The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will launch 20 workshops with Chinese agencies over the next two years to engage and educate officials about regulatory issues and best practices, USTDA Director Leocadia Zak told business executives at a February 2 US-China Business Council (USCBC) lunch. She also addressed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) financing, market access, and the effects of the anticorruption campaign on US businesses.

To tackle complex administrative licensing processes, US companies in China are refining their government affairs efforts to focus on transparency and communication challenges, as well as obstacles stemming from the anticorruption campaign. The US-China Business Council (USCBC) pinpointed several Chinese government affairs-related licensing issues during interviews with more than 30 member companies in fall 2015 to better understand how companies address them.

China’s 13th Five Year Plan (FYP), covering 2016-2020, will be submitted for review in late October at the next meeting for the senior party leadersh

Instill fear, strengthen the regulatory framework, and change the political culture—these are the three stages to fighting official corruption, according to Wang Qishan, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s corruption watchdog. After a three-year crackdown and widespread investigations and prosecutions, the Chinese government has in recent months tightened the regulatory screws to deter official corruption.