Why Chinese companies struggling at home are looking to Europe

South China Morning Post · Mar 25, 2026 · 339 words · By Xiaofei Xu

A survey by Chinese and European business chambers highlights divergent investment trends between Chinese and European companies. Chinese firms plan to increase EU investments despite policy concerns, while European companies show less interest in expanding in China. Analysts attribute this to differing market conditions and challenges in China's domestic market.

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“Amid struggles at home, 80% of Chinese companies in EU plan more investment”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The China-EU School of Law (CESL; Chinese: 中欧法学院) at the China University of Political Science and Law is an international law school primarily located in Beijing, China. CESL was founded on the basis…
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Eu Yee Ming (simplified Chinese: 余义明; traditional Chinese: 余義明; pinyin: Yú Yìmíng; born 1947) is a Singaporean businessperson and musician. He is the chairman of healthcare firm Eu Yan Sang.
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“Chinese firms operating in Europe have very different view to European firms with investments in China, survey finds”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Given textual and archaeological evidence, it is thought that thousands of Europeans lived in Imperial China during the Yuan dynasty. These were people from countries traditionally belonging to the la…
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“Almost 80 per cent of the Chinese companies operating in the European Union plan to expand their investment there, even though most complain about policy uncertainty”

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“The result stands in sharp contrast to similar reports published by the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) – despite companies from both sides complaining about obstacles such as policy barriers and unlevel playing fields. Only 38 per cent of European companies that responded to a survey had plans to expand their operations in China”

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“More than 60 per cent of the surveyed firms said they expected their revenue in the EU to continue growing, including 32 per cent who expected growth of more than 10 per cent”

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“The lure of Europe was reinforced by the growing difficulties Chinese companies had in making money at home as the domestic market became a brutal race to the bottom, as well as restrictions on access to the US market”

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“The report said that US policy shifts had only had a limited impact on Chinese companies’ broader strategy towards Europe”

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“The European market was so attractive that companies were looking to invest in the EU even if they were not threatened by EU tariffs on made-in-China products”

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