(Beijing/San Francisco Comprehensive News) Global poll giant, the US Gallop Consulting Company, has reportedly decided to withdraw from the Chinese market under the dual pressure of regulatory review and geopolitical tension in China.
The Financial Times Saturday (November 4) quoted three sources that Gallup had informed the above news this week.The company suggested that customers consider relocating some projects overseas, and other projects will be canceled.The Financial Times also obtained an internal notice of the company, showing that Gallop regretted the end of the operation in China.
It is reported that Gallop is closing three offices in mainland China, and it is unclear how many employees will be kept.
Gallop entered the Chinese market in 1993. He hired dozens of employees in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to help Chinese enterprises carry out institutional reform or optimize marketing strategies.Guangzhou also had an office earlier, but it was closed in 2014.Gallop also has an education and training department, but due to the long -term control of strict regulatory regulations, it has always faced difficulties in conducting public opinion surveys in China.
Gallop's March survey of this year showed that the proportion of Americans who regarded China as a friendly country was reduced to 15%, a record low.The Global Times at the time said that Gallop's polls were a political tool aimed at curbing China and maintaining the dominant position of the United States.The comments also stated that these polls have become a means of discrediting China for the American political elite in order to isolate China globally.
It is reported that the US consulting company's business expansion in China is blocked. In addition to the factors of economic slowdown, because of the national security institution, it is due to the national security institution.Story20230817-1424689 "R = NOFOLLOW TARGET = _Blank> Data Sharing may endanger the concerns of national security and strengthen the review of such companies.China has conducted assault inspections on American companies such as Bain's consultation, Mesic Group and Kaisheng Rongying.
As Gallop evacuated China, other multinational consulting companies also took measures to reduce the scale of operation in China.The Frester Market Consultation has been abolished by most analysts in China. The United States Gelai Group originally planned to expand operations in China this year, but has also begun layoffs from summer.The American blue chip management consulting company simply provides employees with paid vacation or delayed the entry of new employees. At present, consultants who only rely on a few super load work to maintain operation.
