U.S. companies have expressed concerns about investing in China due to fines, raids, and other actions that have made it risky to do business there. Many global firms are taking a cautious approach to their China business, citing a slow recovery of the country s economy. However, some companies have reported positive developments, such as Estee Lauder forecasting a weak profit due to slow rebound in Asia travel retail, Starbucks experiencing a sharp recovery with sales surging 46%, and AbbVie Inc seeing rates for aesthetics treatments fully recover to pre-COVID levels.
Major global firms ranging from banks to chipmakers are taking a largely cautious stance on their China business amid a frail recovery at the world's second-largest economy from a pandemic slowdown.Following are comments from some of the top firms on their China business during the latest reporting season
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