December 12, 2016
December 11, 2016 was an important day in China’s membership in the global economic community. Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the nation’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)—and it began the...
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December 5th, 2016
December 5, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has begun to name key officials who will play a role in his administration’s China policies. A summary of those key officials’ background on China-related issues is below for reference. In addition, Trump’s transition team announced an advisory panel of current and former CEOs...
November 17th, 2016
November 17, 2016
While President-elect Donald Trump’s policies and personnel choices remain unclear, companies should anticipate two China-related actions that may be pursued early in his presidency: currency legislation and...
November 10th, 2016
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his move to the Oval Office as the 45th US president, a review of his campaign stances on China and trade gives some indications of policies his administration might pursue. As noted in USCBC’s Washington Update on candidate’s possible policies, Trump’s trade proposals include:
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October 31st, 2016
October 31, 2016
As the business liaison for the House US-China Working Group (USCWG), the US-China Business Council (USCBC) is continuing its efforts to educate Congress about key issues that affect US companies doing business in...
October 20th, 2016
The final presidential debate of the 2016 election, which featured more substantive responses on policy issues than the first two, touched on several China- and trade-related issues.
Clinton:
“I've had the great honor of traveling across the world on behalf of our country. I've been to countries...
September 29th, 2016
Trade Talk Continues to Dominate Campaign Messages
China continued to be a target Monday night, even though the presidential debate was not focused on foreign policy. The candidates brought up the United States’ second-largest export market 12 times, and earlier that day, the Trump campaign issued a policy paper calling China a "cheater...
August 29th, 2016
The 2016 Election and What it Means for China Trade Policy
USCBC has been issuing a series of briefs regarding the implications of the 2016 US elections for China policy. This brief focuses on the vice presidential candidates; future briefs will look at...
August 18th, 2016
Presidential Candidates on China
While American presidents since Richard Nixon have typically implemented more moderate policies toward China after taking office than they advocated while campaigning, that path is less clear this year....
August 11th, 2016
China references in Hillary Clinton’s speech today on the economy:
“If you add up all of Trump's ideas – from cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations to starting a trade war with China to deporting millions of hard-working immigrants — the result would be a loss of 3.4 million jobs.”
“Some country is going to be the clean energy superpower of the 21st century and create millions of jobs and businesses. It's probably going to be either China, Germany, or America. I want it to be...
“Some country is going to be the clean energy superpower of the 21st century and create millions of jobs and businesses. It's probably going to be either China, Germany, or America. I want it to be...
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