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https://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/european-chamber-background
ABOUT THE CHAMBER
"As the independent voice of European business in China, we seek greater market access and improved operating conditions for European companies".
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China was founded in 2000 by 51 member companies that shared a goal of establishing a common voice for the various business sectors of the European Union and European businesses operating in China. It is a members-driven, non-profit, fee-based organisation with a core structure of 26 Working Groups and 9 Fora representing European business in China.
The European Chamber now has more than 1,700 members in 7 chapters operating in 9 cities: Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, South China (Guangzhou and Shenzhen), Southwest China (Chengdu, Chongqing) and Tianjin. Each chapter is managed at the local level by local boards reporting directly to the Executive Committee. A company must purchase an additional membership(s), offered at a discounted rate, if it wishes to be a member and enjoy Chamber services in more than one location. The Advisory Council which includes the CEOs and presidents of some of the largest EU companies with investments in China, influences the priorities and line of action to be taken by the Chamber by providing advice on its strategic direction.
The Chamber is recognised by the European Commission and the Chinese Authorities as the official voice of European business in China. It is recognised as a Foreign Chamber of Commerce with the Ministry of Commerce and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
The European Chamber is part of the growing network of European Business Organisations (EBO). This network connects European business associations and chambers of commerce located in more than 45 third markets around the world.
2022-06-20 | All chapters
https://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/press-releases/3445
Beijing, 20th June 2022 – The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in partnership with Roland Berger, today released its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2022 (BCS). The annual survey shows that while most European companies in China posted positive revenues and were profitable in 2021, doing business became more difficult for the majority.
As the rest of the world returns to a pre-pandemic level of normality, and China’s stringent COVID-19 policy exacerbates the challenges of doing business, many European Chamber members are questioning just how many eggs they are willing to keep in their China basket.
- Two thirds of European businesses saw revenue increases during 2021, however doing business also became more difficult year-on-year (y-o-y) for 60%.
- COVID-19 was the top issue faced by business in 2021, ranking as a top-three challenge for 49%; China’s economic slowdown, a top three issue for 24%, ranked second.
- 50% reported that the business environment became more politicised in 2021.
- Regulatory barriers are still resulting in missed business opportunities, with 42% of firms reporting this to be the case.
In response to mounting uncertainty—resulting from both China’s COVID-19 strategy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and to minimise their exposure to potential geopolitical shocks, European companies’ China operations are being increasingly siloed. Eight times as many respondents reported plans to onshore supply chains into China as those looking to offshore.
Significant localisation of staff has taken place over the last half decade all the way from junior recruits to board members. IT and data storage infrastructure has also been localised by 74% and 75% of respondents respectively, with this driven by ‘secure and controllable’ technology guidelines and increasingly stringent data governance regulations.
“The only thing predictable about China today is its unpredictability, and that is poisonous for the business environment,” said Bettina Schoen-Behanzin, vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. “Increasing numbers of European businesses are putting China investments on hold and re-evaluating their positions in the market as they wait to see how long this uncertainty will continue, and many are looking towards other destinations for future projects.”
“China remains crucial for most European businesses, both as an outlet for products with strong competitive advantage, and as a powerful industrial production base. It is too big and too important to scale down, but a holistic and stable framework is needed,” said Denis Depoux, global managing director of Roland Berger. "The deterioration of internal and external business conditions, with 13% more survey respondents finding business in China more difficult in 2022, even before the Covid resurgence, contrasts with the crucial role of China for them."
