Research Articles
Patent applications and approvals in China reached new highs in 2007, which may indicate an increasing public awareness of...
The PRC State Council recently appointed some new faces to key government and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) positions. More...
The 31st meeting of the 10th National People's Congress Standing Committee, which closed on December 29, 2007, passed
The...
The PRC Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently released the Outline of the 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) on Developing Services...
Heading into the new year, China's leaders appear increasingly concerned about inflation and runaway lending. At China's 2007...
The PRC State Council recently announced new annual leave regulations and the 2008 PRC holiday schedule, both of which take...
Since the US government representatives involved in the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) have returned to Washington...
US-China JCCT talks show incremental progress
The 18th session of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)...
The PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) recently...
China has recently announced several personnel changes. More personnel changes are expected in the run up to the National...
The US Department of Commerce's Office of China Economic Area is planning a series of webinars on intellectual property rights...
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) is continuing its advocacy work with the PRC and US governments in the run up to the...
US-China Business Council (USCBC) Vice President of China Operations Bob Poole recently met with officials responsible for...
Since the PRC government's November 7 release of the Catalogue Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry: 2007 Revision, many US...
To standardize recruiting practices and prevent discriminatory hiring practices, the PRC Ministry of Labor and Social Security...
China released its long-awaited Catalogue Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry: 2007 Revision on November 7. The revisions...
US, PRC agencies draft agreements on food, pharmaceutical safety
US and PRC agencies completed initial negotiations on food and...
US and PRC government officials are in the midst of preparing for the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) and...
Legislation that took effect last month and a controversial acquisition of a US network technology company are once again...
China made more personnel changes in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the government to replace Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He...
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) this week released the results of a member company survey that compares and contrasts...
At the conclusion of the week-long 17th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress on October 22, four new officials were inducted...
Food and product safety legislation
Food and product safety has remained a prominent focus of the US Congress over the past few...
More than 2,200 delegates convened in Beijing on October 15 for the national Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one...
Although Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership changes will not be announced until the CCP Congress ends on Sunday, October...
US-China exchanges on environmental issues
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials in late September met with their...
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) last week approved two nonstop flights to China that will start daily operation next...
US-China Business Council (USCBC) President John Frisbie will testify this week in the Trade Policy Staff Committee's annual...
As part of an ongoing effort to influence the debate on China trade legislation, a coalition of companies and associations led...
The passage of China's Antimonopoly Law (AML) on August 30 completed a 13-year drafting process—one of China's longest—and put...