Experts discuss the shifts in China's economy and how multinationals can adapt their strategies. Topics include investments in China, challenges faced by new entrants, gender equality in Chinese workplaces, urbanization's impact on birth rates and healthcare, risks of China's high debt, decline of multinationals in China, and recommendations for success.
Chinese companies have emerged in every sector, reducing the share of multinationals in the Chinese economy.
Multinationals are reassessing their relationship with China due to challenges like talent recruitment, government regulation, and demographic trends.
Deep dives
Decentralization of Multinationals in China
The share of multinationals in the Chinese economy has been declining as successful Chinese companies have emerged in every sector.
Challenges during Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic made it difficult for multinationals to understand the industry landscape and hindered their ability to identify emerging local companies.
Shifting Priorities and Considerations for Multinationals
Multinationals are reassessing their relationship with China and considering the risks, competition, and size of opportunities in the market.
Factors Influencing Multinationals' China Strategy
Talent recruitment and retention, government regulation, availability of capital, and demographic trends pose challenges and require reconfiguration of China strategies.
China’s economy and business landscape have been going through significant changes. We speak with three experts who will help us understand those shifts and how multinationals can adapt their strategies to succeed in China.
Our guests are Franck Le Deu, a leader of our Life Sciences Practice in China, Joe Ngai, chairman of our offices in Greater China, and Junna Shi, a partner who advises Chinese government institutions on industrial development, regional economic planning, and integrated regional development topics.