Page 8 - 2023 Special Report on the State of Business in South China
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President?? Message ä¼???´è?
Dear Members, å°????????
China?? economy is set to ???ä¸??ä¼??è°??????²æ????ï¼?ºº?£æ??¨ä???
rebound in 2023 as mobility and activity pick ä¸?´»?¨é??????ï¼???½ç?æµ??äº?2023å¹´è??¥å????ä¸?
up after the lifting of pandemic restrictions, ?¨ç?ç»??å¤??注å??¨å???¸??2023å¹´ç?æµ?????计å?
providing a boost to the global economy. The ä»?2022å¹´ç?3%?????5.2%???ä¸??????????ï¼??
economy will expand 5.2 percent this year versus ???ä¸?¥½æ¶?????è®?2023å¹´ä¸?½ç?æµ??对å????æµ??
roughly 3 percent last year. That?? good news for ?¿ç?è´¡ç?å°?¾¾?°å????ä¸????便å?æ¤ï?ä¸??ç»?????
China and the world as the Chinese economy is ä»??临ç???¤§???????°äº§ä¸??缩å?ç»§ç»è¿??æ¥æ?ç´?
now expected to contribute a quarter of global ç»??ï¼?????æ¯??ç§?¸¦?¥ç?ä¸?¡®å®??§ä?ä»??å?????
growth this year. Even so, China still faces ????¥ï?人å?è¡°é?????产å?å¢???¾ç??½å???¸ºç»??å¢?
significant economic challenges. The contraction ?¿ç??»å???
in real estate remains a major headwind, and
there is still some uncertainty around the ä¸?¹´?¥ï?ä¸?????å®?????????¶â???ç???????
evolution of the virus. Longer-term, headwinds å½¢å???????????°ï?ä¸??ä¼??è°??????²æ??¸å???
to growth include a shrinking population and ?½ï?ä½??å¹¶é???????å·²è??¹é????????2023å¹´ä???
slowing productivity growth. ???ï¼?¸?½ä??³å???ººæ°??å°?»§ç»???°å?????±å????
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After three years of implementing its ??ero- äº?¤§????°å???????å·²ç?达峰ï¼??????½å??°å???
COVID?? strategy, China has dropped all COVID ???达峰????´ä?å°½ç?????
restrictions, but the virus is not something that
will be eradicated or eliminated. People in China?? ä¿???²ç?对ç?æµ?¸¦?¥å???½±???对å????æµ????
and around the world??re going to be dealing äº??次æ?????»ã????????¤±?¨é?ï¼????ä¹??çª??å½±å?
with COVID in 2023 and into the future. Like è¿??æ??ä¹???°å??????äº??ä¹??çª?¸¦?¥ç??²å???ºº
everywhere else, COVID will come and go. We're ??¸»ä¹???ºä?å¤???¨ç?ç»???´ä?ä»????¸´å¢???¾ç???
already seeing indications that cases may have ???å¿???????????½±?????äº?½±??¸»è¦???°å?ä¸??
peaked in major cities, but that's going to happen ?????ä¸?ï¼???????æº??大å????ä»·æ?é«?¶¨ï¼??ä¸?æ¥æ?é«?
at different times across the country. ???ï¼????¾µ??????¶ç???????æ±????äº??æ·±é?ä¿????
çª???½å????è¾¹å?å®¶ï?æ£é?临贸?????åº??????????
The economic fallout from Russia?? invasion ä¹±å?大è?模é?æ°?½®???ä¸?????ä¿¡å???¼±ï¼??èµ??ç¡??
of Ukraine is another massive setback to the ?§ä??????´¯èµ?º§ä»·æ?ï¼???´è´¢?¿ç??µæ?ç´§ï?å¹¶å??½å?
global economy. The toll on Ukraine is immense, æ¿?èµ???¤å??°å?å¸?????ä¹??为主è¦?¤§å®?????åº??ï¼?
but the impact stretches far beyond Ukraine?? ????²ç?令å???¤§å®????»·?¼æ?æ¶??å°¤å????æ²¹å?å¤?
borders. Beyond the suffering and humanitarian ?¶æ??????????????¶ä¸ï¼??ä¹???£é????????£é?
crisis from Russia?? invasion of Ukraine, the entire 30%ä¹?????éº??ä»·æ?已涨?´çºªå½????äº????º¢?ºæ?
global economy continues to feel the effects of åº??å???´æ?è´¸æ????游å?è´¢æ?é£?????å®¶ä?å°?????
slower growth and faster inflation. Impacts are
flowing through three main channels. One, higher
prices for commodities like food and energy are
pushing up inflation further, in turn eroding
the value of incomes and weighing on demand.
Two, those most involved including neighboring
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Dear Members, å°????????
