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China revises foreign investment negative lists
Last month, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce released their annual update to China’s Negative List for Foreign Investment and Free Trade Zone Negative List. The national list formalized openings in financial services, as well as...
Three important new draft laws released for comment
Last Friday, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee released a spate of draft laws for public comment. Three of these laws are of particular interest to US companies operating in China: the second draft of the revised Patent Law, the...
A look at China’s “new infrastructure” initiative
With a “new infrastructure” initiative in the works and some details on travel to and from China, we’ve got our Shanghai director, Owen Haacke, on the line for a quick roundup of what you need to know this week. Relevant...
Did the meeting between Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi yield results?
Did anything come out of the meeting between Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi? For this, and an update on the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, we get the latest from our director there, Lipei Zhang. Relevant links: Stay up to...
A planned US-China meeting and new COVID-19 cases in Beijing
This week, we’re expecting to see a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi. Trade isn’t expected to be a topic of conversation, but some other issues that are affecting companies possibly will....
Hainan free trade port and a US-China relations update
Plans for the new Hainan free trade port have been all over Chinese state media lately, so this week we get the latest from our Beijing director, Lipei Zhang, on the plans for the free trade zone. Relevant links USCBC:...
The future of Hong Kong
Beijing’s decision to propose a new national security law for Hong Kong has reignited debates over the city’s future. We figured two people who would be able to provide some insight are James McGregor, Chairman of APCO Worldwide, and Mark...
The NPC closes and Hainan free trade plan released
As the National People’s Congress came to a close last week, the main point of attention was the national security legislation on Hong Kong. For the latest on that, as well as a look at some current supply chain issues...
China’s approach to post-outbreak stimulus
The road to economic recovery after COVID-19 will look quite different for China compared to its response during the last global financial crisis. Houze Song is a research fellow at the Paulson Institute’s think tank, MacroPolo. He characterizes China’s approach...
A look at the latest from the NPC
At the moment, the National People’s Congress is working its way through the legislative session, so we’re getting the latest from Lipei Zhang, our Beijing director, on the meeting. Relevant links: USCBC: China Abandons GDP Growth Target, Promises Continued Stimulus and...