"It is time to bring this dispute to an end. Both the US and Chinese governments should suspend the tariffs they have put in place and do the hard work of negotiating a solution to the legitimate issues raised in the United States' investigation of China's intellectual property and technology transfer policies. As we have stated at each point of escalation in this dispute, the US-China Business Council opposes the use of tariffs to address those issues. The longer the tariffs are in place, the more damage is done to both the US and Chinese economies."

On Thursday, September 6, USCBC members Chubb and Jones Day hosted a welcome luncheon for new USCBC president Ambassador Craig Allen. Attended by the USCBC board, member company representatives, and American and Chinese dignitaries, the event included speeches by CEO of Chubb and USCBC Board Chair Evan Greenberg, USCBC President Craig Allen, Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai, and Assistant Secretary Patrick Murphy. You can read President Allen’s and Board Chair Greenberg’s remarks to those assembled here.