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In recent months, the Biden administration has expanded its regulatory jurisdiction over trade within China, particularly in...
Both sides raised a slew of commercial issues they hope to address through the working group mechanism. The same week,...
The 2024 Two Sessions revealed fewer top-level appointments than anticipated. Wu Qing was appointed to be China’s top...
Deflation, overcapacity, and lack of confidence present major hurdles for consumption in China and for the country’s economy...
The plan addresses areas of concern for foreign businesses, including market access, cross-border data flow, government...
China’s cyber regulator has eased compliance burdens for sectors like tourism, shipping, and financial services, and has...
Moolenaar will take leadership of a committee that has scrutinized American companies’ partnerships with Chinese firms. He is...
  I recently returned from three weeks in China, where I met with dozens of members, Chinese officials, the US Embassy in...
At the Two Sessions Conference, China released its 2024 government budget. Generally conservative, it provides support for...
A bill that could ultimately result in the United States banning TikTok easily passed the House of Representatives. Its fate...
Macroeconomic targets offered few surprises. The government is increasingly focused on managing long-term risks, with a...
The business community is awaiting the imminent kick-off of one of the most critical inflection points on China’s annual...
US-China trade in goods decreased 16.7 percent to $575 billion in 2023. The cool-down in bilateral trade far exceeded that of...
A bill to limit US exposure to Chinese biotech firms has been introduced in the House and Senate. BIOSECURE would cast a wide...
Beijing and Shanghai are considering measures to further liberalize the service sector. While their plans aim to allow market...
The long-awaited Patent Law Implementation Regulations and updated Patent Examination Guidelines went into effect late last...
US and Chinese leaders agreed to establish more than a dozen working groups and dialogues in 2023, covering issues ranging...
 As the US and Chinese governments work to mend ties, they have simultaneously ratcheted up measures to restrict the other’s...
China’s 2023 GDP growth was above 5 percent, surpassing the official target. Given that China’s economic performance in 2022...
Several states are preparing to introduce bills regulating Chinese land ownership in the United States amid growing national...
The latter half of 2023 saw a significant uptick in high-level US-China engagements, and China committed to improving the...
Recent updates to an export control catalog capped off an active year in Chinese rulemaking. The ban on exporting rare earth...
There has been progress in intellectual property protection, expat residence and travel facilitation, and market access pilot...
Attention now turns to Congress to act—or not act—on the committee’s more than 100 recommendations. A suggestion to reform how...
Dear members, Thank you to all who partnered on and joined our Jubilee Gala in Washington last week, as well as those who were...
High-quality development, economic stability, and preventing risk emerged as key themes at the annual economic planning...
China’s former defense minister Li Shangfu and former foreign minister Qin Gang were removed from their positions as state...
Last week, the House and Senate finalized negotiations on this year's annual defense authorization bill and released the final...
The United States seeks to deter investment in China in the name of supply chain resilience, while the Chinese government—...
Recent draft provisions signal a potential easing of compliance burdens, with relaxed volume thresholds and other exemptions....

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