶ï?ç»? æµ? ?? æ¸? æ? ?? ç¨? å®? å¤? ?? è½? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??
track for a steady rebound as the pandemic restrictions ä¸?å¹´ç?é¦??ä»»å?å°???ºæ?ç»??å¢????2023å¹´ï?ä¸??强å???
were completely lifted and the priority now and for 2023 å¢???¿å¤´å°?¸ºä½?¿·??????æµ??ä¾??è¦???????¼å?注æ???
will be stimulating economic growth. The country?? strong ???对ä??½é???????ï¼?2022å¹´æ????è·??èµ·ä????å¹´ï???
growth momentum will provide an important impetus äº?????对å?ç§?¸¥å³»æ????è¿??临ç????å¸?????ç»?¹²?°ã??
to a sluggish global economy in 2023. It is crucial to note ä»?¹´???????½å?ä¼??è¡??????ºç?æµ???µé??·è??¥ç?ç¬?
that 2022 was certainly a year of ups and downs for the ???ä¸?¹´å¤´ã??¸ºäº??ä¼°æ????????????????ç»?½±?????
international business community as they struggled to ä»?????è¿??äº???¢ç?å®????©¶ä¸?????该ç?ç©¶æ????å¸?
tackle with various severe challenges and faced ongoing ?¨ã??2023å¹´å?????ºç?æµ???µç????????¸????¥å?对é???
disruption from the pandemic. In order to evaluate the ????½æ???请ç?ä¼??ä¼??è¿??ç»?????è°??ï¼??äº??ä¸?»£
continued impact of COVID-19 on business, AmCham 表ä??¥è?ä¸???½å?????ºã??????ä¸???¥æ??¨å?ä¸?????
South China conducted a comprehensive and quantitative ?¸ï??½å?è§??å®??????ºä?ä¸??????°å????å±???µã??
study of the business community for the 19th consecutive
year, the results of which are published in this 2023 Special
Report on the State of Business in South China. The study
presents an assessment of the state of business involving
a randomly selected number of companies representing
a cross section of business from various nations and
regions with existing operations in China, and therefore
provides an accurate and objective view of the economic
development of the companies in South China.
Key takeaways of this report are as below: ???????³é?è¦??å¦??ï¼?
·Albeit a moderate decrease in the proportion of ·尽ç???2022å¹´å?????¨å???????ä¸??ä¾???»å¹´??
companies reporting to have increased headcount in 2022, ??????ä½?¤§?¨å?ä¼??对æ??¥ä?å¹´ç????计å?ä¾????»¡ä¿?
most companies are upbeat about their employment å¿???¶ä¸ï¼?44%???访ä?ä¸?????2023å¹´æ???????å°??å¢?
expansion plans, with 44% of them planning to augment ???????
their headcount significantly or slightly in 2023.
· è¿?????ä¼??è¶???¾å?ä¹??????¨ç??¶å??¥è?ä¸?
·More than half of the participating companies ?½ï??¸è??»å¹´å¢??äº?4%??45%???访ä?ä¸?2022å¹´å??????
gained over 30% of their global revenue from China, ?¾è?å¢?????????¿ï??¶ä¸ï¼??èµ??ä¸??æ¯?43%ï¼?????ä¼??
an increase of 4%. 45% of the participating companies ???49%??
registered a significant or slight increase in their revenue
from China, including 43% of American companies and ·2022å¹´ï?ä¼???¨å????????¸è??»å¹´???好转ï¼?88%
49% of manufacturing companies. ???访ä?ä¸?¡¨ç¤ºå·²?¨ä¸?½å??°ç??©ï??¸è??»å¹´å¢??äº?6%ï¼??
ä¸??å®???¨å???????èµ??ä¸??è¾¾ä?????·²å®???¨å??????
·Companies?? profitability shows signs of ä¼??ä¸??54%表示已å??°ç??©ä?è¾¾å?é¢????
improvement in 2022. 88% of the participating companies
are reported to have gained profits in China, an increase ·ä¼??对ç??©æ????¶é????????´å?ä¹??????º¦ï¼??å¤?
of 6%. Up to 90% of American companies have achieved ?¨å?ä»????????访ä?ä¸??计è??¨ä¸¤å¹´å?å®?????ï¼??4%
profitability. Moreover, 54% of those who are profitable in ???访ä?ä¸??为å??°ç??©æ????¶é?è¶????¹´ï¼???»å¹´???äº?
China reported to have met their budget expectations. �????
·There is a greater sense of optimism among the ·ä¼??认为ä¸??å¸???¥æ?è¾???????????76%???è®?
participating companies towards their expected time to ä¼??表示?¨å??»ä?????????¸ºæ£å?¼ã??49%???访ä?ä¸??ä¸?
reach profitability. A vast majority of them expect to attain ?¸æ??¨ç??»ä???????????¶å????»ä??????????é«???
profitability within two years, while only 4% believe that it
will take over six years to reach that goal, three times less
than that of a year earlier.
