Jacob Lensing-Sharp
Manager, Business Advisory Services
US-China Business Council
Jacob Lensing-Sharp is a business advisory services manager at the USCBC Shanghai Office. Prior to joining USCBC, he was a global risk analyst covering Northeast Asia at Control Risks. Previously, he taught English in Anhui province. Jake holds a master’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and political science from Northeastern University. While at Georgetown, he helped found the School of Foreign Service Committee on China.
He is originally from Middletown, Connecticut, and is proficient in Mandarin.
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China’s New Energy System To Prioritize Efficiency, but There’s No Quick Fix
China’s five-year plan (FYP) to build a new energy system held few surprises, but the scale of the decades-long transformation is profound. For companies, the implementing policies that follow this and other FYPs on carbon peaking and renewable energy will be most consequential, such as new power price market reforms that impact companies’ electricity bills starting next month.
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China Steps Up Support for Companies Facing Carbon Border Taxes
Exports from China are facing a new threat to their competitiveness: carbon border taxes. The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, which took effect in January, requires the bloc’s importers to pay for the carbon emissions of the goods they purchase. Similar legislation is set to take effect next year in the United Kingdom, and Canada, Japan, Australia, and South Korea all have carbon import taxes in the legislative pipeline.
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China’s Revised Foreign Trade Law Strengthens Legal Foundation for Countermeasures
Late last year, China’s National People’s Congress passed the most significant revisions to the Foreign Trade Law in two decades. While nothing directly signals more frequent use of these tools against US companies in the short term, China will be equipped to respond decisively if trade negotiations are derailed.
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China Doubles Down on Green Development Ahead of 15th Five-Year Plan
China will unveil its 15th five-year plan covering 2026-2030 in March. The economic blueprint also serves as the final rally for the country to meet its pledge to cap carbon emissions by 2030.
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How Companies Are Mitigating Tariff Impacts to Their China Operations
New US tariffs and retaliatory tariffs from China have impacted US companies in China across sectors, but mitigation strategies vary. Nearly all firms are exploring further localizing their supply chains in China to build resilience to trade disruptions. Meanwhile, exemptions from China’s retaliatory tariffs on US imports are just starting to take shape, and the Chinese government has yet to announce an official point of contact for companies to make their case.