For more information:
Please contact Ms Charlotte SVENSSON, policy and communications coordinator, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
+86 (10) 6462 2066 ext. 61, csvensson@europeanchamber.com.cn
If you have any question about the methodology of this survey, please contact: Ms. Renay Cheng, head of marketing & communication of Roland Berger, China
調查顯示歐洲在華企業2021年營收向好、挑戰加劇
北京2022年6月20日—中國歐盟商會聯合羅蘭貝格今日發布《商業信心調查2022》。本年度調查結果表明，大部分歐洲在華企業的營收狀況向好發展的同時，其在華營商環境也愈加艱難。
相較於世界其他國家和地區陸續恢複疫情前的常態，中國嚴格的新冠疫情防控政策加劇了企業的營商挑戰。這讓中國歐盟商會眾多會員企業不禁開始思考，還要將多少籌碼留在中國。
- 三分之二的歐洲企業反映 2021 年收入增加，但60%的企業反映營商挑戰增加。
- 2021年在華企業麵臨的前三大挑戰中，49%的受訪企業將新冠疫情視為首要難題，中國經濟放緩位列第二，有24%的企業反映此問題。
- 50%的受訪企業表示 2021 年的商業環境變得更加政治化。
- 監管壁壘持續導致企業錯失商機，反映該問題的企業達42%。
為應對中國新冠疫情防控政策和俄烏戰爭所帶來的不確定性，以及將地緣政治震動的相應影響最小化，歐洲企業的中國業務正在加強本地化。計劃本地化供應鏈的企業數量是計劃轉移供應鏈的企業的八倍。
在過去五年間，眾多企業的員工職位——從初級員工到董事會成員——實現了顯著的本土化。由於“安全可控”的技術指導方針和日益嚴格的數據治理法規 ，有75% 的受訪企業已將信息技術基礎設施和數據存儲基礎設施本地化。
“今日中國唯一可預測的就是其不可預測性，這對商業環境有弊無利。” 中國歐盟商會副主席許倍帝女士表示，“越來越多的歐洲企業選擇擱置在華投資，並重新考量自身在市場所處地位。企業正在觀望這種不確定性將持續多久，許多企業也在為未來的項目尋找中國以外的投資目的地。”
“對於大多數歐洲企業而言，中國仍然至關重要。它既是具有巨大競爭優勢的產品出口國，又是強大的工業生產基地。中國市場體量龐大，其重要性不可低估，但它需要一個穩定的整體框架。” 羅蘭貝格全球管理委員會聯席總裁戴璞先生說，“然而，即使在中國新冠疫情再度嚴重之前，反映2022年在華營商變得更為艱難的受訪企業增加了13%。這與中國市場對企業的重要意義形成鮮明對比。”
更多信息：
請聯係中國歐盟商會Charlotte SVENSSON女士
+86 (10) 6462 2066 轉分機 61，csvensson@europeanchamber.com.cn
如有任何關於此調查報告方法論的問題，請垂詢羅蘭貝格中國區市場部負責人程俊女士
上海宣布6月1日起解封，但外企複工有限。根據統計，工業複工白名單企業共9198家，外企占比僅30%，企業複工率約為70%，複產率約為45%。
上海試圖挽留外企，但清零政策令歐企止步不前
2022.06.20 14:45 ET
中國歐盟商會副主席許倍帝Bettina Schoen-Behanzin（右）警告說，他們正在“重新考慮”在中國的存在程度，並“重新定向”他們未來的投資。
法新社視頻圖中國歐盟商會20日發布針對歐洲企業的調查報告顯示，由於中國嚴格的防疫封控措施，不少歐洲企業重新思考他們在中國的投資，並警告這些措施已對營運帶來衝擊。歐盟商會警告，世界不會等待中國，如果沒有變化，外企肯定會開始考慮轉移到其他市場。為了減緩外資撤離速度，上海市政府近期急忙找來外資高管召開20場政企溝通圓桌會議。
中國歐盟商會聯合羅蘭貝格(roland berger)管理谘詢公司20日發布《商業信心調查2022》表明，大部分歐洲在華企業的營收狀況向好發展的同時，其在中國的營商環境也愈加艱難，主要的原因是中國嚴格的防疫封控措施。
相較於世界其他國家和地區陸續恢複疫情前的常態，中國嚴格的新冠疫情防控政策加劇了企業的營商挑戰，這讓中國歐盟商會眾多會員企業不禁開始思考，還要將多少籌碼留在中國。
60%受訪歐企表示，在中國經商越來越困難，大部分是因為防疫封控措施，而清零措施也阻礙了歐洲公司招聘國際和本地人才的能力。
盡管有挫折感，歐洲公司“並沒有離開中國，因為市場太大”，“未來有很多增長機會”，然而，中國歐盟商會副主席許倍帝（Bettina Schoen-Behanzin）警告說，他們正在“重新考慮”在中國的存在程度，並“重新定向”他們未來的投資。23% 的受訪公司正在考慮將投資轉移出中國，這是10年來的最高比例。
許倍帝就表示，希望中國真正覺醒，並找到方法脫離清零政策，因為這導致龐大的不確定性，勢必對投資不利。
許倍帝之前接受彭博社采訪時就說，“商業信心顯然正在消退，因為取決於這種封鎖將對這裏的企業持續多長時間，所以收入肯定會下降，上海也肯定是在利用它的吸引力。外國人想盡快離開，特別是有家人在這裏的人，所以很難在這裏和總部吸引和留住人才。我非常非常擔心。如果他們現在考慮未來在亞洲的投資，上海絕對不會在名單的榜首。”
2021年在華企業麵臨的前三大挑戰中，49%的受訪企業將新冠疫情視為首要難題，中國經濟放緩位列第二。50%的受訪企業表示， 2021 年的商業環境變得更加政治化。42%的企業認為，監管壁壘持續，導致企業錯失商機。
