Beijing requires automakers and other foreign companies in China to work through joint ventures, usually with state-owned partners. They often are required to give technology to partners who might become competitors. More than 20 percent of 100 American companies that responded to a survey by the U.S.-China Business Council, an industry group, said they were asked to transfer technology within the past three years as a condition of market access, according to Jake Parker, the group’s vice president for...
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08/16/2017
State news agency Xinhua said the U.S. investigation is a unilateralist "baring of fangs" that will hurt both sides. Jacob Parker, vice president of China operations at the U.S.-China Business Council said Trump's memo is only the beginning of the process, but that he expected a decision on how to move forward from the administration in 60-90 days.
08/16/2017
Beijing requires automakers and other foreign companies in China to work through joint ventures, usually with state-owned...
08/16/2017
State news agency Xinhua said the U.S. investigation is a unilateralist "baring of fangs" that will hurt both sides. Jacob...
08/16/2017
Trump beginning the process of potentially starting an investigation is similar to a 2010 Obama administration probe that ended...
08/15/2017
“The requirement to transfer technology as a condition to gain market access in China is an important issue that needs to be...
07/22/2017
"Wins thus far on beef and other areas are steps in the right direction and positively benefit U.S. companies operating in...
07/19/2017
China has concerns of its own to be addressed in the bilateral talks, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang told the U.S.-China...
07/19/2017
“There remains serious imbalances which we must work to rectify,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday in Washington at...
07/18/2017
The U.S. goods trade deficit with China reached $347 billion last year. The gap in the first five months of 2017 widened about...
07/17/2017
“They’ve delivered on the promises by the date they’ve been required, but they could do more,” said Jake Parker, vice president...
07/13/2017
China’s clampdown on the use of virtual private networks to circumvent the country’s internet controls risks disrupting...
07/12/2017
China’s clampdown on the use of virtual private networks to circumvent the country’s internet controls risks disrupting...
07/11/2017
China's government has told telecommunications carriers to block individuals' access to virtual private networks by Feb 1,...
06/15/2017
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to include China among a proposed group of hostile nations whose companies would undergo...
06/09/2017
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) announced today the election of Evan Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of...
06/08/2017
Speaking at the US-China Business Council annual meeting, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a bilateral investment deal...
06/07/2017
“As it related to CFIUS, there are some technical issues and some technical changes that we’re working on legislative fixes for...
06/01/2017
Still, companies are uneasy that they have yet to be given details of how the law will be implemented, said Jake Parker, vice...
06/01/2017
"Data security is based on the best available technology internationally, and our companies already have robust IT systems in...
05/30/2017
"It's been enormously difficult for our companies to prepare for the implementation of the cybersecurity law, because there are...
05/26/2017
Another provision is already having an impact, according to Jake Parker, vice-president of the US-China Business Council in...