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09/06/2024
China’s macroeconomic problems emerged this year as the No. 2 concern among American companies with business in the country, coming in just behind problems arising from bilateral friction, according to a Washington-based trade association survey released on Friday. “Weak” domestic demand and “overcapacity” are constraining company profitability in the world’s second largest economy, the US-China Business Council said in a summary of its summer 2024 survey of companies, conducted in June and July.
09/06/2024
Washington's tougher trade rules regarding Beijing have damaged relationships between American and Chinese companies while China's economic slowdown has sapped business optimism, a new survey shows. The US-China Business Council said its members have been harmed by the years long bilateral tensions that prompted the White House to impose more export controls, tariffs and trade regulations on American business activity in China.
03/28/2024
The Wednesday meeting attendees, which also included leaders from major nonprofit organizations such as the National Committee on US-China Relations and US-China Business Council, applauded recent measures rolled out by Beijing aimed at further reform and opening up, and expressed support for efforts bolstering exchanges and communication, the foreign ministry statement said.
07/02/2014
A new “negative list” for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) does not offer major new opportunities for U.S. businesses, U.S....
07/02/2014
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday there was ample oil production capacity to offset any supply disruptions that...
06/30/2014
Barack Obama has turned to the private sector for a new head of the crisis-stricken veterans affairs department, with a plan to...
06/25/2014
The U.S. will use diplomatic and legal means to halt China’s computer theft of trade secrets, its new ambassador in Beijing...
06/19/2014
llinois businesses hope a meeting between the U.S. and China strengthens export opportunities for the state. Representatives...
05/26/2014
China may be trying to steal trade secrets from U.S. businesses, as federal prosecutors allege. Yet for many U.S. companies,...
05/23/2014
Georgia’s appointment of a trade representative in Shanghai aimed at ramping up the state’s exports to China might have come at...
05/20/2014
The U.S. wants to send a message to Beijing that industrial espionage is not fair game -- that's the real point behind criminal...
05/15/2014
Beijing will host the sixth meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in early July, the U.S. State Department...
05/15/2014
California, Washington and Texas led the United States in exports to China last year, shipping more than $10 billion in goods...
05/14/2014
North Carolina businesses exported about $2.8 billion in goods to China during 2013, according to a report issued by the US-...
05/12/2014
The U.S. exports to China hit 120 billion U.S. dollars last year, making China the third largest export market for American...
04/24/2014
Sometimes it's not enough for money to talk. It has to cut through a cacophonic, complicated din. Take the recent rebalancing...
04/24/2014
Chinese officials are soliciting ideas to build a level playing ground for all businesses, domestic and overseas. “China should...
04/15/2014
Officials are soliciting ideas to build a level playing ground for all businesses, domestic and overseas. "China should combine...
04/14/2014
Foreign companies have mixed feelings on China. The world's second-largest economy offers them an enticing market, yet there...
04/09/2014
It used to be that U.S. corporations clamored over China’s cheap labor. You made shoes and exported them to home. But nowadays...
04/09/2014
China and India are home to the most complicated tax regimes in the Asia Pacific, making it harder to set up shop for new...
03/12/2014
LinkedIn Corp. is introducing a Chinese-language website that will restrict some content to adhere to state censorship rules,...
02/12/2014
U.S. companies that do business in China are worried about investment rules that limit their growth there, as well as about the...