The British Business in China: Position Paper is a report created by the British chambers of commerce in China to provide advocacy and representation on behalf of British businesses operating in China. In these unprecedented times, there is more need than ever for British businesses to be able to speak with a strong, unified voice.
British businesses across a range of sectors in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Southwest China come together to raise the regulatory barriers that they face, areas of opportunity for bilateral cooperation and recommendations for market access reform.
The Position Paper is directly presented to the UK and China governments in order to directly inform trade policy and negotiations.
英国商会呼吁中国政府采取措施打造包容的营商环境，并执行真正“动态的”疫情防控策略，尤其是：
在最新一轮新冠疫情爆发之前，在华英国企业对2022年的发展前景普遍持乐观的态度。2021年年底，在年度《在华英国企业：商业信心调查报告》发布之际，有85%的企业表示，明年将维持或增加在华投资。中国的市场潜力、金融服务、零售和消费品等众多行业循序渐进的持续开放以及中国的创新潜力和气候承诺，都是企业对中国市场保持乐观的原因。虽然企业依旧看好中国市场的中长期前景，但企业最担忧的是短期前景。中国正在努力应对最近一波疫情，但所带来的不确定性对企业的短期信心造成的影响是最大的。近期国内零散爆发的疫情和突然采取的封控措施，使中国失去了企业最依赖的条件：稳定的和相对可预测的营商环境。因此，企业在华业务的未来前景面临越来越大的不确定性。
最近的商业信心调查，包括在华英国商会2022年4月发布的最新《在华英国企业：新冠疫情的影响调查报告》的结果，都显示企业的信心发生了明显变化。许多企业正在重新评估其可接受的风险水平。这种状况如果不能得到解决，将会动摇中国作为国际商业中心的位置，削弱中国作为投资目的地对英国企业的吸引力。
Industries covered in the Position Paper:
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