Ninety-five per cent of companies surveyed report a firm commitment to maintaining operations in China, while 45 per cent of them ranked China as their top investment priority—up by 6 percentage points (pps) from 2024.
Three-quarters of the respondents plan to reinvest in China this year.
Despite ongoing trade tensions, China’s position as a leading global investment destination continues to strengthen, according to a special report by AmCham South China.
Ninety-five per cent of companies surveyed report a firm commitment to maintaining operations in China, while 45 per cent of them ranked China as their top investment priority.
Three-quarters plan to reinvest in China this year.
Ninety-one per cent of American firms said they would not ‘decouple’ from China as a direct result of the trade tensions.
Not a single company reported a complete withdrawal from the market, and among the 28 per cent that relocated a portion of their investments, 79 per cent shifted less than 30 per cent of their investment outside China.
“Although profitability has moderated slightly in the near term, the broader data reflects remarkable strategic resilience. Companies are deepening—not retreating from—their engagement in China, recognising the scale of its market, the sophistication of its innovation ecosystem, and its long-term growth trajectory,” said Harley Seyedin, chairman and president of AmCham South China.
“Companies are reinvesting not only to expand market share, but to innovate, localise, and strengthen their integration within the Chinese economy,” he added in a press release from the chamber.
A total of 426 companies participated in the latest survey, mainly from the United States, China and Europe. Among them, more than half are wholly foreign-owned enterprises, and 32 per cent are American-invested companies.
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