State of US Investment in China: Insights from 2021 AmCham White Paper May 25, 2021 Posted by China Briefing Written by Alexander Chipman Koty Reading Time: 5 minutes A majority of US businesses remain optimistic about growth opportunities in China and intend to increase their investments. They believe China will steadily increase the pace of its market opening; geopolitics and labor costs have not persuaded firms to relocate as the focus turns to China’s domestic consumption power. The pandemic, US-China tensions, prevailing market access barriers, and grievances over unfair regulatory enforcement have been cited as the main challenges for US businesses in China.