国际英语资讯:Spotlight: UK business leaders maintain strong confidence in Chinas economy despite COVID-_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: UK business leaders maintain strong confidence in Chinas economy despite COVID-

Alastair King, chairman of Naisbitt King, an asset management limited company, told Xinhua that he was confident in the Chinese market because he believed that "the fundamentals of the Chinese economy are solid."

Echoing King, Joel Ruben, investment director from Hampton Group, said "in the short-term, there will definitely be a negative impact on the global supply chain, some of our customers whose supply chain is in China are slightly panicking, but the good news is that the number of confirmed cases in China is declining."

In Ruben's eyes, China has real competitive advantage in manufacturing. Even if companies try to diversify their supply sources, in the long run, China will maintain its position as a manufacturing powerhouse in the world.

"Any company who wants to be truly global, has to seek to do business in China," said Reuben.

Many business people and scholars hold the view that the Chinese economy is going to recover and probably bounce back quite strongly once it got through the worst of the virus.

Richard Burn, Britain's HM Trade Commissioner for China, expressed appreciation for the Chinese government's measures in response to the epidemic, especially those taken by the Ministry of Commerce to assist foreign companies.

"These assistance policies apply to domestic and foreign enterprises alike, providing a strong guarantee for British companies to overcome difficulties," he said.