American companies in China mull relocation or investment cuts

Negative impact: The US (left) and Chinese flags are displayed outside a hotel in Beijing, China. Almost 40% of US companies operating in China said the hike of US tariffs announced on May 10 would have a strong negative impact on their business, and a third said the increase in Chinese levies would do the same.— AFP

BEIJING: About a fifth of US companies in China are considering moving some or all of their production out of the country to deal with the trade tensions, and a third are delaying or cancelling investment decisions, according to a survey of 239 American firms in the market.

Almost 40% of companies said the hike of US tariffs announced on May 10 would have a strong negative impact on their business, and a third said the increase in Chinese levies would do the same.