Chinese officials have come under increasing public pressure to reduce air pollution since January, when 19 days of “hazardous” air quality in Beijing sent thousands to hospitals and kept millions more indoors.
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September 12th, 2013
September 4th, 2013
Foreign companies doing research and development (R&D) in China have worried about changes to inventor remuneration rules since China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released its Service Inventor Remuneration (SIR) draft regulations in August 2012.
September 4th, 2013
The Beijing government’s recent proposal to open up more than 100 urban projects to investment by private companies represents a significant shift in the city’s infrastructure development programs. But it remains to be seen whether foreign investment will play a major role in these projects.
September 4th, 2013
China’s current economic slowdown has raised serious questions for many companies about how their businesses will be affected and about the direction of the Chinese economy.
September 4th, 2013
Central government financial agencies have formed an interagency coordination body to address risks across the financial sector and improve coordination. If successful the recently approved People’s Bank of China (PBOC)-led interagency group may speed government response times to financial sector problems and possibly reduce agency turf battles.
September 4th, 2013
New Trademark Law raises fines and damages for trademark infringement
August 21st, 2013
The Chinese government’s recent investigations into GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and other pharmaceutical companies have signaled initiatives to review commercial practices of foreign companies that may extend to other sectors. Though the onset of the investigations seems abrupt, they are partly a continuation of recent enforcement efforts regulatory moves in the pharmaceutical industry since 2012.
August 21st, 2013
In the year since the State Council released its 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) on developing strategic emerging industries (SEIs), local governments have pressed forward in developing their own local plans, pilot projects, and funding mechanisms.
August 21st, 2013
Over the last several weeks, the United States and China through the Innovation Dialogue have engaged on a number of USCBC priority issues related to innovation and intellectual property (IP) protection – most notably High- and New-Technology Enterprise (HNTE) status.
August 7th, 2013
Almost 60 percent of US congressional districts exported more to China in 2012 than they did to the rest of the world, at a time when US global exports declined overall, according to the US-China Business Council’s latest report.
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Export Controls and Sanctions Tracker
Export controls and sanctions continue to be an important economic tool in each US administration’s China strategy. The export controls and sanctions tracker lists all active Commerce, Treasury, and State Department export controls aimed at China.
