Research Articles

China aims to vaccinate 50 million people by the end of March, but coverage for foreigners has been inconsistent between...
China is promoting domestic innovation and self sufficiency in the technology sector. Despite a focus on domestic capacity,...
There are no legal repercussions for a genocide designation under US law, though it intensifies reputational risk and could...
China’s most recent economic policy meeting proposed eight key missions for the next year, focusing on national technological...
  Companies report that implementing measures released since the law went into effect have made the ecommerce regulatory...
The agreement includes considerable positive developments on issues concerning financial services, agriculture, and...
While the new blueprint serves as a supplement to MIC 2025, the target goals are different from those of the original policy...
On July 31, US-China Business Council (USCBC) President Craig Allen testified before the US-China Economic Security Review...
Despite the March 2018 government restructuring, many reforms continue to be carried out. China’s annual work plan for 2019...
The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) kicks-off in Beijing on March 5. Convening just after trade negotiations were...
Trade talks to date have touched on a wide range of issues, but have not narrowed differences on structural issues like IP...
China will implement an intellectual property court of appeals on January 1. Decisions appealed to IP courts are currently...
USCBC’s 2018 Member Survey found that China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) protection environment remains generally...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may face mild competition from US and EU alternatives. While some have characterized...
On September 7, the 13th National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), China’s constitutional authority, released its...
As the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) spreads, having accounted for $250 billion in construction in about five years, it is...
The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Market Regulatory Authority (MRA) recently issued a penalty decision against a foreign...
Made in China 2025 (MIC2025), a central government economic plan that supports the development of advanced technology...
President Donald Trump has decided against using much-anticipated new measures to restrict Chinese access to US technology and...
Draft regulations related to China’s 2017 Cybersecurity Law may come into effect as soon as this month, according to US-China...
China’s real estate market has long benefitted investors, with its astronomical growth rate and nonexistent property tax, but...
Following two years of decline, the United States exported more goods in 2017 to China than ever before– in excess of $127...
Despite indications that US companies expect growth in revenue and profitability next year in China, concern about possible...
China’s rising debt levels concern investors and banking authorities, but regulators are becoming increasingly active in...
Following 10 months of silence, the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee in December passed China’s first...
This issue marks the first of a regular series of US-China Business Council (USCBC) reports analyzing key discussions and...