A Message from the Chairman
These weeks are busy ones for the chamber. In April, we released our annual White Paper, the chamber’s flagship product and an invaluable reference for policymakers in both the US and China…
China Shows Leadership in Tech Innovation
By Egidio Zarrella As tech innovations unfold, China is quickly becoming one of the world’s leading tech epicenters. A recent KPMG survey of tech business leaders highlighted the country’s huge potential in…
Cybersecurity Law? It Means You, Too
Just a few weeks away from the June 1 start date for enforcement of China’s Cybersecurity Law, many companies are still oblivious to how the law will affect their operations. “We didn’t…
Legal: Environmental Protection Tax Law Reforms
By Shen Jinzhong The Environmental Protection Tax Law passed last December starts a process of environmental protection fee reform by incorporating them into tax measures, which will become the main economic incentives…
Sports Committee Kicks Off
The 2008 Summer Olympics are a hallmark moment in the growth and development of modern China. Many view the games as a moment where Beijing was able to overcome criticism of a…
AmCham China Celebrates Women’s Day
On March 8, 2016, a group of men climbed a mountain in southern China wearing dresses and heels in order to “experience the hardship of being a woman nowadays.” While there is…
The Serious Business of China at Play
Chinese children practice soccer at CF Reus, a club in Barcelona, Spain. Photo credit: CF Reus. The professionalization of China’s domestic sports industry could hardly be described as an easy 1-2-3 inning.…
Leveraging the 女 Economy
As anyone who has studied economics knows, discrimination is expensive. But even in those countries that have done the most to make their work places fairer, women still don’t enjoy the same…
Chairman Bill Zarit’s Message to the Chamber
By Bill Zarit Our members get the chance to express their views on the operating environment each year in our Business Climate Survey, and this year’s results are sobering. The survey, professionally…
The Doctor Has No Clothes
By Dr. Michael Couturie My office shares a wall with a pediatrician’s office, so the sound of crying coming from my left is pretty routine. This time, though, the tears were coming…