Mingyue (Nico) Li
Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services
Nico is the Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services Manager at the Beijing Office. Prior to this position, she worked as the Events, Administration and Business Advisory Services Manager in Beijing for two years and, before that, interned at the Washington, DC office for one year and a half. She holds a BA in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a master’s degree in International Affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, and speaks intermediate German.
16 Posts
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Navigating China’s Dual-Use Export Licensing Regime
Companies remain anxious over outstanding export approvals of dual-use items critical to their operations, even while approvals of items like rare earth magnets are picking up. At a recent closed-door meeting, USCBC learned that China’s Ministry of Commerce is exploring new procedures to ease delays.
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Financial Openings From China’s Lujiazui Forum
China unveiled new financial opening measures during the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai last month, timing several additional policy announcements to coincide with the event. Each summer, the forum convenes top regulators from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and the National Financial Regulation Administration (NFRA) to signal policy directions and preview reform priorities for the financial sector.
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Beijing Moves to Shore Up Economy Amid Growing Trade War
Over the past month, US-China trade tensions have escalated to unsustainable heights. In response to new US tariffs, China imposed a 125% tariff on all US imports, noting that it will not engage in any further tariff increases as part of a “numbers game.”
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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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China’s Fair Competition Review Regulations: Progress, Uncertainty, and What Lies Ahead
Late last year, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft implementation plan for the Regulations on Fair Competition Review (RFCR)—a regulatory overhaul reflecting a decade-long push to ensure that government policies are non-discriminatory and comply with fair competition principles.
