A Study of Supply Chains of Korean Firms in China Based on Business Survey Data (2022)

Since 2020, the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) has conducted surveys on the business environment of Korean enterprises in China. For the 2022 iteration of the survey, responses from 406 Korean firms in China were collected, slightly fewer than in 2021, owing to the impact of lockdown measures instituted by the Chinese government intended to staunch the spread of the coronavirus. The purpose of this study is to determine the business conditions faced by Korean companies in China. The survey was conducted in September and October of 2022. The Korea Institute of Industrial Economics and Trade sponsored and planned the survey of Korean enterprises in China; as in the past, KIET worked with a co-organizer and the Beijing office of the Korean Chamber of Commerce served as a co-organizer in conducting the survey