(New York / London Bloomberg) Although the political relations between China and Europe's two trading partners have deteriorated, European companies are still investing in China, and companies are still looking for ways to deal with the risk of decoupling.
Rhodium Group data from the United States Research Company shows that in the first half of 2022, the European Union's investment in China increased by 15 % year -on -year, including BMW's first quarter of its shareholders' shares.
Although the recent investment is a bit weak, European companies have not withdrawn from China as some people worry about.
In fact, analysts say that geopolitical tensions have intensified and may even encourage European companies to expand their local production chain in China.
Rongding Group Analysts Weitzk said: "We have not seen the large -scale withdrawal of the company, and we are still trying to complete the planned projects. At least for European companies, it is mainly those major in China.The big company of interests is still investing in step by step, but due to the delay in epidemic prevention restrictions. "
Calling the Hong Kong Enterprise Acquisition Plan to reflect British Investment
On the other hand, on the grounds of national security, the British government has rejected a Hong Kong company's plan to comprehensively acquire the Pulsic LTD of British software development company Pulsic LTD earlier, reflecting the Britain ’s investment in China.
Minister of Commerce, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Minister of Commerce, Kua ATo issued a statement on Wednesday (August 17), stating that the acquisition plan for stopping Hong Kong Super Orange HK HOLDING LIMITED is "necessary to reduce national security risks"As well as", because the intellectual property and technologies of British companies can be used to enhance national defense technology or scientific and technological capabilities, including construction of advanced integrated circuits for civil and military supply chains.
Bloomberg reported that this decision showed that the relationship between the relationship between human rights, national defense and security in Britain and China has continued to deteriorate, which led to Britain's increasing resistance to China's participation in the country's economy.
Pulsic in the United Kingdom has branches in the United States and Japan. It has not comment on the incident. It is not yet clear how much the acquisition plan is involved.
This is the British government since July, quoting the national security and investment bill that came into effect in January this year to prevent transactions, and it is also the latest example of the British anti -China trend.The upcoming British Prime Minister, Johnson, has prevented the Chinese telecommunications giant from participating in the British Fifth Generation Communication System (5G) network plan.
The new British Prime Minister's popular candidates and Foreign Minister Tras also expressed their positions against Chinese capital in the television debate of the campaign last month.She said that if she was elected, she would take action to crack down on Chinese companies such as Tiktok, such as Tiktok, to restrict the export of technical exports of autocratic regimes.She also warned Britain not to rely on China strategically.
Bloomberg pointed out that the British government's continued measures for Chinese capital showed that the golden age of Sino -British relations has gone away. No matter who the British Prime Minister is, it must be the Eagle of China.