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Mid-Year Assessment: Reforms and US-China Trade Relations

Mid-Year Assessment: Reforms and US-China Trade Relations

Disappointing bilateral negotiations between the United States and China have added few new successes to lackluster investment reforms, despite the multiple announcements, promises, and regulatory changes by the Chinese government over the past six months.

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US-China Economic Dialogue Concludes, USCBC Hosts Vice Premier

US-China Economic Dialogue Concludes, USCBC Hosts Vice Premier

First Meeting of US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue Concludes, No Statements Issued Yet
 
American and Chinese government delegations met today in the first US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED). The dialogue ended at 4:30 pm Washington, DC time today (June 19), but no statements on outcomes have been issued as this update goes to press. Chinese government sources have indicated that the Chinese delegation will hold a press conference at 8:00 pm DC (8:00 am Thursday Beijing).
 

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What to expect in the final National People’s Congress meeting

What to expect in the final National People’s Congress meeting

China’s legislative body is expected to deviate from the typical economic agenda when it convenes March 5 for its final session before the 19th Communist Party Congress in the fall. Instead, the focus will be on preparing for the Party Congress and a leadership shuffle for President Xi Jinping’s second five-year term.

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Annual Forecast Conference Discusses Trump Administration Plans and Options

Annual Forecast Conference Discusses Trump Administration Plans and Options

Reduced regulation and increased energy production are the pillars of the Trump administration’s economic plan, according Stephen Moore, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and economic advisor to President Trump during his campaign.

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Expert panel outlines political risks in 2017 and how to mitigate them

Expert panel outlines political risks in 2017 and how to mitigate them

The Trump administration is expected to take a less patient and conciliatory approach to US-China trade relations than has been the norm in recent years; but with its own significant political transitio

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New Year, New High-Level Leadership Changes

New Year, New High-Level Leadership Changes

The start of 2016 brought several personnel shifts in China’s central government, including in agencies responsible for publishing economic data and for taxation, financial system, and state-owned enterprise (SOE) regulation.

Notable recent personnel changes include:

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