News Releases

A study from a Washington think tank released this week again attempts to calculate US manufacturing job losses based on trade with China and once again uses flawed methodology that distracts from the real challenges facing the US economy and the trade relationship with China, the US-China Business Council (USCBC) said today.

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) today announced the election of Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields as USCBC vice chair as well as the addition of General Motors Company Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra to the board.

US-China Business Council (USCBC) President John Frisbie issued the following statement on the summit between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping in Beijing: “The summit between Presidents Obama and Xi over the last two days shows what high-level engagement can do to move the US-China relationship forward…

CCOIC and USCBC applaud the BIT-related outcomes at the last two US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogues, laying the basis for the negotiation sand a timeline to complete the treaty.

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) today organized a letter sent to President Obama and signed by 51 American CEOs supporting a high-standard US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). In the letter to the President, the CEOs urge the administration to “make the prioritization of a high-standard BIT between the United States and China a visible part of your visit to China in November and bilateral meeting with President Xi.”

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) today released its 2014 China Business Environment Survey, an annual assessment of China’s business climate and a list of the top ten challenges faced by American companies operating there. USCBC’s 2014 survey results indicate that American companies continue to see growth in the China market amidst rising competition and policy uncertainty.

China’s increased level of competition enforcement activity and investigation methods have prompted growing attention and concern from US companies, according to a US-China Business Council (USCBC) report released today on China’s competition policy and enforcement.

US-China Business Council (USCBC) President John Frisbie issued the following statement regarding the conclusion of the sixth annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED): “The S&ED continues to provide a valuable platform for comprehensive, high-level talks between senior government officials from the United States and China. These annual gatherings provide an opportunity to cover the range of issues and interests in the relationship, rather than do so piecemeal…

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) today announced the reelection of DuPont Chair and Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman as USCBC chair as well as the election of other officers and board directors.

The United States and China have a unique opportunity to capitalize on progress that was made in the commercial relationship in 2013, the leading US-China business association said today. China’s efforts to reform its economy and advance bilateral investment treaty negotiations offer an opportunity to benefit each country’s economy, companies, employees, farmers, and consumers.