[Bloomberg]Majority of US Firms Don’t See China as Priority for Investment
AmCham survey shows companies’ outlook for China is negative.
More than half of US firms say won’t be profitable in 2022.
[The Wall Street Journal] Fewer American Companies See China as an Investment Priority
U.S. companies are also more pessimistic about their financial outlook there, with more than half saying they didn’t turn a profit last year and more than a third saying their China revenue fell from a year earlier, according to the survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
[CGTN Global Business] 中美商会总裁：中国市场无可替代
China will continue to be a very important market for a whole host of sectors, especially when it comes to advanced manufacturing, says Michael Hart, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
[CNA] Businesses prepare to invest in China again following relaxation of strict COVID-19 curbs
“There’s a lot of concerns about supply chains, and there’s a lot of concerns about United States-China relations. When you can have people come and have face-to-face meetings, people-to-people exchanges, that will really help,” said Mr Michael Hart, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
[South China Morning Post] Climate-based tariffs by US, EU on Chinese steel and aluminium would ‘set a concerning precedent for China’
Nicholas Burns, the US ambassador to China, told the American Chamber of Commerce in China early this month that both countries have a joint interest – and global responsibility – to work together on transnational challenges such as climate change.
[The Wall Street Journal] Shanghai Disneyland Reopens as Businesses in China Welcome Covid-Control Easing
“I think we all believe that Covid is now here and it’s spreading, and as you have more things open, it will spread faster,” said Michael Hart, president of the Beijing-based American Chamber of Commerce in China. “We assume it’s a pretty fluid situation, and there could be new rules to come in and try and clamp down if the spread is too rapid.”
[Reuters] ‘Daylight is here’: China travel searches surge as public cheers COVID easing
“Today’s measures focused on the domestic environment; however, we would also like to see further relaxation of inbound travel restrictions, continuing the progress that has been made on that front earlier this year,” Colm Rafferty, chairman of AmCham China, said in a statement.
[财新] 封面报道｜外资看中国
华刚林总结称，外资企业都是在中国的政策环境中寻求可预测性，政策的确定性和透明度是解决它们关切的关键:“我们认为，开放和可预测的市场，是促进中国和国际工商界取得更大成功和加强联系的最佳环境。
[中国新闻网] 中美商会总裁何迈可：在华美企看好中国市场继续开放的投资机会
不过，部分行业仍对外资存在限制，如医疗卫生行业。在这些有潜在机会的领域，美国企业希望商会能够帮助提倡推动中国市场进一步开放，看到更多开放性的措施。
[South China Morning Post] Hopes rise of further changes to China’s Covid controls as rules start to ease and focus shifts to preparing for further outbreaks
Colm Rafferty, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, said: “This [the reduction in quarantine for incoming travelers], plus the reduction to a single PCR test before departure and the removal of China’s ‘circuit breaker’ flight cancellation mechanism will help to improve both the availability and predictability for inbound flights. These are all very welcome moves for our business community.”