Tag: China

Crackdowns on business have left Chinese entrepreneurs weary and wary. The perception of foreign business in China serving as a bridge between the world is shifting dramatically. Here's what multinationals need to know...

Here are three takeaways that will be valuable for multinational corporations in China and internationally...

From October 16-23, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will complete its once-in-a-decade leadership change...

The bill aims to reduce foreign dependence on semiconductor production in geopolitically sensitive locations...

While much of the world is easing COVID-19 restrictions despite persistent waves of infections, China remains unwaveringly committed to the “zero-COVID” strategy...

China announced several important developments in its climate agenda in 2021...

The forum was established to help resolve long-standing bilateral issues and align American and European policies...

President Biden unveiled his China strategy. The strategy is organized around three pillars: invest, align, and compete...

The metaverse will be the first major global technology created in a world under China’s regulatory framework for cyberspace...

Two pillars of the Biden administration’s approach toward the region—its long-awaited China strategy and highly anticipated Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)—are set to be formally launched..

Frameworks established by pieces of legislation make clear that Chinese regulators aim to compel multinational corporations to pursue data localization...

China is confronted with a series of complex challenges in 2022, from sporadic local COVID-19 outbreaks to weak consumption growth and external tensions...

This post takes a closer look at how China’s RCEP membership and potential CPTPP and DEPA memberships may impact MNCs...

In this guide for corporate executives, APCO experts identify seven issues that we’re watching and know will be important for MNCs in 2022...

In 2022, we will see the enduring geopolitical, societal and geo-commercial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reveal themselves...

There are concerns over the stability of China’s real estate sector and the impact of the crisis on the wider Chinese economy and effect in other sectors...

Global companies with operations in China face new challenges, but most still view the Chinese market as critical to their business strategies globally.  ..

The meeting could act as a foundation for a more stable relationship and productive dialogue on issues of mutual interest...

What does China’s increasing emphasis on decarbonization mean for MNCs looking to enter or expand in China?..

Japan is caught in a situation where it needs to balance its national interests in the context of the ever-increasing geo-political and economic rivalry...

This edition of APCO Forum focuses on the policy and geopolitical priorities of Chinese leaders at the UN General Assembly. The issues they will address support China's higher goals of national rejuvenation and to reestablish itself as a great global power...

Many firms are doubling down on China and Asia as the focus for the company’s growth for at least the next 3-5 year cycle...

In China, e-hospitals were already widespread prior to COVID-19, with the pandemic providing further impetus for their development and continued adoption...

China set a goal to become a global sports power. This market is lucrative for multinational companies if they understand the opportunities and challenges...

The following are some thoughts I shared on technology’s central role in China's 14th Five-Year Plan and implications for businesses...

Due to the stability of the China market, companies have prioritized building relationships with major stakeholders in China through events and expos...

The Chinese government introduced a “new urbanization” strategy, which offers ample opportunities for multi-national companies to support and benefit from...

Get APCO's analysis of the Two Sessions, including analysis of the 14th Five Year Plan and details on the impact on multinationals. ..

On December 30, 2020, after seven years of dialogue, the European Union (EU) and China announced, the conclusion in principle of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). In a deal which is highly political in nature, which sectors of EU business stand to benefit the most?..

In September 2020, President Xi Jinping declared that China would be carbon neutral by 2060. This goal has provided fresh impetus to accelerate the development of China’s New Energy Vehicles (NEV) industry...

The Chinese Communist Party leadership recently came together at the Fifth Plenum to review and formulate the country’s next Five-Year Plan (FYP). This context provides insight into the role “dual circulation” will play in future reforms...

Both the United States and China have been trying to engage Europe as a counterweight amid their rivalry. Despite China’s wish to sustain a cordial relationship, the EU’s harder stance towards China on a range of issues leaves more questions than answers...

Despite the turbulence contributed by both the U.S. and China over the last few years to the bilateral relationship, China still presents significant commercial opportunities for multinational companies. However, companies must be able to navigate this heightening tension by establishing trust in a business environment increasingly being drawn into the political fray...

By 2025, China is likely to be the world’s largest 5G market, with both public and private sector organizations in market demonstrating that virtually any industry can benefit from it. A glimpse at China’s 5G progress and applications can help foreign companies to understand how they can become part of the story...

A military standoff between India and China in northern Ladakh, along a long-disputed border, has stirred up serious tensions which could have enormous geopolitical consequences for a world battling a pandemic for which many blame Beijing. The relationship between the world’s two most-populous nations can be seen through five different prisms, each of which is playing a role in deciding where ties are today and where they are likely to head in the future...

China's Two Sessions opened on May 21 and served as an opportunity to demonstrate control over the pandemic and outline a blueprint for the country’s future development...

While the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area plan has reached a number of milestones, it has faced several setbacks. Foreign companies that tailor their strategy to the plan’s ambitions and priorities are best placed to benefit from its ambitious agenda...

The greatest opportunity in this time of crisis are for companies to demonstrate their know-how and expertise through partnering in “new infrastructure” projects. Besides the potential to partner on large-scale endeavors, companies that are actively engaging with China will shape tomorrow’s infrastructure standards and lay the foundations for long-term success...

