From recent investigations in the auto parts industry to “dawn raids” at foreign IT firms, China’s rising level of antimonopoly enforcement activity has raised concerns for many US companies doing business in China.
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China’s top leadership plans to tackle executive pay at state firms as it focuses on implementing its broader economic and political reform agenda.
US governors are heading to China in increasing numbers to seek potential investors for public and private projects. Since 2009, US governors have led 58 trade missions to China, helping to usher in more than $34 billion in direct investment over the past five years.
Doing business in China can be a study in contrasts for American companies. On the one hand, it remains a strong market for American goods and services. On the other, it is a challenging place to do business, as reflected in the 2014 US-China Business Council’s (USCBC) member survey results.
Discussions on the rule of law and economic development in western China are set to dominate China’s next meeting for its senior party leadership—the fourth plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China (CCP) Congress—scheduled for October. News reports indicate that the plenum will feature discussions related to corruption, party building, and reform, but will also devote considerabl
The National Certification Administration of China (CNCA) on July 30 announced a batch of testing labs and certification providers that are officially designated to be able to offer services related to the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark, a safety mark for products sold or used in the Chinese market.
The United States and China have maintained a steady schedule of negotiations on the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), with the next round of talks expected to be held in September in China. The last round of negotiations, held in July in Washington, focused on the text of the agreement.
China’s sweeping overhaul of its decades-old residency system has the potential to boost consumer spending, increase labor mobility, and open up new investment opportunities in urban infrastructure.
