Research & Analysis

China’s hospitality and tourism industry creates jobs and contributes to the country’s GDP, but it also faces human resources challenges. by Vincent A. Wolfington and Mark A. Wolfington PRC government policy initiatives, rapid economic growth, and recent events, such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai Expo, have helped China’s tourism industry expand […]

The rapidly expanding tourism sector poses opportunities for innovation and product differentiation as more Chinese travel at home and abroad.by Vincent Lui, Youchi Kuo, Justin Fung, Waldemar Jap, and Hubert Hsu Not long ago, most Asian tourists were from Japan, South Korea, or Hong Kong—the region’s more affluent markets—but that trend is rapidly changing. The […]

The US-China Business Council’s (USCBC) 2011 Gala, held on December 7 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC, featured White House Chief of Staff William Daley as the keynote speaker. Nearly 400 people attended the event, which was co-sponsored by 38 USCBC member companies. Special guests included PRC Ambassador to the United States Zhang Yesui, […]

by US-China Business Council staff China Operations Q&A is a new CBR department in which US-China Business Council (USCBC) Business Advisory Services staff answer companies’ China-operations questions. For more information on USCBC’s services or becoming a USCBC member, see www.uschina.org/benefits.html. Q:Our products have a China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark in China, but we may merge […]

by Kyle Sullivan PRC leaders recently shed light on how China intends to incorporate foreign investment into its goals for developing strategic emerging industries. A mix of seven high-tech sectors, the strategic emerging industries (SEIs) will account for roughly eight percent of China’s total gross domestic product by 2015 and 15 percent by 2020, according […]

Draft data privacy guidelines provide some regulatory clarity but would add new hurdles for companies collecting data in China. By Tom Antisdel and Tarek GhalayiniThe protection of personal data is a hot topic on many legislative agendas as lawmakers around the world attempt to catch up with the dramatic rise in electronically stored personal information […]

Now that China’s recent intellectual property rights enforcement campaign has ended and the government has tallied initial results, companies question how long the positive impact will last. By Brad Williams and Danielle Mihalkanin PRC Premier Wen Jiabao introduced a campaign to combat intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement in China in fall 2010. Running from October […]

With China’s sports industry in flux, foreign companies have more investment opportunities in the sector. By Matt Beyer On a steamy afternoon this summer in Beijing, members of the sports press, the old guard of China’s basketball coaching community, and select high-ranking PRC General Administration of Sport officials bid farewell to Yao Ming, the now-former […]

The views of the Chinese government and public have changed over the years, but most Chinese believe the country’s World Trade Organization membership has benefited China. By Wang Yong When assessing China’s World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, it is helpful to examine the past 10 years in the context of major world trends, such as […]

China’s WTO membership can help the country achieve economic reforms and greater prosperity. by James Bacchus The advantages of World Trade Organization (WTO) membership have helped accelerate China’s historic return to global economic prominence in the past 10 years. Since entering the WTO in 2001, China has benefited from WTO rules that lower tariff and […]