China Business Minute

China is currently gearing up for its major import expo next month, which will take place under new COVID-19 protocols. In the meantime, the United States updated export controls that might cause some trouble for US companies that work with Huawei. To get a read on this and more, we’re on the line with our […]

After the Golden Week holiday in China, people are returning to the office and getting back to work, including our own office in Beijing. This week, we get a catchup from our director in the capital, Lipei Zhang. Learn more

Over the weekend, China’s Ministry of Commerce published the final Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List, laying out the details of how companies might end up on the list and what it would mean if they do. To get an

The past week or so has had a few major developments, including updates to China’s export control catalogue, new regulations on trade secret protections, and a new China-led initiative on global data security. For the update on this and more,

This week’s catchup is a bit of a mixed bag, with some news on tariff exclusions, a look at some standardization of China’s social credit system, and a status update on air travel to China. We get the details from

After some confusion about whether talks were going to happen at all, Liu He, Robert Lighthizer, and Steve Mnuchin held a call about the Phase One deal. To get an update on this and the response from the Chinese side,

This week, two major news headlines are in focus—the upcoming 14th Five-Year Plan, and a potential ban on WeChat. So, to get the download on both of these items, we’re on the line with our Shanghai director, Owen Haacke. Got

Although a private measure of China’s factory activity jumped last month to its highest level since 2011, the Chinese economy is still dealing with the fallout from COVID-19. This is at least in part due to depressed global demand, curtailing

The big story of the past week in US-China relations has been the tit for tat shuttering of consulates in Houston and Chengdu. So, to get the latest on what the closures mean for the business community and the bilateral

Although there has been some coverage in US media about the floods currently wreaking havoc in China, we figured it would be useful to get some on-the-ground perspective and info from our director in Beijing, Lipei Zhang.  Relevant links: Learn