Chinese companies are struggling to translate their economic might into a worldwide reputation, according to a study released by Fortune magazine.

Not a single Chinese company was ranked in the top 50 in its annual "World's Most Admired Companies List" for 2013, widely considered among the most definitive report cards on global corporate reputation.

Only nine Chinese firms appeared in the top 10 firms named across some 57 different industry groupings, of which 26 covered globally competitive industries and 31 were US-oriented industries.