A Message from the Chairman – October 2017
By William Zarit In Beijing the summer months have usually meant “slowing down” for our business community. AmCham China, however, has not lost a step, advocating on behalf of our membership throughout…
View from Shandong – Eric Hirsch, JLL
By Luo Keran Real estate management firm JLL recently celebrated 10 years of operations in Shandong, starting with the establishment of a branch in the coastal city of Qingdao. Since then, the…
View from Shandong – Denver Lu, OSI Foods
By Luo Keran Agriculture is one of the major industries for Shandong, the No. 1 exporter of agricultural produce in China. Its strength in this area was reflected in the composition of…
AmCham China Hosts Dialogue on “Circular 39”
On September 7, Ye Wei, Deputy Director General of the Department of Foreign Investment Administration in the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), delivered remarks at AmCham China’s office in Beijing. Ye’s presentation focused…
Employers Get a Break on Labor Disputes
By Liu Zhenghe and Samuel Yang The unilateral termination legal system for employers affects employees’ rights of labor, employment stability and development, employers’ ability to operate autonomously, and the reasonable and orderly mobility…
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…
Shandong Vice Governor Visits AmCham China
Shandong Vice Governor Ren Airong and a delegation from the Department of Commerce of Shandong province met in Beijing on Tuesday with members of the AmCham China Board of Governors and other…
The Wisdom of Choosing China for Arbitration
By Arthur Dong and Darren Mayberry In the past 20 years the Chinese arbitration system has matured in many aspects, to the extent that foreign parties often favor arbitration clauses in their…
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…