Category: Trade
Open Sesame: China Announces Further Opening of the Economy
China’s State Council has issued a circular of the government’s intentions to further open the economy and boost foreign investment. The circular is part of the effort to build China’s so-called “new open economic system,” with measures focused on streamlining...
Global Protectionism will not Stymie Chinese Deal-Making
Chinese companies collectively spent nearly $200 billion buying their foreign counterparts in the first nine months of 2016, with an additional increase in spending expected in the final quarter of the year. China’s historical emphasis on resources has been replaced...
Seizing Opportunities in China’s Cold Chain Logistics
Cold chain logistics form the foundation to supply perishable products—fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, aquaculture products, fresh flowers—and medical products—drugs, reagents, vaccines, biological products—that have strict temperature, humidity, and other environmental requirements.
USCBC Board Priority Statement
This sixth priorities statement issued by USCBC’s board of directors comes at an important time. The United States has a new administration that is developing its policy approach to manage the US-China relationship. China’s reforms are entering their fourth year,...
Encouraging Regional Trade Following US Withdrawal from TPP
With the TPP’s future uncertain as a result of the withdrawal of the United States, its largest member, and with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations entering their fifth year, Asia’s trade landscape is at a critical juncture. In...
Video: 6 Issues Defining US-China Relations
Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations Orville Schell describes the six most urgent recommendations for the US-China relationship.
Study: Understanding the US-China Trade Relationship
Today, trade with China supports roughly 2.6 million US jobs
Video: China’s Debt a Global Concern
Ruchir Sharma, the head of emerging markets and chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley, explains why he's worried that China's debt crisis will be a major global concern in 2017. Sharma delivered his predictions for the coming year at an...
OpEd: What’s left to talk about?
In affirming in November that he will end US participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade accord, as well as its European variant, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Trump has put down a marker: free trade is...
USCBC Hosts Third Annual Food Safety Seminar
Tuesday, November 22, USCBC hosted the third annual food safety seminar on the margins of the JCCT, along with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the US-China Agriculture and Food Partnership (AFP). First held in...