Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) at a top-level economic reform meeting this week and called for the successful aspects of this model to be replicated in other areas across China.
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October 29th, 2014
October 23rd, 2014
China’s Communist Party leadership today revealed incremental legal and corruption-related reforms at the close of its party governance meeting in Beijing.
October 20th, 2014
China’s major meeting for directing party governance—the Fourth Plenum of the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress—opened today in Beijing. The meeting, which is to focus this year on “rule of law,” will close on October 23.
October 15th, 2014
Stricter party governance, centering on judicial reforms and the “rule of law,” is among the anticipated discussion topics for the Fourth Plenum of the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress, opening October 20 in Beijing.
October 15th, 2014
China’s economic reform efforts have so far had a limited impact on American companies, and their implementation remains sluggish, according to a new assessment by the US-China Business Council (USCBC).
October 15th, 2014
As US and Chinese government officials prepare for a busy season of bilateral engagement—including the November meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and a November bilateral meeting between Presidents Obama and Xi, US officials and their Chinese counterparts are hard at work on the
October 15th, 2014
Foreign companies are under increasing pressure to keep their Chinese workforces satisfied, as new workers demand better employment conditions and China’s economy slows.
October 15th, 2014
Little progress was made in transparency talks between the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and China’s State Council Legislative Affairs Office (SCLAO), as Chinese officials opted to wait on guidance coming out of this month’s party plenum.
October 14th, 2014
US and Chinese negotiators met in Beijing during the last week of September to continue their work on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the two countries.
October 14th, 2014
Preparations are underway for a bilateral meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping in Beijing immediately following the APEC CEO Summit in November. This will be the second official bilateral meeting of the two leaders, following their 2013 meeting in Sunnylands, California.
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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.
