Nearly 90 pct of surveyed firms satisfied with China's business environment

Nearly 90 percent of the surveyed companies expressed satisfaction with China's business environment in 2025, with foreign firms rating it "excellent," according to a report released Saturday by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

The China Business Environment Report 2025 showed that surveyed companies rated China's business environment 4.39 out of 5, marking a second consecutive year of improvement. Nearly 90 percent of the respondents said they were "satisfied" with the overall business climate.

Business operations remained stable with upward momentum, the report found. In 2025, nearly 70 percent of the surveyed companies reported stable or increased profits compared with the previous year, while over 70 percent of the foreign trade enterprises maintained or increased their order volumes.

A special section on foreign-invested enterprises revealed even stronger results. The surveyed foreign firms rated China's business environment 4.51 out of 5, reaching the "excellent" level. Some 94.9 percent of the foreign respondents expressed satisfaction, and 70.4 percent reported stable or growing profits year on year.

"With continued deepening of reforms and expansion of opening-up, China has achieved remarkable progress in building a market-oriented, law-based and internationalized first-class business environment. 70.4 percent of surveyed foreign enterprises maintained stable or increased profits year on year. 'Improved market conditions in their industries' and 'stabilization and recovery of China's economy' were cited as the main drivers of profit growth, reflecting that foreign enterprises continue to be bullish on the Chinese market," said CCPIT's spokeswoman Wang Wenshuai at a press conference on Saturday.

Nearly 90 pct of surveyed firms satisfied with China's business environment

China's fast development over the past decades has significantly transformed the society, said Patrick Herminie, president of the Republic of Seychelles, as he recalled his first visit to the country about 35 years ago.

Herminie made the comments in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Seychelles' capital Victoria, which was aired on Friday.

He spoke highly of the development China has achieved over the past three decades, especially in emerging industries such as artificial intelligence.

"I was surprised, I was impressed by the level of development, technological development and the use of artificial intelligence for better public service, smart services. I think China is leading the world. That's my personal opinion. You know, when I first visited China some 35 years ago, there were only bicycles. But today, China is just incredible -- the roads, the cars. It's a revolution, it's not even a revolution, it's a transformation of a society. And I think, yes, you have done very well, and I was very impressed with what I saw," said Herminie.

China has remained the world's second-largest economy for more than a decade and developed the largest middle-income group, while overall living standards have continued to rise.

The country is also driving continuous breakthroughs in frontier technologies, fostering the development of future industries as part of efforts to cultivate new growth engines.

China's fast development over past decades transforms society: President of Seychelles