Where Government Affairs Needs to Grow
By Lin Gao and Haiying Yuan For years, when people thought about China, they thought about the word guanxi, which means “relationships.” And when they thought about doing business in China, they…
Tianjin Delivers White Paper to Vice Mayor
On May 12, AmCham China Tianjin Chapter embarked on a full day of government outreach, industry tours and a government appreciation reception with 150-plus guests, including prominent officials from local authorities. The…
13FYP Paints a Gloomy Picture for Healthcare MNCs
By Olalla Pruneda and Kelly Gao This year’s National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, ratified the 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP), the country’s highest-level policy planning document and the first developed under President Xi…
Photo Gallery: US-China Patient Day 2016
Over 180 hospital leaders, physicians and healthcare industry experts gathered at Peking Union Medical College last month for US-China Patient Day. The event, which was co-hosted by the US-China Healthcare Cooperation Program…
Building Chinese Society After the Foreign NGO Law
Editor's note: AmCham China is hosting an event about the Foreign NGO Management Law on May 19, featuring speakers from the Ford Foundation, the Conference Board, Wilmer Hale, and moderated by Jim…
New Film Industry Law Sets Industry on Good Path
By Larry Sussman, Matthew Erramouspe and Wei Qian China is now on track to overtake the US as the world’s largest film market in the next few years. The global box office…
Photo Gallery: 2016 China Business Conference, DC
Michael Bloomberg, Owner and CEO of Bloomberg and former Mayor of New York, and Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State, were among the elite speakers at the 7th Annual China Business Conference,…
Been in China 5 Years? Read this.
The China Five-Year Tax Rule threshold and its application is a pertinent and often misunderstood issue that affects all expatriates (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwanese nationals) residing in the PRC. In…
Another Measure to Reel in Offshore Accounts
By Jonathan Sykes Virtually hidden in the Fix America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST), signed in December 2015, is the new 7345 section to the Internal Revenue Code. This new provision gives the…
In-Depth Interview:Elizabeth Knup, Ford Foundation
Few know China's NGOs as well as Elizabeth Knup. As the Ford Foundation's China Representative, she leads a team of 17 that in the past year directed $16 million in grants to…