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The American Chamber of Commerce in South The two annual research reports, released in late
China (AmCham South China) has released its February by AmCham South China, predicts the
2021 White Paper on the Business Environment future for foreign business and investment in China
in China and 2021 Special Report on the State of remains mostly positive.
Business in South China.
The 649-page bilingual White Paper on the
AmCham South China releases the two major Business Environment in China, now in its 14th
studies annually. Both studies focus on what the year, presents a highly-researched, exhaustively-
foreign companies plan to do in the immediate cited account of the on-the-ground business
future. President of AmCham South China and the environment in China. It involves analysis of over
winner of the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award 100 main industries and the impact of regulatory
Dr. Harley Seyedin said the studies show that the changes and COVID-19 on each, as well as analysis
future of these companies still remains bright of trade issues, China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan, Biden
in China, and that they expect the relationship administration plans, and many other hot topics.
between China and the US will go through a The project involved more than six months and
“honeymoon” period with the Biden administration a team of highly accomplished experts from both
where they may be able to iron out their differences. sides of the Pacific Ocean, including seven who hold
doctoral degrees, as well as respected professors,
2021 is an important year for China as it is the senior business executives and legal and financial
starting point for its 14th Five-Year Plan. Therefore, scholars.
“the Chamber encourages China to further open
up to foreign investment. It implores the US and The 148-page bilingual 2021 Special Report on the
China to go back to the negotiation table and usher State of the Business in South China, in its 17th
in a mutually beneficial relationship,” Dr. Seyedin year, meanwhile, aggregates and quantitatively
added. analyzes the experiences of the 208 companies
who participated in the Chamber’s annual State of
Seyedin said that conflict between the two greatest Business study. It provides a meaningful context for
economies in the history of the world is inevitable, this year’s responses on the business environment
but he is confident that the US and China can bring and development trends in South China straight
the trade talks to a conclusion if officials from both from the mouth of companies operating in the
countries remain committed to the cause. heart of it. For example, Guangzhou was selected as
9 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
The American Chamber of Commerce in South The two annual research reports, released in late
China (AmCham South China) has released its February by AmCham South China, predicts the
2021 White Paper on the Business Environment future for foreign business and investment in China
in China and 2021 Special Report on the State of remains mostly positive.
Business in South China.
The 649-page bilingual White Paper on the
AmCham South China releases the two major Business Environment in China, now in its 14th
studies annually. Both studies focus on what the year, presents a highly-researched, exhaustively-
foreign companies plan to do in the immediate cited account of the on-the-ground business
future. President of AmCham South China and the environment in China. It involves analysis of over
winner of the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award 100 main industries and the impact of regulatory
Dr. Harley Seyedin said the studies show that the changes and COVID-19 on each, as well as analysis
future of these companies still remains bright of trade issues, China’s 14th Five-Year-Plan, Biden
in China, and that they expect the relationship administration plans, and many other hot topics.
between China and the US will go through a The project involved more than six months and
“honeymoon” period with the Biden administration a team of highly accomplished experts from both
where they may be able to iron out their differences. sides of the Pacific Ocean, including seven who hold
doctoral degrees, as well as respected professors,
2021 is an important year for China as it is the senior business executives and legal and financial
starting point for its 14th Five-Year Plan. Therefore, scholars.
“the Chamber encourages China to further open
up to foreign investment. It implores the US and The 148-page bilingual 2021 Special Report on the
China to go back to the negotiation table and usher State of the Business in South China, in its 17th
in a mutually beneficial relationship,” Dr. Seyedin year, meanwhile, aggregates and quantitatively
added. analyzes the experiences of the 208 companies
who participated in the Chamber’s annual State of
Seyedin said that conflict between the two greatest Business study. It provides a meaningful context for
economies in the history of the world is inevitable, this year’s responses on the business environment
but he is confident that the US and China can bring and development trends in South China straight
the trade talks to a conclusion if officials from both from the mouth of companies operating in the
countries remain committed to the cause. heart of it. For example, Guangzhou was selected as
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