"A convergence of external forces such as technology innovation and shifting consumer preferences is increasing disruption, and creating new challenges as well as opportunities for Chinese companies," said Samantha Zhu, chairperson of Accenture Greater China.

埃森哲大中华区主席Samantha Zhu表示：“技术创新和消费者偏好变化等外部力量的融合正在加剧混乱，给中国公司带来新的挑战和机遇。”。

With a brand valuation of $880 billion, Apple, ranked No 1, has proven resilient in the face of testing market conditions, justifying premium prices with positive perceptions, and proving that meaningful, different and salient brands are best placed to weather global economic disruption, said the report.

报告称，凭借8800亿美元的品牌估值，排名第一的苹果在面对考验的市场条件时表现出了韧性，用积极的看法证明了溢价的合理性，并证明了有意义、不同和突出的品牌最适合抵御全球经济动荡。

The bridges, weighing about 13,000 metric tons each, were built on the side of the operating rail, then rotated to position, with only a "minimum disruption to traffic", said Wang Ping, a manager on the rotation project.

这些桥梁每座重约13000公吨，建在运行轨道的一侧，然后旋转到位，只“对交通造成最小的干扰”，旋转项目经理王平说。

Even though the disruption caused by the pandemic may continue to impact global cross-border investment in the short to medium term, many Chinese SOEs, such as China Railway Construction Corp Ltd and Sinochem Holdings Corp, have already altered their investment strategies.

尽管疫情造成的混乱可能在中短期内继续影响全球跨境投资，但中国铁建股份有限公司和中化控股有限公司等许多中国国有企业已经改变了投资策略。

Against the backdrop of the pandemic disruption, Qatar Airways Cargo transported more than 3 million metric tons of airfreight from April 2021 to March 2022, and took an 8 percent share in the global market.

在疫情中断的背景下，2021年4月至2022年3月，卡塔尔航空货运公司运输了超过300万公吨的空运，在全球市场占有8%的份额。

Domestic and international companies based in Shanghai are going full steam ahead to resume operations after the two-month disruption to business caused by COVID-related lockdowns.

在新冠肺炎相关封锁导致业务中断两个月后，总部位于上海的国内外公司正全力恢复运营。

"If there's a disruption on the ocean freight side, the disruption of the airfreight side will continue because you have to keep in mind a lot of the disruption of the airfreight side comes from the ocean freight side, where people or customers are forced to use airfreight in order to get their products into their markets on time or get their products into the factories for their production.

“如果海运方面出现中断，空运方面的中断将继续，因为你必须记住，空运方面很大程度上的中断来自海运方面，在海运方面，人们或客户被迫使用空运，以便将产品及时进入市场或将产品运入工厂进行生产。

"The ongoing pandemic and disruption in logistics have required quicker responses from retailers, where those with better supply chains have a clear advantage.

“持续的疫情和物流中断要求零售商更快地做出反应，而那些拥有更好供应链的零售商具有明显优势。

In the face of global disruption, the Top 50 Chinese brands remained aligned with their core values and pivoted to new approaches.

面对全球的混乱，中国50强品牌仍然坚持其核心价值观，并转向新的方法。

There has not been a single disruption of our supply chain in China.

我们在中国的供应链没有出现任何中断。

Corporate executives from a number of central SOEs said that these opportunities are clear signs of the nation's efforts to achieve a higher standard of opening-up, seek a higher-level of multilateral cooperation, while leaning more on innovation to mitigate the disruption caused by the pandemic and support global recovery.

一些中央国有企业的企业高管表示，这些机会清楚地表明，中国努力实现更高标准的开放，寻求更高水平的多边合作，同时更加依靠创新来缓解疫情造成的破坏，支持全球复苏。

In 2010, shipping containers processed in Piraeus Port totaled 880,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, while in 2020 it reached 5.45 million TEUs, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The high-speed road is key to boosting trade and people-to-people exchanges within the West African region, helping Nigeria in particular mitigate the impact caused by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jiang said.

"This puts digital transformation at the forefront as companies realize how technology investment and implementation can accelerate industry upgrades and continue to drive sustainable growth amid the profound and prolonged impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and disruption," Zhu said.

