1. Structure of 2015 TEEMA Report 6
1.1 Evaluation of Chinese Cities' Comprehensive Competitiveness 6
1.1.1 City Competitiveness 6
1.1.2 Investment Environment 6
1.1.3 Investment Risks 6
1.1.4 Degree of Recommendation by Taiwanese Vendors 7
1.2 TEEMA Survey Sample Collection from 2011 to 2015 8
1.3 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Industries 9
1.4 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Investment Locations 11
1.5 Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans 12
1.6 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Performance in China 13
1.7 Taiwanese Vendors' Business Disputes in China 14
1.8 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment 18
1.9 Chinese Cities for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry 19
1.9.1 High-tech Industry 19
1.9.2 Traditional Industry 19
1.9.3 Service Industry 19
2. Chinese Investment Environment 20
2.1 Indicators of Chinese Investment Environment Evaluation in 2015 33
2.1.1 Ecological Conditions 34
2.1.2 Infrastructure 34
2.1.3 Social Conditions 34
2.1.4 Legal Environment 35
2.1.5 Economic Environment 35
2.1.6 Business Operating Environment 36
2.1.7 Innovation 36
2.1.8 Network Communications 36
2.1.9 Domestic Needs 37
2.1.10 Cultural and Creative Environment 37
2.1.11 Investment Environment as a Whole 37
2.2 Comparison of China's Investment Environment in 2014 and 2015 38
2.2.1 General Performance of the 71 Indicators 38
2.2.2 Difference Analysis of the 71 Indicators 38
2.2.3 Decline Rate Analysis of the 71 Indicators 38
2.2.4 Comparison of the Ten Aspects 39
2.3 China's Investment Environment Evaluation by City in 2015 49
2.3.1 Top Ten Best Cities 50
2.3.2 Top Ten Worst Cities 50
2.4 Changes in China's Investment Environment, 2014 - 2015 64
2.4.1 Top Ten Growing Cities 64
2.4.2 Top Ten Declining Cities 64
Appendix 69
Glossary of Terms 69
List of Companies 70
 

Overview of the structure of the 2015 TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association) Report, which evaluates the competitiveness of Chinese cities from the view of Taiwanese vendors who are running business in China

Evaluation of the investment environment of Chinese cities according to 10 indicators, namely, Ecological Conditions, Infrastructure, Social Conditions, Legal Environment, Economic Environment, Business Operation, Innovation, Network Communications, Domestic Needs, and Cultural & Creative Environment; also included are top-10 growing and declining cities between 2014 and 2015 surveys
 

Table 1: Categories and Indicators of the TEEMA Report 2015 7
Table 2: TEEMA Survey Sample Collection by Region, 2011 – 2015 9
Table 3: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Industries, 2011 – 2015 10
Table 4: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Business Operating by Invested Locations, 2011 – 2015 11
Table 5: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment Plans, 2011 – 2015 13
Table 6: Analysis of Taiwanese Vendors' Performance in China, 2015 14
Table 7: Taiwanese Companies' Business Disputes by Region, 2015 15
Table 8: Growth of Disputes Encountered by Taiwanese Vendors in China, 2014 – 2015 16
Table 9: Resolution Approaches and the Degree of Satisfaction with the Resolution, 2015 17
Table 10: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment, 2011 – 2015 18
Table 11: Places for Taiwanese Vendors' Future Deployment by Industry, 2015 19
Table 12: Evaluation of China's Investment Environment, 2015 21
Table 13: Overall Score and Ranking of China's Investment Environment by Aspect, 2015 33
Table 14: Changes in Scores and Rankings of China's Investment Environment by Aspect, 2014 – 2015 39
Table 15: Overall Score and Ranking of China's Investment Environment by Indicator, 2014 – 2015 45
Table 16: Top Ten Best-Performing Investment Environment Indicators in 2015 46
Table 17: Top Ten Worst-Performing Investment Environment Indicators in 2015 47
Table 18: Top Ten Declining Investment Environment Indicators in 2015 49
Table 19: Evaluation of the Investment Environment of Chinese Cities, 2015 51
Table 20: Changes in Investment Environment Scores of China's Cities, 2014 – 2015 64