·China is believed to enjoy a high return on
investment (ROI) with 76% of the participating companies
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Nearlythree years into the pandemic, ?? ?? ?? ?? � � � ???� ?? ?? ?? � ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
China?? economy is gradually on ?¶ï?ç»? æµ? ?? æ¸? æ? ?? ç¨? å®? å¤? ?? è½? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??
track for a steady rebound as the pandemic restrictions ä¸?å¹´ç?é¦??ä»»å?å°???ºæ?ç»??å¢????2023å¹´ï?ä¸??强å???
were completely lifted and the priority now and for 2023 å¢???¿å¤´å°?¸ºä½?¿·??????æµ??ä¾??è¦???????¼å?注æ???
will be stimulating economic growth. The country?? strong ???对ä??½é???????ï¼?2022å¹´æ????è·??èµ·ä????å¹´ï???
growth momentum will provide an important impetus äº?????对å?ç§?¸¥å³»æ????è¿??临ç????å¸?????ç»?¹²?°ã??
to a sluggish global economy in 2023. It is crucial to note ä»?¹´???????½å?ä¼??è¡??????ºç?æµ???µé??·è??¥ç?ç¬?
that 2022 was certainly a year of ups and downs for the ???ä¸?¹´å¤´ã??¸ºäº??ä¼°æ????????????????ç»?½±?????
international business community as they struggled to ä»?????è¿??äº???¢ç?å®????©¶ä¸?????该ç?ç©¶æ????å¸?
tackle with various severe challenges and faced ongoing ?¨ã??2023å¹´å?????ºç?æµ???µç????????¸????¥å?对é???
disruption from the pandemic. In order to evaluate the ????½æ???请ç?ä¼??ä¼??è¿??ç»?????è°??ï¼??äº??ä¸?»£
continued impact of COVID-19 on business, AmCham 表ä??¥è?ä¸???½å?????ºã??????ä¸???¥æ??¨å?ä¸?????
South China conducted a comprehensive and quantitative ?¸ï??½å?è§??å®??????ºä?ä¸??????°å????å±???µã??
study of the business community for the 19th consecutive
year, the results of which are published in this 2023 Special
Report on the State of Business in South China. The study
presents an assessment of the state of business involving
a randomly selected number of companies representing
a cross section of business from various nations and
regions with existing operations in China, and therefore
provides an accurate and objective view of the economic
development of the companies in South China.
Key takeaways of this report are as below: ???????³é?è¦??å¦??ï¼?
·Albeit a moderate decrease in the proportion of ·尽ç???2022å¹´å?????¨å???????ä¸??ä¾???»å¹´??
companies reporting to have increased headcount in 2022, ??????ä½?¤§?¨å?ä¼??对æ??¥ä?å¹´ç????计å?ä¾????»¡ä¿?
most companies are upbeat about their employment å¿???¶ä¸ï¼?44%???访ä?ä¸?????2023å¹´æ???????å°??å¢?
expansion plans, with 44% of them planning to augment ???????
their headcount significantly or slightly in 2023.
· è¿?????ä¼??è¶???¾å?ä¹??????¨ç??¶å??¥è?ä¸?
·More than half of the participating companies ?½ï??¸è??»å¹´å¢??äº?4%??45%???访ä?ä¸?2022å¹´å??????
gained over 30% of their global revenue from China, ?¾è?å¢?????????¿ï??¶ä¸ï¼??èµ??ä¸??æ¯?43%ï¼?????ä¼??
an increase of 4%. 45% of the participating companies ???49%??
registered a significant or slight increase in their revenue
from China, including 43% of American companies and ·2022å¹´ï?ä¼???¨å????????¸è??»å¹´???好转ï¼?88%
49% of manufacturing companies. ???访ä?ä¸?¡¨ç¤ºå·²?¨ä¸?½å??°ç??©ï??¸è??»å¹´å¢??äº?6%ï¼??
ä¸??å®???¨å???????èµ??ä¸??è¾¾ä?????·²å®???¨å??????
·Companies?? profitability shows signs of ä¼??ä¸??54%表示已å??°ç??©ä?è¾¾å?é¢????
improvement in 2022. 88% of the participating companies
are reported to have gained profits in China, an increase ·ä¼??对ç??©æ????¶é????????´å?ä¹??????º¦ï¼??å¤?
of 6%. Up to 90% of American companies have achieved ?¨å?ä»????????访ä?ä¸??计è??¨ä¸¤å¹´å?å®?????ï¼??4%
profitability. Moreover, 54% of those who are profitable in ???访ä?ä¸??为å??°ç??©æ????¶é?è¶????¹´ï¼???»å¹´???äº?
China reported to have met their budget expectations. �????
·There is a greater sense of optimism among the ·ä¼??认为ä¸??å¸???¥æ?è¾???????????76%???è®?
participating companies towards their expected time to ä¼??表示?¨å??»ä?????????¸ºæ£å?¼ã??49%???访ä?ä¸??ä¸?
reach profitability. A vast majority of them expect to attain ?¸æ??¨ç??»ä???????????¶å????»ä??????????é«???
profitability within two years, while only 4% believe that it
will take over six years to reach that goal, three times less
than that of a year earlier.
·China is believed to enjoy a high return on
investment (ROI) with 76% of the participating companies
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