While Chinese and global public health officials fight the current coronavirus epidemic, it is important to step back and examine the underlying causes of this outbreak. We are likely to see a continuation of infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics in the future and learning from this epidemic may help prevent or mitigate the impact of future epidemics...

APCO’s Greater China team takes a closer look at the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement and assesses where the deal is now, compared to where the two countries started...

As part of a push for high quality development, the Chinese government has increased calls for sustainability and environmental protection under the umbrella of “green development.” Under this context, an increasing number of socially responsible domestic businesses have emerged to demonstrate their role in supporting government priorities...

China is set to overtake the United States as the world’s largest aviation market by the mid-2020s. Despite its slowing economic growth, the country’s booming middle class offers significant potential for future market expansion as more people opt for air travel, be it for business or leisure...

In China, significant opportunities exist for foreign enterprises to align with the government’s ambitious healthcare reform goals and influence the future of the country's health sector...

APCO observed some noticeable changes on the ground that present opportunities for foreign companies to leverage the CIIE for public affairs purposes...

China’s participation in the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, held at the UN Headquarters in New York on September 23, marks another major milestone in the development of China’s environmental protection policies...

Deciding to participate in the Belt and Road has always come with the potential for economic opportunities as well as possible risks and challenges. Companies need to consider all aspects of potential partnerships...

How does China’s social media landscape differ from the west? Who are the biggest players, and how can foreign companies leverage them? Here are the three key things multinational companies need to know about China’s current social media landscape, and how it differs from the west...

With nationalism on the rise globally, including China, foreign multinational companies need new guidelines to manage crises in China’s new era. ..

APCO's Greater China team provides insights and analysis on China’s 2019 Two Sessions and shares what it means for global business. ..

Settlers of Catan is an apt metaphor for the geopolitical developments that accompany China’s rise to the world stage...

On October 18, 2017, the 19th NCCPC will be held in Beijing, presided over by President Xi Jinping who is expected to continue for a second five-year term as general secretary...

What do a number of Italian football clubs, Greek ports, German enterprises, and prime UK real estate have in common? They were all the targets of Chinese investment in the last few years...

The escalating trade tensions between the United States and China could have serious consequences for auto manufacturers, suppliers, and consumers in both markets...

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released a shortened “negative list” for foreign investment. The updated list significantly reduces the number of sectors in which foreign investment is restricted, cutting down last year’s draft list from 63 to 48 sectors...

Since 1999, the year China’s "Going Out" strategy was first announced, China has dreamed of creating global brands. ..

The recently completed annual “Two Sessions” of China’s legislature and advisory bodies contained two notable highlights...

In this white paper, APCO Worldwide provides its global public affairs insight and offers specific recommendations for Chinese entities who seek to expand in the United States...

President Trump’s “America first” policy and rhetoric over China has broad popular appeal, but a trade war could spill over into attitudes towards foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States...

This year China’s legislature ratified the 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020), the country’s highest-level policy planning document and the first developed under President Xi Jinping. In these videos, James McGregor, chairman of APCO Worldwide in Greater China, and Lilian Rogers, associate consultant at APCO’s Beijing office, discuss what to watch for in China over the next five years and whether the 13th FYP encapsulates lofty dreams or realistic reforms for the country’s future. ..

For nearly a decade, APCO's Beijing Director Bruce Fu has been following these trends and advising multinational companies on how to interpret these regulations and keep their business relevant. In these videos, Bruce walks us through the motivations behind China’s technology ambitions, the role that innovation plays, and how technology MNCs should react...

APCO's team in China prepared a special report on China's 13th five-year plan, with analysis of Xi Jinping's priorities for the plan, how the government plans to keep growth on track, and how to revitalize the nation. The report also discusses contradictions of the plan and how it impacts business. A downloadable version is available after the jump...

On April 28, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, passed the Foreign NGO Management Law (Chinese/English), the third draft of a law which had already received widespread criticism for moving foreign NGOs operating in China from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), China’s police and security authority. ..

Because of the importance of standards in earlier iterations of telecommunications networks, China wants to help define the global 5G standard in order to gain worldwide respect as a technology and industry leader...

Ahead of China's Two Sessions, Brad Staples shared his wish list for China with CGTN...

Bruce Fu, one of our directors in China, shares some vital keypoints about China's fairly new cybersecurity law and what it means symbolically. ..

James McGregor joined CNBC to discuss the latest developments in U.S.-China relations and their impact on the domestic economy...

Having set his house in order, Xi now aspires to lead China onto the global stage in a far more confident manner than before...

Here is what we expect to be important for multinationals navigating China’s business and policy landscapes in 2018. ..

When Xi Jinping first became leader of the Communist Party, president of the country, and head of the Chinese military five years ago, he characterized China’s relationship with the world as the country’s “catch up and overtake phase.” At the Communist Party of China’s 19thCongress in late October 2017, Xi made it clear that he now believes that China has reached the “overtake phase.”..

Read APCO's full analysis of the 19th NCCPC by leading China expert Jim McGregor and our team in Greater China...

The state's propaganda machine was out in force to push a message of pageantry of many nations, not just China...