To better ensure the operation of the global supply chain amid the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital for China to carry out basic technological research, intermediate testing, engineering applications and industrial incubation in integrated innovative platforms in order to produce advanced industrial parts and materials, Liu said.

"From the perspective of the semiconductor industry, both upstream and downstream players in the industry are victims of the disruption," he said.

"The disruption is damaging for US companies.

"This year has been challenging for many in the education system with COVID-19 causing unprecedented disruption to learning and to schools.

Xu noted that the shock from the coronavirus on the global economy was most keenly felt in its disruption of global industry and supply chains as well as international economic exchanges.

According to a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China in May, global travel disruption remains the top concern for US companies in China, with 90 percent of respondents stating that such disruptions have affected their business operations.

"And that ESG investments so far appear to be at least, if not more, resilient as mainstream investments to the current economic disruption, a finding echoed by other major firms like BlackRock and HSBC," she said.

The firm contributed their dual-pronged approach of aggressively expanding availability of products in both retail and food service outlets to the continuing mitigation of significant COVID-19 related disruption to revenues.

Chinese leading video streaming site iQiyi posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter in 2020, delivering solid growth despite the disruption from the COVID-19 outbreak.

"At a time of incredible disruption in retail landscape across China, it's vital to have a digital savvy, innovative leader to continue the remarkable work Yuen has done over the past few years heading up our business in China," said Dirk Van den Berghe, Walmart's EVP, Global Sourcing and Regional CEO - Asia.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Tuesday a package of 16 measures to boost small and medium-sized enterprises who are feeling the biggest pinch of economic disruption by the novel coronavirus.

"Our member companies have consistently and diligently been monitoring their own pharmaceutical supply chains and global suppliers and do not expect any long-term impacts unless the disruption caused by COVID-19 is sustained over the next few months," he said.

The anticipated disruption of the supply chain and reduced sales are key indications of possible impact of the outbreak on international businesses — even if the full effect isn't known.

"By forgoing a full ban on Huawei, the UK has prevented large-scale disruption to its network infrastructure.

"It's time for us all to lead disruption.

"Upon conclusion of the strike, this could cause extended disruption in the supply chain as suppliers ramp up their production.

Later, the US government gave Huawei a temporary license to purchase some US-made goods to reduce disruption for its customers.

Shortly after the listing, the Commerce Department allowed Huawei to purchase some American-made goods in a move designed to minimize disruption for its customers, including rural US telecommunications firms that use Huawei equipment in their networks.

He said a similar thing followed India's decision in 2010 to ban imports of Chinese equipment, something that caused disruption throughout the supply chain.

Innovators in AI, e-commerce, New Retail and social media have performed strongly in recent years against a backdrop of heightened competition and disruption.

China's "big three" State-run carriers - Air China Ltd, China Southern Airlines Co and China Eastern Airlines Corp - were considering joint action to seek compensation from Boeing for the disruption caused by the 737 Max groundings, Bloomberg reported last week, citing sources familiar with the matter.

New improvement will be made to cookies control in Chrome to better protect user privacy and choice on the web by making it easier to block or clear cookies used in a third-party context, with minimal disruption to cookies used in a first-party context, said Raghavan.

"Against a backdrop of heightened competition and disruption, building stronger brands is what it takes to stay in the game.

"A six-month delay also means lower margins due to penalties owed to customers, a weaker negotiating position with airlines as airlines consider cancellations, and operational inefficiencies from the production disruption.

Defective parts in the fuel pumps of some of the vehicles may cause abnormal abrasion, and lead to fuel disruption and unintended engine stop in extreme cases, the administration said.

John Choi, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Daiwa Capital Markets, said the disruption to the game business will be temporary and leave the company's overall business structurally intact.

Technological disruption is not seen as a threat but as an opportunity to collaborate with innovative startups, create a more digital-friendly workforce, and invest in big data analytics, artificial intelligence or AI and other advanced technologies.

They warned that a policy mistake on either side could escalate the tension and cause significant disruption to the global economy and financial markets.

He added that for many people, stress, depression or any form of psychological disruption do not fit with the idea of a positive startup life.

However, we expect the disruption to some restaurants to continue over the remainder of the week, meaning some will be closed and others operating with a reduced menu or shortened hours,” the spokesperson said.