“世界不會等待中國，如果沒有變化，企業肯定會開始考慮後備計劃並轉移到其他市場。”許倍帝說，“今日中國唯一可預測的就是其不可預測性，這對商業環境有弊無利。”“越來越多的歐洲企業選擇擱置在華投資，並重新考量自身在市場所處地位。企業正在觀望這種不確定性將持續多久，許多企業也在為未來的項目尋找中國以外的投資目的地。”
中國歐盟商會在 2 月和 3 月針對 600 多家歐盟公司進行了調查，與此同時，從商業中心上海到北部糧倉省份吉林，多個地區實施了嚴格的封鎖，以控製中國兩年來最嚴重的新冠疫情。
報告發現， 92% 的成員公司受到供應鏈問題的打擊，四分之三的成員公司表示他們的運營受到了疫情控製的負麵影響，在4月的調查中，60%受訪企業表示，他們已經下修2022年營收預測。
俄烏戰爭也對企業信心帶來衝擊，1/3受訪者表示，地緣政治緊張成為中國市場越來越沒吸引力的原因。
而為了減緩外資撤離速度挽回外企信心，上海市政府近期急忙找來外資高管召開20場政企溝通圓桌會議。6月1日至9日，市政府連續召開7場外資企業視頻圓桌會議，其中按投資來源國分美國歐盟日本德國四場。15日，上海為30家跨國公司地區總部和10家外資研發中心頒發證書，這是本輪疫情以來，上海首次為跨國公司授牌。
上海封城對跨國企業造成巨大傷害，工廠關閉、交通中斷、航班斷航、物流凍結、人員被困在家，整個上海的經濟活動陷入停頓。更為嚴重的是，嚴厲的清零抗疫措施導致供應鏈中斷，引起世界許多國家因零部件斷供而出現物價上漲、通脹泛濫。
上海積極挽留外企，中國歐盟商會主席伍德克（Joerg Wuttke）則直言，清零政策已經損害上海的吸引力，也損害整個中國的吸引力，尤其其它主要市場已經開放，並試圖將企業從中國市場吸引走的時候，此時“世界不會等待中國收拾完自己的爛攤子”。
上海宣布6月1日起解封，但外企複工有限。根據統計，工業複工白名單企業共9198家，外企占比僅30%，企業複工率約為70%，複產率約為45%。
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Bettina Schoen-Behanzin entered Freudenberg Group in October 2012. As Regional Representative Asia she has been leading the Regional Corporate Center, based in Shanghai, China and is providing guidance and support for strategic planning and business development for the Freudenberg Business Groups in the region. From March 2008 to September 2012 she served as Managing Director of Wittur Elevator Components, China. She assumed the role of Managing Director of Rittal Electro-Mechanical Technology, China from 2000 to 2008, after having been the General Manager of Rittal in China as well as Sales and Marketing Manager of Rittal in Singapore. She had joined the Rittal Headquarters in Germany in 1992.
Bettina Schoen-Behanzin has acquired a Master degree in Sinology, Business Economics and Political Science at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany. Furthermore, she did Post-Graduate Studies of Chinese and Economics at Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Speaking Chinese fluently, Bettina Schoen-Behanzin has around 25 years of working experience in Asia, mostly in China, leading operational business as well acting in corporate functions. From April 2014 to April 2016 she served as Director of the Board of the German Chamber Shanghai, being reelected in April 2016 and April 2018 as President of the Board of the German Chamber Shanghai. In 2019, she was the first German woman to receive Shanghai Municipal Government’s Magnolia Gold Award.
Bettina Schoen-Behanzin
Angestellt, Managing Director, Wittur Elevator Components (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Wujiang, China
