Research & Analysis

China’s growing presence abroad brings new competition but also commercial opportunities.

The global transportation leader hopes to tap into China’s growing domestic express delivery market.As a global leader in the transportation and information industry, Federal Express Corp. handles more than 8.5 million shipments for express, ground, freight, and expedited delivery service every day in more than 220 countries, and it employs more than 290,000 team members […]

A new breed of managers take on environment, health, and safety issues in Chinese factories.by Matthew DeGrootFor decades, one of the biggest challenges facing companies that source products from China has been ensuring that their supply chains are clean, fair, and safe for workers and the planet. Companies are regularly forced to defend themselves from […]

A carefully selected logistics partner can help companies overcome their China supply chain challenges.by Rosemary CoatesLogistics is an essential component of a successful deal anywhere in the world, but especially in China where services offered may not be what they seem. Global supply chains are easily disrupted when companies do not consider critical logistics services […]

by Will Turner Recent research from the US-China Business Council shows US exporters increasingly face the threat of sanctions resulting from anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations in China. Regardless of whether such sanctions are the result of legitimate investigations of trade remedy rules or overt political retaliation against the United States, companies can […]

by Julie Walton How prepared is your company to pay taxes in China on the energy it uses and the pollution it creates? Despite the media discussion about rising costs in China—such as land, labor, capital, or raw materials costs—China-based executives seldom discuss the costs associated with cleaner energy and environmental protection. Rather quietly and […]

by Joseph Luk Last August, I joined an educational tour, the China Energy Trip, led by students from Jiaotong University in Xi’an, Shaanxi. The trip started in Shanghai, took us through Henan province, and ended in Xi’an. The group was a collection of roughly 20 students and recent graduates from around the world—Belgium, Norway, France, […]

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) and the National Committee on US-China Relations co-hosted a luncheon on February 15 to honor PRC Vice President Xi Jinping. Vice President Xi addressed nearly 600 corporate and policy leaders and 200 members of the press at the luncheon in Washington, DC. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola […]

US presidential candidates have a history of saying one thing about China on the campaign trail only to change their tune when they reach the Oval Office.by Marc RossThe US-China commercial relationship has taken center stage early in the 2012 campaign season. During late February and early March, the Republican presidential candidates focused much of […]

To be successful in China, foreign companies must build strong, lasting relationships with not only the central government but with local governments as well. By Nancy Huang and Julie Walton Local PRC government offices exert a significant amount of influence on foreign companies’ operations in China. The influence can stretch beyond expected areas—such as product […]