Event Wrapup

Washington

September

Issues Luncheon: Discussion with Timothy P. Stratford and Claire Reade, Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

Featured Stratford, assistant USTR for China, and Reade, chief counsel for China Trade Enforcement, who reported on their recent meetings in China and discussed the role of the chief counsel.

October

Issues Luncheon: The New US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue

Featured US Department of the Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs Timothy D. Adams

Roundtable Luncheon on Government Affairs Hiring in China

Featured Yancy Molnar, senior manager for International Government Affairs at DaimlerChrysler Corp., and Becca Gould, vice president for Government Relations at Dell Inc.

Beijing

August

Luncheon with USTR Susan C. Schwab

Schwab spoke on her recent meetings with PRC Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai and discussed US trade policy toward China to more than 180 guests. The luncheon was cosponsored by the US-China Business Council (USCBC) and the American Chamber of Commerce-Beijing.

Shanghai

August

Dinner with USTR Officials

Featured Stratford, Reade, and Assistant USTR for Intellectual Property Rights Victoria Espinel

September

Roundtable on Labor Unions in China

USCBC staff and member companies discussed recent developments concerning labor unions in China.

Best Practices Luncheon: Executive Leadership in Joint Venture Companies

Kevin Wale, president and general manager of the General Motors China Group, discussed successful executive leadership practices in joint venture companies. Cosponsored by USCBC and the Center for Global Business Leadership at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.

October

China Operations Conference

The members-only conference included presentations and panel discussions on China's financial sector and economy, human resources and labor issues, corporate social responsibility, US-China trade relations, government relations, and China's legislative calendar for the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10).

Xiamen, Fujian

September

Reception

Cosponsored by USCBC, the Boeing Co., and UPS, the reception featured provincial delegates attending the 10th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen and USCBC member company representatives.