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USCBC Bulletin

Event Wrapup

WASHINGTON

November

Reception for the National People's Congress (NPC) Delegation

Featured the Company Law and Securities Law Redrafting Delegation with members from the NPC, State Council, and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Wu Gaosheng, director general, Research Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, led the delegation.

Issues Luncheon on China's Currency and Other Economic Issues: The Treasury View

Featured US Department of the Treasury Office of East Asian Nations Director Robert Dohner for a discussion on China's currency and other economic issues.

December

USCBC Board of Directors' Meeting

Welcome Reception for Incoming USCBC President John Frisbie

Issues Luncheon on US Visas for China Business: Update on Policy and Practice

Featured Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Janice Jacobs.

NEW YORK

November

USCBC Financial Services Group Meeting

Featured the Company Law and Securities Law Redrafting Delegation with members from the NPC, State Council, and CSRC. Attendees discussed possible improvements to the PRC Securities Law and the role of foreign companies.

BEIJING

December

Discussion on Trade Unions in Foreign-Invested Enterprises (FIEs)

Featured Ma Jianjun, a partner in the Jun He Law Firm Shanghai office, for a discussion on the establishment of trade unions in FIEs and the legal requirements for companies under existing PRC trade union law.

SHANGHAI

December

Discussion on Trade Unions in FIEs

Featured Ma Jianjun, a partner in the Jun He Law Firm Shanghai office.

USCBC President John Frisbie
USCBC President John Frisbie

Upcoming Events

Issues Luncheons, Washington, DC

February 17, 2005
March 17, 2005

China Business 2005

Chicago, Illinois: January 31, 2005
Dallas, Texas: February 1, 2005

Forecast 2005, Washington, DC

Evening Reception: February 2, 2005
Conference: February 3, 2005
For more information, see Forecast 2005 Invitation

USCBC 32nd Annual Membership Meeting

Washington, DC: June 9, 2005

USCBC Board of Directors Convenes Biannual Meeting

The USCBC Board of Directors held its annual winter meeting in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2004. US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner, Assistant USTR for China Charles Freeman, and Assistant USTR for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Christopher Padilla briefed the board on bilateral trade issues. The USTR team and the board then discussed intellectual property, PRC government procurement policy, currency issues, and trading and distribution rights for US companies in China and agreed to work closely on these and other issues in the coming year.

(Left to right) USCBC President John Frisbie and USCBC Chair and UPS Chairman and CEO Michael L. Eskew; US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick and Deputy USTR Josette Shiner at the USCBC Board of Directors Meeting.


Reception Honors Incoming USCBC President John Frisbie

A reception to welcome USCBC President John Frisbie at the Smithsonian Institution's Sackler Gallery of Art immediately followed the board meeting. PRC Executive Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, who was in Washington, DC, for discussions with senior White House and Department of State officials; Rep. John Shimkus (R-Illinois); USCBC Chair and UPS Chairman and CEO Michael Eskew; and other speakers addressed roughly 300 guests, including representatives of more than 100 USCBC member companies. Other guests of honor included Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-Texas), PRC Ambassador Yang Jiechi, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of American Affairs Director General He Yafei, and former US Ambassador to the PRC James Lilley.

(Left to right) PRC Executive Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, Hebei Delegation Member Xu Shangwei, and Rep. John Shimkus (R-Illinois); guests at the reception; and Dai, Xu, and Eskew.

Photographs: Kaveh Sardari

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