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China-US Profit Gap Widens on Fortune Global 500 Amid Economic Challenges

The profit gap between Chinese and US multinationals on the latest Fortune Global 500 list has widened, with China's unaddressed economic structural problems cited as a key factor despite strong revenues for its firms.

29 Jul, 10:00 — 29 Jul, 10:00
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Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?

China’s unaddressed economic structural problems are swallowing profits and leaving its multinationals falling far behind their US peers in the latest Fortune Global 500 list, despite its firms remaining strong in terms of revenue. The profit gap between Chinese and US companies has continued to widen. Chinese companies posted an average profit of US$4.5 billion in 2025, or some 40 per cent of the US$11.24 billion recorded by their US counterparts, according to the list released by Fortune...

By Zhu Wenqian

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