Page 45 - 2023 Special Report on the State of Business in South China
P. 45
arge number of companies (69%) have ç»?¤§?¨å????ä¼??ï¼?69%ï¼?????ä¸?¹´??
expansion plans in China over the next ?¨å??©å???????è¾??å¹´å?æ¯????3%??
three years, though the proportion dropped by 3% ?±ä??°å???????å¤??ï¼?¸­?½é???¸¥?¼ç?????²æ?
this year. Due to the recurrent outbreaks, China ?¿ç?ï¼?????ä¸??å¢?????§ã???ç¡???§ä????ä¼??
has implemented draconian COVID restrictions, ?¾ç?äº??????¡æ?å¼??ä¼???°½ç®¡å?ä¸???°å??ºç???
and the business environment is becoming more ??¤§å¤???¶æ?????µå?æ­¤ï?ä½??2023å¹´å?ä¸?????
complex and uncertain. Companies, therefore, ?¾å?ï¼???¥æ??µå??½æ????¹å???
slow down their business expansion in China.
Although this was the case for most of the COVID
period in China, opening up earlier 2023 may
change these numbers in the future.

Figure 44 Comparison of Expansion Plan in China in Next Three Years (2019-2022)
?¾è¡¨ 44 ???ä¸?¹´?¨å??©å?计å?对æ?ï¼?2019-2022ï¼?

45
   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50