One topic that has been dominating headlines out of China has been power shortages. Since our China offices are currently closed for the national holiday, today we’re chatting with Jack Kamensky, USCBC’s director of business advisory services, based here in Washington, DC. Need to get in touch about how power outages are affecting your company? […]

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Companies in China grapple with electricity cuts

We have some personnel news here in Washington. Our new senior vice president recently started in our DC office, and we figured it would be good for members to be able to put a voice with a name. So this week, we chat with our new senior vice president, David Thomas.  Have a question? Get […]

A quick chat with our new senior vice president, David Thomas

Common prosperity has become a real buzzword lately in Chinese media and government statements. But what exactly does the term represent, and what does it mean for companies? To dig into the topic, we chat with Lipei Zhang, our director in Beijing. More from USCBC: Will Common Prosperity Usher in China’s Progressive Era? Learn more […]

What does “common prosperity” mean for companies?

This week, we launched our latest report, looking at the challenges US companies face in China’s government procurement market and some of the strategies they use to overcome them. To get a quick rundown of the main points, this week we’re chatting with the author, Alison Schonberg, a business advisory services manager with USCBC in […]

Navigating China’s evolving government procurement market

China’s congress recently passed the Personal Information Protection Law, a piece of legislation that will significantly impact how foreign and Chinese companies collect, use, and transfer personal information. To get a rundown of what companies need to know about the law and its implementation, we’re on the line with Hannah Feldshuh, a business advisory services […]

Bonus: What you should know about the Personal Information Protection Law

China’s regulatory environment has seen some pretty significant developments lately, especially in data privacy, cybersecurity, and competition policy. To get a rundown of the most important changes, we’re on the line this week with our Vice President for China Operations, Matt Margulies.  Related reading from USCBC: China Passes Personal Information Protection Law New Regulations on […]

Understanding China’s new regulations on critical information infrastructure (CII)

The island of Hainan in southern China is a tropical destination that’s being developed as a free trade area by the Chinese government. A delegation from USCBC recently visited the province for a set of meetings. This week, to get a roundup of the meetings, we chat with our Chief Representative in Shanghai, Melinda Xu. […]

An update from Hainan

China’s massive ride-hailing app Didi has been in focus lately as Chinese government regulators have dealt several blows to the company, including an investigation and banning the company’s app from app stores. This week, we’re having a quick chat with Hannah Feldshuh, one of our BAS managers in Beijing who covers data issues and has […]

What can we learn from recent actions against Didi?

Our Shanghai office has recently been holding some meetings with company representatives and Chinese government officials as well, so we wanted to get an update from their on-the-ground work. To get that update, we’re on the line with our Chief Representative in Shanghai, Melinda Xu.

An operational update from Shanghai

The biggest news in the past week out of China has probably been the passage of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. To get a rundown of the law, we’re on the line this week with our Vice President for China Operations, Matt Margulies.  Relevant links: China’s New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law Creates Further Uncertainty for US Companies […]

China passes the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He has recently met with both USTR Katherine Tai and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. This week, to get a debrief on how the Chinese government and media is looking at the meetings, we’re on the line with our chief representative in Shanghai, Melinda Xu. Get in touch with Melinda Have questions […]

Liu He meets with Katherine Tai and Janet Yellen

Recently, a group from our Beijing office headed to Shanxi province in central China for some forums and some private meetings. To get a roundup from the meetings, we’re on the line with our vice president for China operations, Matt Margulies. Get in touch with Matt about upcoming meetings Learn more about USCBC on our […]

An update from central China

This week, a few milestones. Today is our hundredth episode of the China Business Minute. It’s been quite a journey since April of 2019 when we released our first episode. Thank you so much for listening throughout those two years. As you might have noticed, to celebrate this milestone, we’ve refreshed the cover art for […]

Lessons from a decade of work in the US-China relationship

About a week after the end of the May Day holiday in China, we’ve got a better picture of travel levels, tourism spending, and some other domestic drives to promote consumption.

Parsing China’s latest consumption and trade data

As Chinese day trippers and travelers took 56 million trips this past Saturday and over a million people visited tourist destinations in Beijing for the May Day holiday, travel is on the mind. So to get an update on US-China travel, we’re on the line with our vice president for China operations, Matt Margulies. Learn […]

Incremental steps towards resuming normal US-China travel

Catch a roundup from our China offices of the most important developments from the past week and a look forward to what's ahead.

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