Belts, Roads, and Multinationals
By Gabriel Wong Few people could have envisaged what the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative entailed when President Xi Jinping first proposed the concept back in 2013. However, four years later,…
AmCham China Holds First Meeting with SCLAO
By Jack Kamensky AmCham China regularly submits comments on drafts of various laws and regulations that affect the operations of member companies. One Chinese government office that is deeply involved in the…
Ancient Games and Modern Computing
By Vanessa Gomez and Aaron Kruse Computer programs have previously defeated humans at their own games, but the feat was accomplished by mapping out every possible move and, in each situation, selecting…
Defeating the Hydra in US-China Economic Ties
When US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the 100-day deal in early May, he heralded the agreement as a “Herculean accomplishment.” If progress on the rest of the trade relationship follows…
Upgrading Education for Future Uncertainties
By Aaron Kruse and Joseph Good D During times of substantial economic innovation, new skills become the basis of growth and opportunity. According to a 2016 report from Brookings, traditional models of…
100-Day Deal Deadline Scorecard
At the early-April meeting in Mar-a-Lago between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump, the two leaders agreed to advance US-China economic cooperation with a 100-day plan intended to make progress on key issues.…
White Paper Deliveries Focus on Finance
By Jack Kamensky The financial sector in China has been very dynamic over the past year, with both challenges and opportunities for foreign businesses such as stringent capital controls, new cybersecurity regulations,…
Where’s the Beef?
After 14 years of hard work the ban on US beef imports into China has been lifted. On June 30, after a lengthy hiatus, US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and US…
How to Work with Artificial Intelligence
By Johnny Yu We are living through a time of profound change, one where technological development is forcing us to question what our place will be in the world—and what role humans…
Central China celebrates US Independence Day
Last weekend, the AmCham China – Central China Chapter celebrated US Independence Day with more than 270 guests at Renaissance Wuhan Hotel. Acting Consul General, Terry Mobley, representing the US Consulate General in…