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CHINA BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT 中国商务环境调查报告 In partnership with 与贝恩公司合作编制The American Chamber of Commerce in the People'

s Republic of China The American Chamber of Commerce in the People'

s Republic of China Chairman'

s Message

2 主席致辞 Executive Summary

4 概述 Survey Demographics

12 受访者组成 Section I:

2016 Performance Snapshot

15 第一部分:2016 年业绩盘点 Section II: Business-Climate Challenges and Investment Outlook

20 第二部分:商务环境挑战和投资前景 Growth Outlook

21 增长展望 Investment Outlook and Business Challenges

24 投资展望和商业挑战 Regulatory Pressure

30 监管压力 HR Challenges

37 人力资源挑战 Section III: The Age of Adaptation

39 第三部分:适应形势 Growth Opportunities

40 增长机会 Innovation and IPR

43 创新和知识产权 HR Priorities

48 人力资源重点 Corporate Social Responsibility

50 企业社会责任 Section IV: Policy Perspectives

52 第三部分:政策视角 Bilateral Relations

53 双边关系 Policy and Enforcement

55 政策和执行 Table of Contents 目录 As we were sifting through the results of this year'

s survey, China reached an important milestone:

15 years since it joined the World Trade Organization.

As impressive as this achievement is, that China could join at all is no small miracle. The chamber lobbied hard on China'

s behalf with the US government and legislators, sending multiple delegations each year to Washington, DC, to make the necessary deals. One delegation took several Chinese employees of member companies to tell lawmakers their own stories about why including China in the global economic trading system was so important. And indeed, China has benefited greatly from globalization, with its export-fueled boom helping lift the country to middle- income status. And AmCham China still steadfastly supports China'

s active and constructive participation in the global economic system. However, it is becoming apparent that the benefits of globalization are being taken for granted, or even forgotten, as the challenges of managing a complex, modern economy increase. This is the 19th year that we'

ve surveyed our members, half of whom are Chinese nationals working for around

900 companies hailing from not just the US, but also Europe, Australia, and other parts of Asia. Many of them have been active in China for many yearsCsome indeed from the beginning of China'

s opening and reform. And they all share the chamber'

s strong support for China'

s continued economic development. Nevertheless, certain unhealthy trends first identified a few years ago have now firmly established them- selves. A prime example, much quoted by the media, is the proportion of companies feeling less welcome than before, which is now eight in every 10. Why, in the fastest-growing major economy in the world, should they feel this way? The reason is that, with the reform process seemingly stalled, the contradictions in a rapidly evolving economy are becoming more pronounced. For example, ever more laws are being passed, yet for the second year running, the No.

1 challenge facing our members is unclear regulations and inconsistent enforcement, issues that should be getting better, not worse. We can also see that despite much fanfare over free-trade zones and tinkering with the Foreign Investment Catalogue, more companies say the investment environment is deteriorating rather than improving. And while the government promotes innovation, the law makes it increasingly difficult for information to flow and Chinese invention to spread overseas. In many areas of the economy that should be driving growthCfrom finance and insurance to logistics and healthcareCthe handbrake of regulation is still firmly on. The resulting distortions in the economy benefit the few at the cost of the many, but it doesn'