The US exported roughly $250 billion worth of goods to China in 2018, according to Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the US -China Business Council. The trade association represents more than 200 American companies that do business with China. “All of the data that we have seen from both US and Chinese economists, is that throughout 2018, the tariffs actually had zero impact on China’s economy,” Ennis said recently at the Agriculture Transportation Coalition’s annual meeting. “China has yet to feel...
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06/24/2019
In an interview with CGTN, Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, said he regrets the decline in Chinese investment in the US. He also said that a good solution to end the trade war is important for the China-US relationship.
06/24/2019
Agriculture, electronics, industrial processes represent the largest percentage of US exports and are at most risk from Trump's China's tariffs," said Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the US-China Business Council that represents 200 US companies doing business in China. "For about the last 15 years, China has been the fastest-growing export market for American companies," said Ennis. Ennis said Illinois, which exports agricultural products and chemicals to China, was especially hard hit in 2018....
03/15/2019
“We’ve reviewed the final draft of the [law] and are pleased with the last-minute addition of new language to further protect...
03/14/2019
Jake Parker, vice-president of China operations at the US-China Business Council, said China had incentives to reach a deal but...
03/14/2019
Some US business groups were surprised by the last-minute amendments. “This is very positive,” Jacob Parker, Beijing-based vice...
03/13/2019
The United States should collaborate with China on innovation rather than "control" Chinese technologies, which could set back...
03/13/2019
Jake Parker, vice-president of China operations at the US-China Business Council, said China had incentives to reach a deal but...
03/12/2019
However, not all experts on trade with China see this as a likely outcome. Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the US-China...
03/12/2019
Erin Ennis, who tracks the negotiations for the US-China Business Council, said a Trump snub of Xi this time around would be an...
03/11/2019
Most other tweaks to the latest and third draft were dismissed by representatives of US and European businesses groups as...
03/11/2019
As long as the threat of tariffs looms, the United States and China could resolve their differences in the coming months, only...
03/11/2019
“We should be working hand-in-hand with our allies,” said Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council. “This should...
03/11/2019
Any enforcement mechanism needs to be sustainable and not one in which industry “risks a return to a constant escalation of...
03/08/2019
Mr Trump’s decision to walk out on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without an agreement at last month’s summit in Vietnam “just...
03/06/2019
Talks could still collapse if a deal cannot be reached on enforcement of these so-called 'structural" issues. Erin Ennis,...
03/06/2019
Erin Ennis, vice president at the US-China Business Council, said that agreeing on an enforcement mechanism is a huge challenge...
03/05/2019
The Sino-US trade war is hurting companies on both sides of the conflict. In early January, the US stock market dropped sharply...
03/05/2019
Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the US-China Business Council, expressed cautious optimism on reports of progress toward a...
03/05/2019
Still, the group continues to hear from both governments that they are making substantive progress on the main structural...
03/05/2019
“We are hearing things are pretty far along and the enforcement issues are the biggest sticking point,” said Erin Ennis, senior...
03/05/2019
According to Craig Allen, president of the US-China Business Council, China is looking to a bigger role of foreign investment...
03/05/2019
Craig Allen, president of United States-China Business Council (USCBC), said the Chinese economy is generally doing "pretty...