A Quarter of European Companies Plan to Leave China Over Strict ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy: Report

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) padlocks a fence securing a residential area under COVID-19 lockdown in the Huangpu district of Shanghai on June 13, 2022. Hector Retamal/ AFP via Getty Images

A recent survey of European businesses shows nearly a quarter of companies are considering leaving China due to Beijing’s stringent COVID-19 measures.

On June 20, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) released its “Business Confidence Survey 2022” (BCS).