2023年度中国商务环境调查报告

U S - C H I N AB U S I N ES STHE NEXT HUNDRED YEARSCHINA BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT中国商务环境调查报告2023Chairman's Message主席致辞Executive Summary概述2023 Survey Methodology2023 年调查方法1. Performance Snapshot绩效速览2. Business Operations and Goals商业运营和经营目标2.1 Growth Outlook and Opportunities增长前景与机遇2.2 Investment Outlook投资前景3 Business Environment商业环境3.1 Investment Environment 投资环境3.2 Human Resources人力资源3.3 Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights创新和知识产权4. Impact of Bilateral Relations中美关系的影响CONTENTS 目录0232044314451967287630862AmCham China's 2023 China Business Climate Survey Report Chairman's MessageThe American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China (AmCham China) was founded in Beijing in 1919, and has long been an advocate for a stable and balanced US-China commercial relationship. The wider bilateral relationship continues to have a direct and profound impact on global peace and prosperity, and China is an important market for many American companies.Our members appreciate the close attention that US and Chinese policymakers pay to our annual China Business Climate Survey (BCS) Report. This, together with our White Paper, are the key mechanisms that we use to offer constructive recommendations to both countries as they work towards greater mutual understanding and successful resolution of concerns. While US-China trade has continued to grow throughout the pandemic, bilateral relations have become increasingly complex for the American business community in China to navigate. Last year was particularly challenging for our member companies, as they dealt with China’s economic slowdown, Zero-COVID controls, and ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with various new US and China-related regulations. For the 25th annual edition of our China Business Climate Survey (BCS) Report, one of the key barometers of the sentiment of the American business community in China, we are delighted to have partnered with PwC for execution and analysis. Although China’s Zero-COVID policy ended shortly after the bulk of the data for this report was collected, subsequent membership surveys and engagements reinforce the following key themes: • Members reported a slightly more pessimistic financial outlook compared to previous years: In 2022, 34% of members estimated their revenue would be lower than 2021. However, despite the pandemic-related restrictions, another 32% of members predicted their revenue would go up. While 2021 saw a trend toward normalization of financial expectations, the shocks of the past year have led to results which look similar to 2020 when the initial pandemic impacts were experienced by companies.• China is no longer the primary investment destination it once was: This year, less than half of our member companies rank China as a top three investment priority, marking a significant shift for the first time. 45% of members noted that China's investment environment is deteriorating, up 31 percentage points (pp) from last year and the highest pe