US firms lower China expectations as growth slows
US foreign direct investment in the country for the first nine months of this year declines 24.7 per cent
Beijing
US companies, which have led Western investment in China over the last 35 years, are scaling back their expectations and business plans in the face of slowing growth, heightened competition and increased regulatory scrutiny from Beijing.
"Clearly, there's moderating optimism," said John Frisbie, president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC). "There's also a lot of policy uncertainty in the business community."
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