2015 TEEMA Report: Evaluation of the Investment Risks in China

Table of Contents

1. Structure of 2015 TEEMA Report 6
1.1 Evaluation of Chinese Cities' Comprehensive Competitiveness 6
1.1.1 City Competitiveness 6
1.1.2 Investment Environment 6
1.1.3 Investment Risks 6
1.1.4 Degree of Recommendation by Taiwanese Vendors 7
1.2 TEEMA Survey Sample Collection from 2011 to 2015 8
1.3 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Industries 9
1.4 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Investment Locations 11
1.5 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans 12
1.6 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Performance in China 13
1.7 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Disputes in China 14
1.8 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment 18
1.9 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry 19
1.9.1 High-Tech Industry 19
1.9.2 Traditional Industry 19
1.9.3 Service Industry 19

2. Investment Risks in China 20
2.1 Chinese Investment Risk Evaluation in 2015 21
2.1.1 Social Risks 21
2.1.2 Legal Risks 21
2.1.3 Economic Risks 21
2.1.4 Business Operating Risks 22
2.1.5 Business Transformation Risks 22
2.1.6. Moral Risks 23
2.1.7 Investment Risks as a Whole 23
2.1.8 Changes in Investment Risk Rankings 23
2.2 Comparison of China's Investment Risks in 2014 and 2015 30
2.2.1 General Performance of the 42 Indicators 30
2.2.2 Difference Analysis of the 42 Indicators 31
2.2.3 Top Ten Best Indicators 31
2.2.4 Top Ten Worst Indicators 31
2.2.5 Comparison of the Six Aspects 31
2.3 China's Investment Risk Evaluation by City in 2015 40
2.3.1 Top Ten Cities with the Lowest Investment Risks 40
2.3.2 Top Ten Cities with the Highest Investment Risks 41
2.4 Changes in China's Investment Risks, 2014 – 2015 57
2.4.1 Top Ten Cities with Growing Investment Risks 57
2.4.2 Top Ten Cities with Declining Investment Risks 57

Appendix 62

Glossary of Terms 62

List of Companies 63

List of Tables

Table 1: Categories and Indicators of the TEEMA Report 2015 7
Table 2: TEEMA Survey Sample Collection by Region, 2011 – 2015 9
Table 3: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Industries, 2011 – 2015 10
Table 4: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Invested Locations, 2011 – 2015 11
Table 5: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans, 2011 – 2015 13
Table 6: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Performance in China, 2015 14
Table 7: Taiwanese Companies' Business Disputes by Region, 2015 15
Table 8: Growth of Disputes Encountered by Taiwanese Vendors in China, 2014 – 2015 16
Table 9: Resolution Approaches and the Degree of Satisfaction with the Resolution, 2015 17
Table 10: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment, 2011 – 2015 18
Table 11: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry, 2015 20
Table 12: Evaluation of China's Investment Risks, 2011 – 2015 25
Table 13: Overall Score and Ranking of China's Investment Risks by Aspect, 2011 – 2015 30
Table 14: Changes in Scores and Rankings of China's Investment Risks by Aspect, 2014 – 2015 32
Table 15: Overall Score and Ranking of China's Investment Risks by Indicator, 2014 – 2015 35
Table 16: Top Ten Best-Performing Investment Risk Indicators in 2015 37
Table 17: Top Ten Worst-Performing Investment Risk Indicators in 2015 38
Table 18: Top Ten Investment Risk Indicators, 2014 – 2015 39
Table 19: Evaluation of the Investment Risks of Chinese Cities, 2015 42
Table 20: Changes in Investment Risk Rankings of China's Seven Economic Regions, 2014 – 2015 57