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USCBC Bulletin
USCBC Board of Directors Meets with PRC Leaders in China
USCBC board delegation with PRC Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing USCBC President John Frisbie led a delegation of USCBC board members to Beijing for meetings with senior PRC officials November 28-29, 2006. The board group, which included USCBC Chair and Chair, President, and CEO of the Boeing Co. Jim McNerney; USCBC Vice Chair and Chair and CEO of the Dow Chemical Co. Andrew Liveris; Frisbie; and five other directors, discussed bilateral commercial issues with PRC Premier Wen Jiabao, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, and Commerce Minister Bo Xilai. Chen Deming, executive vice chair of the PRC National Development and Reform Commission, attended the meeting with Premier Wen. The delegation raised several points in the meetings: increased scrutiny on China trade by the new Congress, concerns about rising voices of protectionism in both countries, and the importance of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). The delegation also stressed that more progress on market access, intellectual property rights (IPR), and other issues would help lessen pressure in the US Congress for legislation. Wen expressed his commitment to working on what he identified as the three main issues in the bilateral trade relationship: IPR protection, which he noted is also important to PRC companies; the trade deficit, by expanding US exports to China; and the exchange rate, by steadily increasing rate movement. Wen said he believes both the United States and China are against protectionism. He also said he "welcomes" the SED, noting that the United States and China need to address long-term issues and the importance of showing results in the near term. USCBC Shanghai Hosts China Operations ConferenceThe US-China Business Council (USCBC) held its Shanghai China Operations 2006 conference on October 26. The conference began with a discussion on China's economy led by Hong Liang, executive director, Asia Economic Research, Goldman Sachs, Inc. Steve Maloy, general counsel, Asia-Pacific, General Electric Co., spoke on public policy and China's legislative calendar, while Jill Malila, director of Client Management, Mercer Human Resources Consulting, discussed employee retention strategies. Robert Poole, vice president, China Operations, USCBC, moderated a panel discussion on effective corporate social responsibility in China that featured Pierre Cohade, president, Asia Pacific, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and Jim McIlvenny, president, Asia Pacific and Greater China, the Dow Chemical Co. Robert A. Kapp, president, Robert A. Kapp Associates, delivered the luncheon address on US-China trade relations--the view from the United States. In the afternoon, Toshiyuki Arai, partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker LLP, moderated a panel discussion on labor issues in China. Jeff Albright, president-Asia, Briggs & Stratton Corp., and Jun Ge, director, Legal Affairs, Intel China, presented. Kenneth Jarrett, consul general, US Consulate General, Shanghai, delivered the afternoon keynote on bilateral relations and the new Strategic Economic Dialogue. Ba Shusong, deputy director general, Financial Research Institute, Development Research Center of the PRC State Council, followed with a discussion of financial sector reform in China. A panel on upgrading the government relations function of China operations featured Peng Ningke, director, Government Relations, Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co. Ltd., and Liu Ran, manager, Public Affairs, UPS (China). Bill Beddow, director, Government Relations and Corporate Affairs, Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd., moderated the panel.
Conference photos by Wang Hua
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