China?? economy is set to ???ä¸??ä¼??è°??????²æ????ï¼?ºº?£æ??¨ä???
rebound in 2023 as mobility and activity pick ä¸?´»?¨é??????ï¼???½ç?æµ??äº?2023å¹´è??¥å????ä¸?
up after the lifting of pandemic restrictions, ?¨ç?ç»??å¤??注å??¨å???¸??2023å¹´ç?æµ?????计å?
providing a boost to the global economy. The ä»?2022å¹´ç?3%?????5.2%???ä¸??????????ï¼??
economy will expand 5.2 percent this year versus ???ä¸?¥½æ¶?????è®?2023å¹´ä¸?½ç?æµ??对å????æµ??
roughly 3 percent last year. That?? good news for ?¿ç?è´¡ç?å°?¾¾?°å????ä¸????便å?æ¤ï?ä¸??ç»?????
China and the world as the Chinese economy is ä»??临ç???¤§???????°äº§ä¸??缩å?ç»§ç»è¿??æ¥æ?ç´?
now expected to contribute a quarter of global ç»??ï¼?????æ¯??ç§?¸¦?¥ç?ä¸?¡®å®??§ä?ä»??å?????
growth this year. Even so, China still faces ????¥ï?人å?è¡°é?????产å?å¢???¾ç??½å???¸ºç»??å¢?
significant economic challenges. The contraction ?¿ç??»å???
in real estate remains a major headwind, and
there is still some uncertainty around the ä¸?¹´?¥ï?ä¸?????å®?????????¶â???ç???????
evolution of the virus. Longer-term, headwinds å½¢å???????????°ï?ä¸??ä¼??è°??????²æ??¸å???
to growth include a shrinking population and ?½ï?ä½??å¹¶é???????å·²è??¹é????????2023å¹´ä???
slowing productivity growth. ???ï¼?¸?½ä??³å???ººæ°??å°?»§ç»???°å?????±å????
???å°±å??????ä»???¹ä??·ï????ä¼??è¢??ä¹?????»ã???
After three years of implementing its ??ero- äº?¤§????°å???????å·²ç?达峰ï¼??????½å??°å???
COVID?? strategy, China has dropped all COVID ???达峰????´ä?å°½ç?????
restrictions, but the virus is not something that
will be eradicated or eliminated. People in China?? ä¿???²ç?对ç?æµ?¸¦?¥å???½±???对å????æµ????
and around the world??re going to be dealing äº??次æ?????»ã????????¤±?¨é?ï¼????ä¹??çª??å½±å?
with COVID in 2023 and into the future. Like è¿??æ??ä¹???°å??????äº??ä¹??çª?¸¦?¥ç??²å???ºº
everywhere else, COVID will come and go. We're ??¸»ä¹???ºä?å¤???¨ç?ç»???´ä?ä»????¸´å¢???¾ç???
already seeing indications that cases may have ???å¿???????????½±?????äº?½±??¸»è¦???°å?ä¸??
peaked in major cities, but that's going to happen ?????ä¸?ï¼???????æº??大å????ä»·æ?é«?¶¨ï¼??ä¸?æ¥æ?é«?
at different times across the country. ???ï¼????¾µ??????¶ç???????æ±????äº??æ·±é?ä¿????
çª???½å????è¾¹å?å®¶ï?æ£é?临贸?????åº??????????
The economic fallout from Russia?? invasion ä¹±å?大è?模é?æ°?½®???ä¸?????ä¿¡å???¼±ï¼??èµ??ç¡??
of Ukraine is another massive setback to the ?§ä??????´¯èµ?º§ä»·æ?ï¼???´è´¢?¿ç??µæ?ç´§ï?å¹¶å??½å?
global economy. The toll on Ukraine is immense, æ¿?èµ???¤å??°å?å¸?????ä¹??为主è¦?¤§å®?????åº??ï¼?
but the impact stretches far beyond Ukraine?? ????²ç?令å???¤§å®????»·?¼æ?æ¶??å°¤å????æ²¹å?å¤?
borders. Beyond the suffering and humanitarian ?¶æ??????????????¶ä¸ï¼??ä¹???£é????????£é?
crisis from Russia?? invasion of Ukraine, the entire 30%ä¹?????éº??ä»·æ?已涨?´çºªå½????äº????º¢?ºæ?
global economy continues to feel the effects of åº??å???´æ?è´¸æ????游å?è´¢æ?é£?????å®¶ä?å°?????
slower growth and faster inflation. Impacts are
flowing through three main channels. One, higher
prices for commodities like food and energy are
pushing up inflation further, in turn eroding
the value of incomes and weighing on demand.
Two, those most involved including neighboring
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