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With quantitative statistics and graphs, Chamber
President Dr. Harley Seyedin (left) briefed over 300
keen attendants on this year's findings.

The Special Report suggests that most business
executives have had sufficient time to assess the present
and possible future impact of the trade dispute on
their businesses, and have increased their 2019 plans
for reinvestments in the US and China accordingly.
“Companies that postponed their reinvestments in
2018 have increased their budgets for reinvestments
in China in 2019 in order to keep up with customer
demand—a need intensified by the postponement of
their reinvestments in 2018,” said Harley.

Return on investment in China in 2018 is considered to be high
with 80 percent of companies reporting very positive or positive
return on their investment. AmCham membership report to have
increased their 2019 China reinvestment budgets from profits
by a whopping average of 37.9 percent over 2018. The primary
business focus of 76 percent of American companies is providing
goods or services to the Chinese market, while only 24 percent
primarily focus on manufacturing for export.

9 AmCham South China