US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty: Update on Negotiations and What it Means for Companies

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Daniel Bahar
Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for Investment
Office of the US Trade Representative

Michael Tracton
Director, Office of Investment Affairs
US Department of State

At the 2013 US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, China’s government announced that it would use the US approach to bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations, including market access on a “pre-establishment” basis and negotiations with a “negative list” approach.

What do these developments mean for US companies? 

Please join the US-China Business Council (USCBC) and the Emergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT) for a briefing with the United States’ lead BIT negotiators Michael Tracton, director of the State Department’s Office of Investment Affairs, and Daniel Bahar, deputy assistant US trade representative for Investment. Bahar and Tracton will provide an update on BIT negotiations and discuss how a US-China BIT could improve market access for American companies in China and address other related issues. They will also discuss the types of input from US industry that will be essential to a successful outcome.

This event is for USCBC and ECAT members and invited guests. Space in the meeting room is limited and RSVPs will be taken first-come, first-served.