Under higher scrutiny, will Singapore remain Chinese firms’ first overseas port of call?

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Chinese companies are expanding abroad as domestic profits narrow and production capacity grows, with Singapore facing increased scrutiny as a destination for their overseas operations. The article considers whether the city-state will retain its role as Chinese firms’ leading overseas gateway amid a more complex international environment.

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. On a weekday afternoon, the basement food hall of a central shopping centre was packed. Office workers queued for Chongqing noodles, while a different noodle joint...