Research & Analysis

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are expected to meet Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for a final round of negotiations in New York before the Trump-Xi meeting next week. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call on Thursday to discuss “high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity,” according to the Chinese readout. President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, before the September 24-25 summit.

USCBC interviews Lizzi C. Lee, fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, on the roots of China’s excess capacity in clean technology like solar and EVs, how it can avoid repeating the same cycle in robotics, and where MNCs can help advance the country’s rebalancing agenda.

Three US security agencies on Tuesday issued an advisory alleging that Chinese AI firms trained their models on the outputs of US models, calling for a coordinated response from the US government, private sector, and allies. The advisory also recommends that US AI companies strengthen detection of anomalous accounts and usage patterns, use downgraded models to respond to suspected distillation requests, and share intelligence across model providers, cloud platforms, and API aggregators.

This tracker monitors direct diplomatic interactions between the United States and China, documenting high-level meetings, phone calls, and official visits between American and Chinese government officials, starting with the second Trump administration.

This calendar includes key diplomatic engagements, international summits, trade fairs, economic forums, and policy milestones that will shape bilateral relations between the US and China throughout the year. Events range from USCBC-hosted conferences and Chinese government meetings to multilateral gatherings such as APEC, G7, and G20 summits, offering stakeholders a strategic planning tool for navigating the evolving US-China landscape.

This tracker monitors trade and economic actions between the United States and China from January 2025 to present. It documents tariffs, export controls, investigations, entity list additions, and other trade-related measures announced by both governments, providing announcement dates, effective dates, sources, and summaries of each action. The tracker is regularly updated to help members stay informed about the evolving US-China trade relationship.

The export controls and sanctions tracker lists all active Commerce, Treasury, and State Department export controls aimed at China—including Hong Kong. This tracker is updated regularly and an archived tab will be added in the future as entities and individuals are removed from US government blacklists.

Last week, the White House announced a 100% Section 232 tariff on large drones and critical components, citing their dual-use applications. The duties are set to take effect on September 3.

As Beijing promotes openness abroad, its domestic AI regulatory landscape paints a more complex picture. Over the past few years, regulators have sought to catch up with and rein in AI, aiming to build a “brake system” for the fast-advancing technology.

USCBC conducted a flash survey in July to gauge companies’ experience navigating the US export licensing regime under the second Trump administration. The 31 respondents — primarily representing the technology, industrial and manufacturing, energy, and healthcare industries — painted a stark picture of licensing delays and unclear procedures, unwillingness of export control agencies to engage with industry, and unnecessarily burdensome policies and out-of-date regulations.