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sident’s Message
会长致辞
Dear Members, 尊敬的会员：
Our research for the 2020 White Paper on
the Business Environment in China and analy- 我们对《2020年中国营商环境白皮书》的研
sis of data for our 2020 Special Report on the 究和对《2020年华南地区经济情况特别报告》数据
State of Business in South China showed signs of 的分析表明，世界供应链已经捉襟见肘。出于各种
the world’s supply chain being overstretched. 因素，美国企业以及世界上的大多数企业都依赖于
American companies as well as most compa- 这一供应链。许多在中国或美国组装的货物依赖于
nies on the planet depend on this supply chain 来自世界上许多不同国家的原材料和零部件。正如
for various reasons. Many goods assembled in 我们的《白皮书》中提及的那样，需要投入2-3万亿美
China or the US depend on raw material from 元才能取代目前的供应链。面对目前窘况，这是世
and parts manufactured in many different 界所无法承受的代价。因此，至关重要的是，在我们
countries in the world. As it is also presented in 处理COVID-19爆发已经造成和可能造成的直接问
our White Paper, it will take 2-3 trillion US dol- 题时，正如我们在上述两项研究报告中建议的，这
lars to replace the current supply chain. A cost 一供应链中的两个主要经济体必须协商共同充当
which the world, in the face of today’s prob- 稳定器的角色。
lems it cannot afford. Therefore, it is of para-
mount importance that, as we deal with the 这份《关于COVID-19疫情对供应链影响的特
immediate problems already caused and to 别报告》的结果强化了上述评估。这份报告不仅是
be caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the two 拉响了警笛，究其紧迫性，无异于冷战期间的警报。
major economies of this supply chain must sit 不仅仅针对那些在中国生产商品和提供服务的企
down to establish the stabilizer we have sug- 业，甚 至 为 全 球 每 一 个 企 业 和 政 府 领 导 人 敲 响 了
gested in the above referenced two studies. 警 钟 。考 虑 到 中 国 的 工 厂 只 是 在 不 到 两 周 前 才 复
工，32%的受访公司已经遇到困难，并且已经或即
The above assessment is reinforced by 将面临所需的部件、供应和/或材料不足的问题。我
the results of this Special Report on the Im- 相信这是冰山一角。
pact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Supply
Chain. This study sounds not just a loud alarm 虽然中断的大部分原因是由于中国的物流业
but rather blurs out a siren not unlike the 尚未恢复之前的运营水平，但许多公司谈到所需的
ones used during the cold war. This should 大量物资定期从日本、韩国、意大利和美国发出，这
be a wakeup call for every business and govern-
ment leader around the globe and not just for
those producing goods and services in China.
Considering the fact that factories in China only
会长致辞
Dear Members, 尊敬的会员：
Our research for the 2020 White Paper on
the Business Environment in China and analy- 我们对《2020年中国营商环境白皮书》的研
sis of data for our 2020 Special Report on the 究和对《2020年华南地区经济情况特别报告》数据
State of Business in South China showed signs of 的分析表明，世界供应链已经捉襟见肘。出于各种
the world’s supply chain being overstretched. 因素，美国企业以及世界上的大多数企业都依赖于
American companies as well as most compa- 这一供应链。许多在中国或美国组装的货物依赖于
nies on the planet depend on this supply chain 来自世界上许多不同国家的原材料和零部件。正如
for various reasons. Many goods assembled in 我们的《白皮书》中提及的那样，需要投入2-3万亿美
China or the US depend on raw material from 元才能取代目前的供应链。面对目前窘况，这是世
and parts manufactured in many different 界所无法承受的代价。因此，至关重要的是，在我们
countries in the world. As it is also presented in 处理COVID-19爆发已经造成和可能造成的直接问
our White Paper, it will take 2-3 trillion US dol- 题时，正如我们在上述两项研究报告中建议的，这
lars to replace the current supply chain. A cost 一供应链中的两个主要经济体必须协商共同充当
which the world, in the face of today’s prob- 稳定器的角色。
lems it cannot afford. Therefore, it is of para-
mount importance that, as we deal with the 这份《关于COVID-19疫情对供应链影响的特
immediate problems already caused and to 别报告》的结果强化了上述评估。这份报告不仅是
be caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the two 拉响了警笛，究其紧迫性，无异于冷战期间的警报。
major economies of this supply chain must sit 不仅仅针对那些在中国生产商品和提供服务的企
down to establish the stabilizer we have sug- 业，甚 至 为 全 球 每 一 个 企 业 和 政 府 领 导 人 敲 响 了
gested in the above referenced two studies. 警 钟 。考 虑 到 中 国 的 工 厂 只 是 在 不 到 两 周 前 才 复
工，32%的受访公司已经遇到困难，并且已经或即
The above assessment is reinforced by 将面临所需的部件、供应和/或材料不足的问题。我
the results of this Special Report on the Im- 相信这是冰山一角。
pact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Supply
Chain. This study sounds not just a loud alarm 虽然中断的大部分原因是由于中国的物流业
but rather blurs out a siren not unlike the 尚未恢复之前的运营水平，但许多公司谈到所需的
ones used during the cold war. This should 大量物资定期从日本、韩国、意大利和美国发出，这
be a wakeup call for every business and govern-
ment leader around the globe and not just for
those producing goods and services in China.
Considering the fact that factories in China only
