AmCham China Meeting with SAFEA
By Bai Yang This week, AmCham China President Alan Beebe led a delegation of AmCham China members to meet with Xusheng Qiu, Chief of Foreigners’ Working Management Division of the State Administration…
The Life(cycle) of Big Data
The amount of data generated by internet-connected devices is increasing exponentially, from a global tally of internet traffic amounting to just 100 gigabytes of data per hour in 1997, reaching more than…
DOJ Briefing on IPR protection, Digital Evidence
By Evan Schmitt In the wake of Trump’s executive memorandum directing the office of the United States Trade Representative to determine if an investigation into China’s intellectual property (IP) practices is necessary…
Decrypting Data Compliance in China
By Leon C.G. Liu, Jared T. Nelson, Vincent Schroder, and Romain Perray Three Key Trends for Companies Operating in China China is currently undergoing an unprecedented period of swift changes and developments…
Will Mobike Merge With Ofo?
By Jeffrey Towson I think we are officially at the end of Phase One of China’s bike-sharing and bike-rental phenomenon. There are a couple of clear leaders – Mobike and Ofo. The…
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…