Preventing a Patchwork Internet
When US and Chinese negotiators restarted their bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations last year, managing the flow of data between the two countries wasn’t high on the agenda. But the issue has…
Avoiding the Fall: China’s Economic Restructuring
China’s economy is slowing. For Michael Pettis, author of Avoiding the Fall: China’s Economic Restructuring, the reasons are clear, and it is just the beginning. Investment as a share of GDP has…
Beijing Become Cyclers’ Paradise Again?
While cities such as New York have kickstarted new bike-share programs to push cycling forward, Beijing and many other Chinese cities have pumped the brakes on biking. While sitting still in bumper…
New Guest is Here to Stay
Landing in a new city, in a foreign country, a Chinese traveler jumps into a cab and pulls up a location-sensitive travel app on a mobile device. Within moments, the traveler has…
Shall We Shake or Scan?
By Matt Conger and Phil Kohn It is an increasingly common scenario when doing business in China. The meeting has concluded and the two sides must now exchange WeChat contact details. Who…
One Year In
By James Argento A little over a year ago, I had the good fortune – though I didn’t know it at the time – to be asked to move from the US…
Back to Fundamentals
By Karen Guo “Green is not a color, green is a state of mind.” — Gro Harlem Brundtland, Special Envoy with the United Nations and former Prime Minister of Norway Economic growth…
Ask John in June
Dear John: My company is involved in the financing, developing and managing of real estate projects in the Southeast region of the US. Naturally, we have been following the recent influx of…
Next-Gen Solutions for HR Management
By Craig Holliman This Tuesday, members got a taste of the game-changing innovations for human resources management. Moderator Elisa Mallis, Head of Executive Coaching at MDS, facilitated the discussion, which ranged from whether…
Impact of China’s “Secure and Controllable” Policy
By Lan Yao AmCham China's ICT experts agreed on one point at Tuesday's event: the best way to resolve Internet restriction issues in China is to work closely with the government and…