Events Archive
Meeting with Shanghai CPPCC
Staff from USCBC's Shanghai office had a fruitful discussion with Shanghai CPPCC's vice chairman, Zhou Hanmin on a river cruise on the Huangpu River.
First Annual US-China Health Economy Business Forum
The US and China Seek Common Ground by Improving Public Health
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) and China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) successfully concluded the First Annual US-China Health Economy Business Forum on July 29. The forum brought together world-leading innovators and providers of medicines and health services to discuss the future of healthcare delivery in China.
Recent China-Related Export Controls and Sanctions Developments and the Long Arm of US Law
In the continued escalation of US-China tensions, the United States government has recently taken a variety of actions to address China’s civil-military integration strategy and industrial policy, and to “punish China” for alleged human rights violations. This includes recent changes to export control rules that further restrict the flow of sensitive US technologies, Entity List designations related to human rights violations, as well as a new sanctions law and a Presidential Executive Order to address the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Fireside Chat with House Ways and Means on the Future of US-China Trade
The USCBC had a conversation with Katherine Tai, Chief Counsel on Trade, and Julia Friedman, Trade Counsel, for the House Ways and Means Democrats, on the future of the US-China trade relationship. House Ways and Means concluded its annual trade agenda hearing with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in June.
AmCham Shanghai Suzhou Center General Managers Network- Half-year Review: China's Bumpy Road to the First Centennial Goal (2021) and Businesses Implications
What is the impact of the epidemic on China's realization of 2021 targets? What did China do differently and what implications might this have for China business operations? What policies and measure might we expect for the future and how could these impact foreign enterprises in China?
The USCBC and AmCham Shanghai Suzhou Center co-hosted a half year review on China in 2020 and an overview of challenges and solutions for business leaders compared to other markets on July 24, from 2:00-4:00pm.
The talk featured the following topics:
Rising to the China Challenge
Many in Washington believe the United States and China are locked in strategic competition over the future of the Indo-Pacific. At stake are competing visions for the rules, norms, and institutions that will govern international relations in the decades to come.
Senior Executive Lunch with Consul General Sean Stein
USCBC Shanghai Office organized a senior executive lunch with Consul General (CG) Sean Stein in Shanghai. The lunch began with general candid remarks from CG Stein on the state of US-China relations followed by a Q&A.
Meeting with Ning Jizhe
USCBC Beijing Office led a delegation of 8 C-Suite company representatives to meet virtually with the Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ning Jizhe. Ning commented on US-China relations and addressed each companies’ questions.
China Market Intelligence Live Conference Call
The USCBC hosted China Market Intelligence Live conference call on Monday, July 20 at 8:00pm EDT / Tuesday, July 21 at 8:00am for those based in China. Craig Allen, President; Jake Parker, Senior Vice President; Anna Ashton, Senior Director, Government Affairs; and Lipei Zhang, Director, Beijing Office, gave updates on the bilateral trade relationship.