Kyle Sullivan
Vice President, Business Advisory Services
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.
11 Posts
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Tariffs and Diversification Push US-China Trade to 16-Year Low
US goods trade with China fell nearly 30% last year to $414.7 billion, the lowest level since 2009. The sharp decline was driven primarily by a collapse in shipments following the imposition of triple-digit tariffs last April, compounded by US and Chinese supply chain de-risking policies and China’s ongoing efforts to expand export markets in the Global South.
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US-China Trade Talks Gain Momentum After Leaders’ Call
President Donald Trump is expected to meet President Xi Jinping in Seoul next month on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in what would be the first in-person interaction between the two presidents since 2019. The announcement came from Trump last Friday on Truth Social, following his phone call with Xi earlier that day.
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Geneva Talks Lead to Delicate Truce
Talks between US and Chinese negotiators in Geneva over the weekend were more constructive than anticipated. In a joint statement, the two sides drastically reduced baseline tariffs on the other for 90 days to facilitate further negotiations. The reprieve will bring some relief to US companies and consumers, but tariff rates remain high and negotiators face several obstacles to a durable settlement.
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Chinese Policymakers Court Foreign Investment with New Action Plan
Senior Chinese policymakers are once again signaling their embrace of the foreign business community with a new action plan for boosting foreign investment in China. The plan marks a focused government effort to incentivize more foreign participation in the China market and identifies a range of investment opportunities in mostly services sectors.
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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.
