Kyle Sullivan
Vice President, Business Advisory Services
US-China Business Council
Washington, DC
Kyle Sullivan is vice president of business advisory services at the US-China Business Council based in Washington, DC, where he oversees USCBC’s research and analysis for member companies.
Prior to joining USCBC, Kyle served as a vice president in the Albright Stonebridge Group’s China practice in Washington, where he advised corporates and portfolio investors on domestic policy and market trends in China and developments in the US-China relationship. Previously, he held roles at the Martin+Crumpton Group and APCO Worldwide. Earlier in his career, Kyle worked as manager of business advisory services at USCBC’s Shanghai office, where he led policy research projects for US companies in a wide range of sectors.
Kyle earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is fluent in Mandarin and lived in China for over 12 years. He is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Second Commercial Issues Working Group Sees Incremental Progress on Cross-Cutting Issues
US and Chinese officials convened in early September in Tianjin, China for the second US-China Commercial Issues Working Group (CIWG), marking another step in the iterative process of addressing commercial concerns between the two countries.
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Data Compliance in China Remains a Challenge Months After Rule Relaxation
Six months after China’s internet regulator published new rules on data flows, cross-border data transfer (CBDT) remains a top challenge for US companies operating in the country. Sector-specific issues and the introduction of free-trade zone CBDT rules are presenting new challenges to companies even as national-level compliance burdens have eased.
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Recent Announcements From USTR Indicate Changes to Final Tariff Rules Will Be Limited
In recent weeks, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has made a series of announcements related to the package of new Section 301 tariffs targeting $18 billion of Chinese imports. These announcements, taken together with the results of USTR’s review of the original Section 301 actions, suggest tariffs will be an enduring feature of the US-China trade landscape for years to come.
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New US Tariff Hikes Will Strain the Bilateral Relationship
The Biden administration on May 14 announced it would maintain current tariffs on Chinese imports and raise or impose new tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese-origin products in “strategic sectors.” The announcement marked the conclusion of the Office of the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) four-year statutory review of the 2018 Section 301 tariffs that were modified over time and ultimately levied upon nearly $550 billion of Chinese imports during the Trump administration.
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China Continues to Standardize Export Control Regime with New Restrictions on Rare Earth Magnets
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