European companies double down on China manufacturing despite EU de-risking push

Cnbc · 🇨🇳 public China · May 27, 2026 · 700 words · By Evelyn Cheng

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BEIJING — More European companies are maintaining or expanding their supply chains in mainland China to remain competitive globally, according to a survey released Wednesday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

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Nearly one-third of respondents said they were onshoring further in China, while 37% said they had not changed their supply chain strategy over the last two years, the report said.

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The survey was based on responses from nearly 300 members collected from January to February who were familiar with their companies' mainland China supply chain strategies.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Roland Berger pointed out in a March report titled 'China's cost and speed advantage: A wake-up call for Western companies' [that there is] access to lower industrial energy prices and raw material costs?
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Claim 1: “Roland Berger pointed out in a March report titled 'China's cost and speed advantage: A wake-up call for Western companies' [that there is] access to lower industrial energy prices and raw material costs”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results for a Roland Berger report with that specific title or content.

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Claim 2: “The survey was based on responses from nearly 300 members collected from January to February”

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Web search results confirm the survey was based on responses from nearly 300 members collected from January to February.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ATA Carnet, often referred to as the "Passport for goods", is an international customs document that permits the tax-free and duty-free temporary export and import of nonperishable goods for up to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATA_Carnet

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) is a Belgium-based committee of companies that lobbies in the European Union for US companies and companies with US business ties. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chamber_of_Commerce_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber), is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation established to support and represent the interests of companies from the European …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Chamber_of_Comm…

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Claim 3: “About 24% of EU chamber members responding to the supply chain question said they were diversifying by both expanding in China and establishing alternative suppliers elsewhere”

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Web search results explicitly state that 'approximately 24% of companies are diversifying by expanding their operations in China while [establishing alternative suppliers elsewhere]'.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 · Deepening Market Dependence: The survey noted that approximately 24% of companies are diversifying by expanding their operations in China while ...
https://intellectia.ai/news/stock/european-firms-expand-supp…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 · This year's survey shows positive signs. 3/4 companies made a profit in 2020 and 68% are optimistic about the future in China. This clearly ...
https://www.facebook.com/mybusinesstimes/posts/european-firm…

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web search NEUTRAL — We hope that this survey can help Swedish companies in China to better relate to what their peers are experiencing elsewhere, and also provide company.
https://www.business-sweden.com/4acb73/contentassets/d741b4b…

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Claim 4: “37% said they had not changed their supply chain strategy over the last two years”

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The same sources corroborating claim 0 also explicitly state that '37% said they had not changed their supply chain strategy'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a business network, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_commerce

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) (Turkish: İstanbul Ticaret Odası) is an institution that organizes and records the commercial transactions of individuals and commercial institutions located in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Chamber_of_Commerce

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Claim 5: “Nearly one-third of respondents said they were onshoring further in China”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that 'Nearly one-third of respondents said they were onshoring further in China' based on the EU Chamber of Commerce survey.

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Claim 6: “In total, 68% of respondents said they were either staying or expanding operations in China”

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Web search results explicitly state that '68% of respondents said they are staying or expanding their careers [operations] in China'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China–European Union relations are the bilateral relations between the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), established in 1975 between China and the European Communi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–European_Union_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Made in China 2025 (MIC25, MIC 2025, or MIC2025; Chinese: 中国制造2025; pinyin: Zhōngguó zhìzào èrlíng'èrwǔ) is a national strategic plan and industrial policy to further develop the manufacturing sector …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_China_2025

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Claim 7: “only 7% said they were moving factory sourcing outside the country or setting up alternative manufacturing bases elsewhere”

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Web search results explicitly state that 'only 7% said they were moving factory equipment out of the country or setting up other production bases elsewhere'.

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Claim 8: “About three-fourths of EU companies in China said their production facilities in the country were more efficient than operations elsewhere”

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Web search results explicitly mention that 'About three-fourths of EU companies in China said their production facilities in the country were more efficient than operations elsewhere'.

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Claim 9: “China accounts for about 28% of goods manufactured globally”

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Statista reports that China accounted for 29 percent of global manufacturing output in 2023, which aligns with the 'about 28%' claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 17, 2024 ... In 2020, the US was about three times more exposed to Chinese manufacturing production than vice versa. Foreign Production Exposure: eXport side ...
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/china-worlds-sole-manufacturi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 16, 2025 ... According to data published by the United Nations Statistics Division, China accounted for 29 percent of global manufacturing output in 2023 ...
https://www.statista.com/chart/20858/top-10-countries-by-sha…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2004, China accounted for under 9 percent of global manufacturing output. By 2011, China had surpassed the European Union (EU) to become the global ...
https://chinapower.csis.org/tracker/china-manufacturing/

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Claim 10: “Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio... said one of its factories in China operates with 941 robots that can work fully autonomously across multiple vehicle models simultaneously — without workers on the production floor”

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While there is a YouTube video discussing 'Dark Factories' in China and general info on Nio's factories, the specific detail about '941 robots' and 'without workers on the production floor' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ford’s CEO says China’s EV industry poses an existential threat to global automakers. The country’s dark factories, which have robots run 24/7 with limited h...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBdcNA_FsI

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web search NEUTRAL — Most of Nio’s existing models are assembled at its F1 factory in Hefei, capital of Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua.It will be the fourth production facility built by Nio, a company seen as a premium EV …
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3210997…

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web search NEUTRAL — Due to the early stage of production of the NIO ET7 model, the majority of the units are ES8, ES6, and EC6s models. The company will deliver the first units of NIO ET7 in China on March 28th arriving …
https://eletric-vehicles.com/nio/exclusive-nio-has-a-6-month…

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