Chamber survey: euphoria fades into real • Table.Briefings

Optimism among German companies in China is waning. Challenges weigh heavily on the market environment: Covid entry restrictions, concerns about politicization and decoupling, or staffing issues. Nevertheless, hardly any company wants to leave the People’s Republic. Many even plan further investments – and want to localize their operations more.

How do you positively present waning optimism? With a hybrid statement: „Business outlook positive – unequal treatment and localization challenge German companies in China“ That’s the headline of this year’s business confidence survey of German companies operating in China by the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK Greater China). „Realism replaced strong positivity,“ the survey says. Euphoria is waning, but most companies generally expect business to remain positive. 96 percent want to stay in China, 71 percent want to invest more. On Tuesday, the AHK presented the survey data in Beijing.

Chamber survey: euphoria fades into realism

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