Research & Analysis

By Li Hong China’s rapidly rising middle class is too important for any multinational company to ignore. In 2012, nearly a quarter of the population—or 300 million people—had “significant discretionary spending power,” according to the consulting firm Dragonomics. And to tap into the total financial assets of China’s middle class—roughly ¥1.3 million ($213,900) per capita, […]

The Shanghai Free Trade Zone is up and running, but observers are still waiting for officials to implement reforms that would include broadening market access to foreign investors. By Lingling Jiang  Since the PRC government announced in September that it would establish the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), it has set two goals […]

By Sue Hao and John Lenhart  China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has renewed its pledge to step up antimonopoly and price-fixing efforts in a year that has already seen an unprecedented number of price-related investigations. Between 2008—when the Antimonopoly Law (AML) was passed—and 2012, the NDRC conducted just over 20 price related investigations. […]

Organizers: US Department of Commerce, PRC Ministry of Commerce Locations: Washington, DC (December 4); Boston (December 6); Orange County, CA (December 9) Dates: December 4, 6 & 9 Web: http://export.gov/china/uschinalegalexchange/ Contacts: Washington, DC: Brett Gerson, [email protected], (202) 482-5595 Northern Virginia: Judy Kornfeld, [email protected], (703) 756-1703 Boston: James Paul, [email protected], (617) 565-4304 Southern California: Jim Mayfield, [email protected], (949) 246-1768

By Catherine Matacic US Vice President Joe Biden urged China to establish a level playing field for foreign and private businesses operating in China during a recent speech in Beijing. He stressed the need for rules that would open up investment in China’s services sector, protect intellectual property, and lead to a relationship of mutual […]

By Owen Haacke The United States and China “have a special obligation” to ensure global peace and stability, former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger said at the US-China Business Council’s 40th Anniversary Gala. “The great opportunity for China and the United States,” he said, “is not to settle the immediate issues… […]

By Catherine Matacic Nearly 50 companies are expected to list on China’s stock markets in January 2014, bringing to an end a 13-month moratorium on initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. China’s last IPO took place in November 2012, when auto parts maker Zhejiang Shibao Co. Ltd. listed on the Shenzhen […]

Event: Shared Services and Outsourcing Week, China 2013 Location: Shanghai Date: Nov. 27-28, 2013 Web: http://www.ssonchina.com/Default.aspx?&MAC=DL Contact: Rani Kuppusamy Email: [email protected] Phone: +65 6722 9388    

Microsoft has a new partner for managing its Skype voice-over-IPS service in China, after terminating a nine-year partnership with Hong Kong’s Tom Group earlier this month. On November 25, it announced that it would be teaming up with Guangming Founder, itself a joint venture between Beijing-based newspaper Guangming Daily and the Founder Group. Internet services […]

CFIUS reviews will become more common as Chinese companies invest more in the United States, but careful preparation can help companies navigate a complex process.  By Thomas S. Vaughn and Shang Kong  With levels of Chinese FDI in the United States soaring, compliance with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review […]