Greyson Mann
Manager, Government Affairs
Washington, DC
Greyson is a Government Affairs Manager at the US-China Business Council. He previously served as a Founding Team Member and Assistant Director of Whittle School & Studios’ Center of Excellence on International Cooperation. He also previously served as an appointee in the Obama administration’s Department of Education Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He has also worked in the tech sector at Chainbridge Technologies and Digital Promise.
He is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations and is also the Director of Research for the Black China Caucus. He holds his Masters in International Trade and Economic Diplomacy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He attended Wofford College for his Bachelors, where he received a Princeton in Asia Fellowship. He speaks Chinese and has lived in Beijing and Shanghai.
10 Posts
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US and China Preparing for Commercial Issues Working Group as Both Governments Ramp up Engagement
US and Chinese officials are meeting more frequently than in recent years, thanks in large part to the over a dozen working groups and dialogues established or restarted amid a thaw in bilateral relations that began in 2023. These mechanisms were established to address global and bilateral issues relating to economics and trade, military-to-military communications, climate change, counternarcotics, and more.
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Several States to Consider Restricting Chinese Real Estate and Land Purchases in 2024
Multiple states in the United States are considering passing legislation to regulate land purchases by Chinese entities in 2024. This is a continuation of a pattern that began last year that reflects broader tensions between the United States and China.
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Understanding the CHIPS Act Guardrails
On October 23, 2023, the Commerce Department began accepting full applications on a rolling basis for $39 billion in direct investments in US semiconductor firms, along with $75 billion earmarked for loans and loan guarantees allocated in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act). Commerce previously accepted optional pre-applications.
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BIS Issues Updated Export Controls on Advanced Semiconductors and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
On October 17, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released updated rules restricting the export of advanced semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. The new controls will become effective 30 days after they are published on the Federal Register, which is expected in the near future.
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Several States Weighing Restrictions on Land Purchases By Chinese Firms
Chinese investments throughout the United States are under increasing scrutiny, with once uncontroversial projects now receiving national attention. A growing number of state and local regulators are racing to create new tools to review and block such investments due to political and national security concerns.
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