"This decision was painful but necessary for GE Power to respond to the disruption in the power market, which is driving significantly lower volumes in products and services," said Russell Stokes, president and CEO of GE Power.

It also utilizes limited road space in towns and cities while minimizing disruption to local communities," said AD Huang, general manager of BYD Middle East and Africa Auto Sales Division.

Disruption to funding for a potentially good business may increase financial risk or even trigger an outbreak of risk, he said.

BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERSATLANTA － As Coca-Cola Co Chief Executive Officer James Quincey settles into his new job, he's facing a challenge that most of his predecessors never worried about: digital disruption.

Despite the disruption in global supply chains, weakening demand in many countries and geoeconomic challenges, the trade value between China and Switzerland grew by 9 percent year-on-year to 416.93 billion yuan ($57.94 billion) in 2023, said China's General Administration of Customs.

The obstacles to China's accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership primarily exist in two aspects: the gap between China's current level of openness and that required by the CPTPP, and the potential disruption from geopolitical issues.

This year, around 50 Indian businessmen and companies are taking part in the first full-fledged Canton fair following the pandemic disruption.

Sun Shangwu, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily, noted that the world still faces rising protectionism, unilateralism and hegemonism, while decoupling, supply chain disruption and de-risking remain prevalent.

Despite disruption of the global supply chain, diminished demand for goods in many countries and geoeconomic challenges, the trade value between China and Austria, supported by enhanced bilateral trade ties, the tangible growth of the Belt and Road Initiative and the soaring number of China-Europe freight train services, only dropped 3 percent year-on-year to $13.36 billion in 2022, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

The 31st edition of the East China Fair, often referred to as a "barometer of foreign trade," was held in Shanghai from July 12 to 15, marking its return to an offline format after three years of COVID-19 disruption.

At a time of unprecedented changes and disruption, the world needs collaboration across sectors, regions, nations and cultures to create a more peaceful, inclusive, sustainable and resilient future, he said.

The concentrated release of demand due to factors like the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the soaring replenishment demand of overseas retailers, has pushed up China's exports and imports during this period.

Despite challenges ranging from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to geo-economic fragmentation, China's imports rose by 0.02 percent on a yearly basis to 5.65 trillion yuan in the first four months of this year, customs data show.

There are still potential uncertainties and it is necessary to closely track the evolution of the virus and its impact on various fields to avoid potential disruption to the economy.

Moreover, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three years has notably accelerated the shift towards digitalization worldwide, and China has been at the forefront of this trend, leveraging its 5G technology and "new infrastructure "projects to explore effective cross-border digital governance frameworks.

As international economic circulation is undergoing disruption, China's promotion of forming a huge and smooth domestic economic circulation system will strengthen the core position of such a system.

"With that, we will not only stabilize FDI, but also offset disruption to China's industrial and supply chains from factors such as the United States' attempts to decouple.

To further ease pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption of global supply chains, boosting their presence at international exhibitions, such as the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in the United States and the 72nd edition of the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in Germany, and expanding market channels in emerging markets will be priorities for China's export-oriented companies to drive growth this year, said Wei Jianguo, vice-chairman of the Beijing-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges.

Although the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact global cross-border investment in the short to medium term, Chinese companies have already altered their investment strategies and are counting on opportunities generated by multilateral and bilateral free-trade deals, as well as fast-growing business sectors to ensure stable financial returns, said Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

Amid the disruption period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and rising global protectionism, closer Sino-Australian business ties, together with the tangible benefits brought by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership pact, will advance regional supply chains and cut cross-border transaction costs to boost exports and investments in the Asia-Pacific region, said Lin Meng, director of the Modern Supply Chain Research Institute, which is part of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

In addition to the temporary disruption of supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, international trade and the global economy have been frequently confronted with US-made trade distortions and supply disruptions in recent years, especially so-called "decoupling "measures against China.

"Such projects effectively hedged the risk of logistics disruption amid the pandemic and laid a foundation for economic recovery.

Wei Jianguo, vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges in Beijing, said that despite facing external uncertainties and disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China will remain attractive to multinationals this year, as its massive market and opening-up measures will boost business confidence despite globally subdued investment sentiment.

Officials and experts said consumer spending will rebound, as reduced disruption from COVID-19 is expected to release pent-up demand, which will be seen after the first quarter and be a key driver for economic recovery this year.

Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician with the NBS, linked COVID disruption to declines in both demand and supply in the manufacturing sector as well as logistics.

Jet-setting emerged as an urgent response to a decline in overall export performance in recent months, affected mainly by the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and softening demand for goods in many countries, said Bai Ming, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

While China may still face challenges such as supply chain disruption by the pandemic and emerging inflationary pressure in 2023, Yu said he believed that the world's second-largest economy will gradually return to a decent growth trajectory in line with its potential.

Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician with the NBS, linked COVID disruption to declines in both demand and supply in the manufacturing sector.

Experts said China remains strongly attractive to foreign investors, despite the ongoing disruption of global industrial and supply chains, as well as challenges such as interest rate hikes in developed economies and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fok: The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated why an organization needs to be able to rapidly adapt and respond to business disruption.

But we also understand that it will not be the last disruption organizations will face.

The digital economy will create more cycles of disruption to business operations and new business models for success than we have seen in any previous economic period.

Success for organizations in the digital economy requires them to excel at pivoting rapidly as disruption happens so that they can continue business operations in a timely and probably new way.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of the value chain, from raw material sourcing to end customers, companies are looking to get back on track when it comes to disruption and innovation.

About 67 percent of surveyed CEOs said that they will increase investment in disruption detection and innovation processes, according to a 2022 report from consulting firm KPMG.

However, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges to the global economy.

While renewed COVID-19 outbreaks may threaten the pace of the recovery, the country's supply chain will experience less disruption and policy stimulus will play a major role in boosting growth in the second half, they said.

Rapid FDI growth can be seen as a powerful rebuttal to some foreign media's "FDI withdrawal" hype, and shows that short-term economic disruption caused by the pandemic won't undermine China's ability to attract global capital over the long run, said Bai Ming, deputy director of the international market research department at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

China's industrial profits rose 0.8 percent year-on-year in June, after shrinking 6.5 percent in May, reversing a two-month fall caused by disruption from COVID-19 outbreaks, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

The fact that China's central SOEs have withstood the pressures from COVID disruption is a testament to the effectiveness of their continuous efforts of reform and restructuring.

"While recent renewed COVID restrictions and future outbreaks will continue to threaten the pace of recovery, we expect supply chains will experience less disruption than in the second quarter.

Business executives have also expressed their desire for a more facilitating environment with less disruption from the anti-globalization tide.

Business executives have also expressed hope for a more facilitating environment, with less disruption from anti-globalization forces.

SHANGHAI－Located in southeast Shanghai, US carmaker Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is bustling with production activity after it returned to full production capacity in early June following a disruption due to a COVID-19 resurgence.

The imbalance between economic recovery and epidemic prevention and control has aggravated the disruption of global supply chains, diverted flows of goods and services and led to higher costs in international trade.

Some believe that the decline in both China's export growth in some months and its share of exports in the US market are proof of the transfer of orders to Vietnam, and the recent disruption of exports from the domestic resurgence of COVID-19 has exacerbated market concerns on the issue.

April is estimated to have endured the most severe impact, while starting from May, the disruption is believed to have gradually faded, they said.

The disruption of supply chains caused by COVID-19 is another important reason for global inflation.

Attributing China's weakening economic activity since March to the severe disruption caused by a resurgence in domestic COVID-19 cases, Zhang told a recent seminar in Beijing that the nation may see a rebound in some key economic indicators in the following months.

Luo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said the disruption to industrial and supply chains affected China's consumption, services, industrial production and exports.

"The disruption to economic activity could well extend into June," Wu said.

The direct route linking China and the North of England was welcomed by anxious Chinese suppliers who had faced backlogs in their warehouses because of disruption to other routes.

"China did well during COVID-19 which may be the example for other nations," said Md Aynul Islam, general secretary of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), noting that enormous resources and community cooperation have been put to rein in infections with less disruption to life and economy.

"A disruption over several months isn't enough to shift the strategic thinking.

As a new form of foreign trade, cross-border e-commerce has become an important driving force for stabilizing China's imports and exports, and has witnessed rapid growth despite the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He mentioned that the conflict led to major disruption and the shortage of several commodities, raising inflation worldwide.