Siyao Mao
Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services
Shanghai
Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services
Shanghai
Siyao Mao is a senior manager in the government affairs and business advisory services team in USCBC’S Shanghai office. Her prior professional experience covers government affairs, policy analysis, thought leadership, and strategic communications at Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and APCO Worldwide. She enjoys her role as an active public affairs practitioner, connecting business players from different markets and improving understanding and trust amid challenging global contexts.
She obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international politics from Renmin University of China, and a master’s degree in development studies from the University of Oxford, in 2018. She enjoys storytelling through writing and photography.
China has seen a series of high-level personnel changes at both the central and provincial levels in recent months, driven by appointments made around the national and local Two Sessions as well as developments in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Guangdong remain the most mentioned locations for government engagement, unchanged from the past two years and underscoring the sustained economic vitality of the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Bay Area. Shanghai leads in overall mentions, but Jiangsu surpassed the megacity when accounting for preference strength.
China has seen several high-level personnel changes at the central and provincial levels over the past few months, with more expected around the local and national Two Sessions conferences early next year.
China has seen several high-level personnel changes at the central and provincial levels over the last few months. On April 16, Li Chenggang (李成钢) was appointed vice minister and international trade representative of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), succeeding Wang Shouwen (王受文).