Should foreign companies still do business in China?
In which we discuss the uncertainties for foreign firms operating and wishing to invest in China
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan talks to Bruegel Senior fellow Alicia Garc穩a-Herrero and President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Jens Eskelund, about foreign companies doing business and investing in China. They discuss the difficulties of navigating current geopolitical tensions as well as Chinas domestic environment. Jens presented the latest results from the , which shows that despite the re-opening of Chinas borders in early 2023, business confidence in the market continued on a downward trend. They discuss what measures the Chinese government has pursued to appeal to investors, debating whether they are persuasive enough.
This episode is part of the ZhngHu獺 Mundus series of The Sound of Economics.
ZhngHu獺 Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe.
This is an output of China Horizons, Bruegel's contribution in the project Dealing with a resurgent China (DWARC). This project has received funding from the European Unions HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No. 101061700.
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