In a 2024 survey among U.S. companies operating in China, around 85 percent of respondents stated that their businesses in China were severely impacted by the U.S.-China trade tensions. Lost sales and shifts in suppliers or sourcing due to uncertainty of continued supply were leading concerns facing such companies.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among American companies in China on the perceived impact on their businesses of the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018. During the survey period, 47.1 percent of the surveyed American companies in China responded that the combined U.S.-China trade tariffs increased their cost of manufacturing.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 31 percent of companies were optimistic to varying extents towards domestic market growth. The surveyed companies were particularly pessimistic about US-China relations, with 73 percent of respondents indicating a pessimistic or slightly pessimistic view.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, rising tensions in US-China relations was the primary challenge for U.S. companies operating in China, with ** percent of respondents stating that. It has been the top business challenge for three consecutive years.

According to a survey conducted among American enterprises operating in China between mid-June and mid-July 2021, approximately 82.2 percent of companies projected higher revenues in 2021 than in the previous year. This was nearly a return to levels before the U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among American companies in China on the perceived impact on their businesses of the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018. During the survey period, **** percent of the surveyed American companies in China responded that the second round of 60 billion U.S. dollars tariffs imposed by China on the U.S. imports had a strong negative impact on their business.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 44 percent of companies characterized their financial performance in China as profitable or very profitable and 34 percent as break even. Compared to 2021, the share of enterprises that marked their financial performance as profitable or very profitable declined by 15 percentage points.

In a 2024 survey of U.S. companies operating in China, approximately 43 percent of respondents reported that their business had been affected by U.S. export controls and sanctions. According to the respondents, the most prominent impact of the export controls was lost sales to Chinese suppliers.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 43 percent of those companies that planned to increase their investment in China in 2023 mentioned the strategic prioritization of the China market as the major reason. Other factors for increased investment included the expectation of faster growth in China, as well as the removal of market access barriers or improved market access. However, only 45 percent of all companies indicated that they actually planned to increase their investment in China.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 33 percent of companies that planned a decrease their investment in China in 2023 mentioned concerns about an uncertain Chinese policy environment as the major reason. This is particularly true for companies in the consumer industry, with over 48 percent of surveyed companies approving. However, only nine percent of all surveyed companies indicated that they actually planned to decrease investment in China.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among American companies in China on the perceived impact on their businesses of the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018. During the survey period, 82.1 percent of the surveyed American companies in China whose businesses were related to healthcare products said that the combined U.S.-China trade tariffs reduced their profits.

In 2022, 175 Chinese companies listed their shares on the Nasdaq with a combined market capitalization of over 382 billion U.S. dollars. Overseas stock markets had been a popular destination for enterprises from Mainland China who were looking to raise capital. However, in recent years, the Chinese government and the U.S. government have made it harder for companies from Mainland China to list in the United States.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 73 percent of companies reported that a key area of their ESG strategy in China was diversity, equity and inclusion. Governance and business ethics followed as the second with 72 percent of respondents.

This statistic shows the direct investment position of the United States in China from 2000 to 2023, on a historical-cost basis. In 2023, the U.S. investments made in China were valued at 126.91 billion U.S. dollars. Direct investment position of the United States - additional information Foreign direct investment (FDI), simply put, is an investment of one company into another company located in a different country. It differs from a traditional way of investing into shares of foreign companies listed on a stock exchange. The companies which make foreign direct investment usually own a part of the company in which they invest and they have influence on the decision making process. In the United States, FDI is defined as an American investor (called the U.S. parent) owning a minimum of 10 percent of a foreign firm (known as a foreign affiliate). The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. Although the phenomenon profits greatly from the technological advances of the 21st century, as well as from the cultural flexibility of today’s workforce, FDI has a long history, going back to the colonial empires. Not without critics, FDI is generally believed to bring advantages to the investing company, such as access to new markets and decreased costs of labor, materials and production facilities. The local economy can benefit from an infusion of capital, access to new technologies and engagement of native labor pool. There are three recognized types of foreign direct investment, namely horizontal FDI, platform FDI and vertical FDI, along with various methods of implementing the investment itself. FDI considered by many one of the motors of worldwide economic growth. U.S. foreign investment abroad has seen a dramatic growth in the past decades. Multinational American corporations, especially focused on manufacturing, have largely invested in facilities overseas, due to financial benefits. However, a large share of these corporations focuses toward not only supplying the U.S. market, but also the local markets in which they operate. In 2020, the country that received the largest amount of U.S. foreign investment was the United Kingdom, with a little over one trillion U.S. dollars, followed by the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Overall, the total amount of U.S. dollars invested in European states in 2021 reached 3.98 trillion U.S. dollars compared to 2.25 trillion U.S. dollars a decade prior.

According to a survey among member companies of the US-China Business Council in 2024, around 41 percent of respondents indicated that China's business environment was tangibly improved. Meanwhile, around 38 percent of respondents didn't see any improvement in the business environment in China.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among American companies in China on the perceived impact on their businesses of the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018. During the survey period, 31.1 percent of the surveyed American companies in China said that due to the U.S.-China trade tensions and tariffs they delayed or canceled investment decisions.

According to a survey among member companies of the US-China Business Council in June and July 2024, around 85 percent of respondents stated that geopolitics was the most concerning issue when looking ahead to the years to come. Meanwhile, around 57 percent of respondents were concerned about the policy and regulatory environment.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2024, more than half of the companies anticipated a deteriorating U.S.-China relationship in 2025, doubling compared to 2022. Resulting from the U.S. presidential election and the frequent countermeasures from both countries, only 14 percent of surveyed enterprises expected an improvement.

Partnerships with Tencent and using WeChat - the most popular app in China - have become quite common among American companies in China. According to a survey conducted in late August 2020, about 88 percent of the surveyed American corporates said that they had been using WeChat Work for internal communication in China. The same survey found out that less than seven percent of the companies stated that they could find another app to replace WeChat easily without any impact on their operations and revenue in the country.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, 34 percent of companies were confident to varying extent that the Chinese government is commitment to further opening its market to foreign investment in the coming three years. Compared to 2021, confidence dropped significantly by 13 percent.