By Siyao Li- China’s Made in China 2025 Plan (also called “China Manufactured 2025”) has gained sizeable attention in Western countries in 2018 as western countries cry out against forced technology transfers in Joint Ventures with Chinese firms, tensions show no sign of simmering in the United States-China Trade War, and heightened…Read More Here
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On June 28, Chinese officials announced the loosening of restrictions on foreign investments in a variety of industries in the country’s 12 free trade zones, ranging from agriculture to banking. China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan stated that China “will continue to defend the global multilateral trading system” and that this move was part of a greater plan to continue opening up its market to the world. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning organization for the country, published the latest version of the Special Administrative Measures on Access to Foreign Investment 2018, also known as the “negative list,” a document that enumerates which industries foreign firms are prohibited from investing in. The number of sectors on the list is now just 48, a noticeable drop from 2017’s 63, and 2011’s 120. For the sectors not listed in the publication, foreign firms (on paper) are given equal treatment to domestic companies although recent surveys by the American Chamber of Commerce indicate a different picture. Many experts argue the changes are mostly superficial but the reduced list does provide opportunities for foreign investors to take advantage of.
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SUMMARY On Tuesday, April 17th, United States (US) merchant ships carrying $216 million worth of sorghum had to turn back to the US halfway en route to China after the country announced strict news tariffs on the grain. The new People’s Republic of China (PRC) trade law would require importers to pay a 178% tariff…
On Tuesday, April 17th, 2018, at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, a panel of think tank experts and university faculty gathered for a conference titled China and North Korea: Past, Present, and Future. The conference is well timed. With North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un’s recent visit to the People’s Republic…
On January 23, 2018, President Donald Trump approved two decisions imposing tariffs and quotas on solar cells and washers. These tariffs may adversely affect U.S. consumers through increased import prices and are likely to spark retaliatory polices by many of the U.S. trading partners in Asia. This began when the current administration approved safeguard measures, pursuant…
Chinese Aviation and the WTO: A Brief Author: Stephen Yin Editor: Brandon Hughes Date Published: November 20, 2017 Introduction This article reviews the rising competitiveness of Chinese firms in civil aircraft manufacturing. This article also addresses why Western countries, such as the United States (US), should leverage the World Trade Organization (WTO) mechanism to ensure…
Prepared by: Brandon Hughes and Audel Shokohzadeh Location: Washington, DC Event: Discussing ASEAN Security Challenges In preparation for an upcoming site visit to Thailand and Myanmar, FAO Global attended a high-profile event with influencers and high-ranking officials from Southeast Asia. The event highlighted opportunities and challenges facing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a…
Author: Kayla Blomquist Traveling abroad inherently presents a string of challenges to organizations and their people regarding logistics, safety, and accommodations. However, most organizations, be it non-profits, private business, or government representatives often neglect good cyber security practices. Each country presents its own unique set of data protection challenges but there are a variety of ways…
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