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A shifting media environment, China’s trade retaliation, and Huawei implications
This week we catch up with Jake Parker, our head of operations in Beijing. Three main topics on the table; a negative change in tone in Chinese state media, Beijing’s response to the new list of tariffs on $300 billion...
Trade talks, impacts, and retaliation
This week, we talk with Owen Haacke, USCBC’s head in Shanghai. First, we get an update on the trade talks between the US and China that closed last Friday, then we dig into some of the consequences–negative impacts on companies,...
CBIRC’s 12 measures, a tweet complicates trade talks, and the State Export Report
This week we talk with our Beijing head and VP of China Operations, Jake Parker. First up, China’s banking and insurance regulator has 12 new measures on opening up the country’s financial sector. Next, the President has been tweeting, throwing...
Business environment in China, potential presidential meeting, NPC amendments, and the Belt and Road Forum
This week we sit down with USCBC’s Shanghai chief Owen Haacke to talk about a range of issues. First up, some details on the business environment and USCBC’s engagement with provincial governments. Next up is the potential of a Trump-Xi...
First quarter GDP, enforcement mechanisms, and Foreign Investment Law followup
This week, we have a chat with Jake Parker, head of the Beijing office of USCBC. First on the docket is China’s Q1 economic data; why did growth slightly beat expectations? Next up is enforcement; in a final trade deal...
Podcast: USCBC meets with Zhejiang Governor, environmental enforcement, and the China Development Forum
This week, we catch up with Owen Haacke, our Chief Representative in Shanghai. The US-China Business Council led a delegation of its member companies to meet with the Governor of Zhejiang Province, Yuan Jiajun. Environmental enforcement has also been a...