Siyao Mao
Manager, Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services
Shanghai
Manager, Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services
Shanghai
Siyao Mao is the Government Affairs and Business Advisory Services Manager at 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.
Siyao graduated from the University of Oxford with an MPhil in Development Studies in 2018. She also obtained a BA in Journalism and International Politics from Renmin University of China. She wishes to become a storyteller using her camera and pen.
China has seen several high-level personnel changes at the central and provincial levels in recent months. A partner of USCBC, Wang Jiangping (王江平), stepped down as vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) last month upon reaching retirement age.
China saw several senior personnel changes at the central and provincial levels ahead of the Third Plenum, which took place this week and is scheduled to wrap up today.
China has seen several high-level personnel changes at the central and provincial levels over the last few months. On February 7, Wu Qing (吴清), previously the deputy party chief of Shanghai, assumed the role of chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), succeeding Yi Huiman (易会满).
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on March 4, followed by the start of the National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5. These meetings are collectively known as the Two Sessions, China’s most important annual political event where the country’s high-level economic policies for the coming year are laid out in the Government Work Report, which will be delivered by Premier Li Qiang.
Last November, the State Council issued plans for both the Beijing and Shanghai Free Trade Zones (FTZ), stating further commitments in liberalizing service sectors for foreign investment and facilitating trade. In the plans, Beijing and Shanghai respectively issued policy frameworks to give foreign investors more access in healthcare, finance, and telecommunication services, among others.