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...
The Ecommerce Law, One Year On
  Companies report that implementing measures released since the law went into effect have made the ecommerce regulatory...
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...
When Can we Expect China to Make Good on its Yuan Convertibility Promises?
The 13th Five-Year Plan called for the yuan to be fully convertible by 2020. Such a move would increase liquidity and allow...
Capacity Cuts Lessen Supply, Raise Prices
China’s moves, including environmental shutdowns, to cut production capacity have reduced supply, raised prices, and in some...
New Draft Standards Law Promotes Indigenous Innovation
The third draft of China’s Standardization Law could create a barrier for foreign companies trying to market or manufacture...
Managing Employee Party Organizations in MNCs
Local governments are encouraging the establishment of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations within some multinational...
Chinese President’s State Visit Spotlights Bilateral Challenges
China’s President Xi Jinping is slated to make his first formal state visit to the United States the week of September 21,...
Obama in China: Deals on Visas and Climate Change, Tech Tariff Reductions, and Commitment to BIT as ‘Top Economic Priority’
US President Barack Obama concluded a constructive three-day visit to China earlier today with announcements of new bilateral...
US, Chinese Negotiators Gear up for S&ED, Innovation Dialogue
Amid a slowdown in China’s economy and tension between the United States and China on a variety of issues, US and Chinese...
Bilateral Investment Treaty: Update on USCBC Advocacy and Launch of Member Working Group
China’s announcement at the 2013 Strategic & Economic Dialogue that it would use the US approach to bilateral investment...
USCBC Explains: How a Negative List Would Work in a US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
As the United States and China restart negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), the US-China Business Council (...
Why an Investment Treaty with China Matters
We are starting to hear a lot about a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with China. Here’s hoping we hear a lot more. The...
USCBC Submission for Trade Talks Highlights Investment Restrictions, IPR, Administrative Licensing
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) will recommend solutions to foreign investment, intellectual property, and administrative...
New Leading Group, Shanghai FTZ Announcements Indicate Economic Reform Slowly Advancing
Chinese government agencies have recently taken steps to advance economic reform, from establishing a high-level leading group...
MOFCOM, Finance Issue 2014 Reform Priorities
In a sign that China’s leaders are increasingly serious about economic reform, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the...
US-China Trade Talks Wrap up in Beijing with Progress on IPR, Procurement, Agriculture
US and Chinese senior government officials announced movement on key business issues during this year’s plenary session of the...
China’s Economic Reforms: Significant Openings, or Something Less?
As the economic reform debate continues in China, inter-agency divisions—especially between the National Development and Reform...
Central Economic Work Conference Concludes with Familiar Messages
The PRC government agreed to pursue “a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy” in 2012, according to a statement...
More Deals, Approval Bottlenecks Could Lead to Longer Wait Times for Merger Reviews in 2012
Merger and acquisition (M&A) review activity picked up in the last few months of 2011. Recent regulatory changes and...
CHINA'S ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF SLOWING--SLIGHTLY
Looking back at 2007... China delivered another year of strong economic growth in 2007, propelled largely by high levels of...
BEIJING AND WASHINGTON STEP UP FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY EFFORTS
Food and product safety remains a major concern on both sides of the Pacific, and discussions on how to address these issues...