Research Articles

Corporate Implications of US Designation of Xinjiang Genocide
There are no legal repercussions for a genocide designation under US law, though it intensifies reputational risk and could...
US-China Financial Decoupling and Prospects Under Biden
Efforts to delist Chinese companies and prohibit holding securities of certain military-affiliated companies will likely move...
Uncertainty Looming in China’s Changing IP Environment
Companies generally agree that the IP commitments included in the Phase One agreement are a step in the right direction. Some...
The Five Big-Ticket Items from Phase One
The agreement includes considerable positive developments on issues concerning financial services, agriculture, and...
WTO Members Push for World Trade Organization Reforms
Various efforts are underway to preserve the WTO by reforming it, but none yet have backing from both China and the United...
CFIUS Reform Bill Signed Into Law, Treasury Begins Implementation Through Pilot Program
Recent reforms to the operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) removed some of the...
Trump chooses less confrontational approach to address Chinese investment concerns
President Donald Trump has decided against using much-anticipated new measures to restrict Chinese access to US technology and...
US and China Move Closer to Implementing Tariffs; USCBC Pushes for Solutions, Not Sanctions
The United States will move forward in early July with a 25 percent tariff on a wide range of Chinese imports worth...
New North Korea sanctions on foreign banks may affect American companies
A new executive order to sanction foreign banks that do business with North Korea could affect transactions that American...