AmCham Podcast

Two democratic frontrunners have prevailed after a consequential Super Tuesday. Who will be the likely Democratic presidential nominee to take on Donald Trump, the incumbent president, this November? We spoke with Steve Okun, who served in the Clinton administration from 1994-1999 on the results from Super Tuesday and what they mean for the remainder of the presidential race.

AmCham spoke with Owen Haacke, Chief Representative at the Shanghai office of the US-China Business Council, on the business impact of COVD-19 on American business on the ground and implications for US-China trade relations.

Deloitte China Chief Economist Sitao Xu recently came to AmCham. AmCham Board Member Ben Simpfendorfer caught up with him to discuss China’s economic outlook and its reform in the new decade.

AmCham’s Margaret Loo sat down with Craig Allen, President of the US-China Business Council, to discuss the pending US-China trade deal, the subsequent trade negotiations and the implications for businesses.

"We believe that China is approximately five years ahead of any other major retail market in terms of its modernization and its innovation." Tomorrow Retail Consulting's Jordan Berke shares with us the three drivers that are pushing forward China's advancement in the retail industry, and how these trends affect our view of the world.

Kathy Matsui, the Goldman banker who coined the phrase, says attitudes towards gender and work have profoundly shifted as policy, demographics and the boom in responsible investing add weight to the business case for diversity and equality.

AmCham’s Margaret Loo sat down with Professor Michael Enright, who recently led a 9-month research study on the Greater Bay Area, to discuss the business opportunities and potential challenges.

Sir Gordon Wu returns to AmCham HK to share his insights on the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong's place in China's future

Jim McGregor, a veteran China watcher who has lived in China for 30 years, spoke to AmCham members on the latest development in US-China relations. AmCham’s Margaret Loo caught up with Jim to learn more.

37th governor of California Gray Davis came to AmCham HK and gave members his views on the 2020 US Presidential election. We sat down with Governor Davis to give us the latest updates on the presidential race.

AmCham HK just hosted a timely discussion on the latest US-China Trade Talks, a day before Chinese Chief Trade Negotiator & Vice Premier Liu He flies to Washington D.C. for a new round of trade talks. We caught up with Owen Haacke, Chief Representative at the Shanghai office of the US-China Business Council, to gain some perspective from the ground of what is happening.

A vote to authorize the Iraq war, a rocky time for the stock market, and slow economic growth marked a period of peak uncertainty for the US in 2002. Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and erstwhile presidential candidate, shares his robust views on taxes and wealth creation, the errors of central bankers and the prospects of war with Iraq at an event hosted by the American Chamber o...

The 90-day trade war truce between the US and China will end on March 1. Can the two countries strike a deal to end the dispute or does an ‘Economic Iron Curtain’ loom for the world’s two biggest economies? In light of the latest Sino-US tension, AmCham’s Margaret Loo spoke with Steve Vickers, CEO at Steve Vickers Associates, to hear his prognosis on the wider implications for businesses.

A snippet from former governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten’s 1997 speech at a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce. Patten talks about Hong Kong’s achievements, its economy and the importance of maintaining the city’s business-friendly environment in the face of increasing political pressure in Asia.

Dan Rosen, Rhodium Group partner and long-time China economy watcher, gave a morning breakfast briefing to AmCham members at the American Club in Hong Kong in which he discussed the recently released report “Missing Link: Corporate Governance in China’s State Sector,” produced in conjunction with the Asia Society. Hear the podcast. Read the report.  https://rhg.com/research/missing-link-corporate-...

The world is big enough to accommodate a bipolar system in which China and the West can coexist “happily within their own spheres of influence” and under different rules of engagement, Enodo Economics Dyana Choyleva told a breakfast briefing at AmCham. While there would be inevitable and major disruption from such a decoupling, “It doesn’t necessarily have to mean Armageddon,” she said. “If we sta...

Leaders from the EU and American chambers of commerce in China provide their insights and nuanced perspectives about doing business in China at a time of rapid and deep changes in the strategic relationship between Beijing and Washington...

On September 7, AmCham HK organized a very timely annual China Conference themed U.S. & China: Shaping the Future of Innovation & Technology. Taking this opportunity, Mr. Robert Grieves, Vice Chairman of AmCham HK sat down with world renowned academics, Prof. Stephen Roach and Prof. Minxin Pei, and to hear their insights on U.S.-China relations in the era of “coopetition.”

Stephen Olson of the Hinrich Foundation and China Development Institute’s Dr Zhang Guoping, both research fellows, speak about the fundamental divide between the post-War global trading system led by the United States and the alternative model of a rapidly rising China.

On May 15, 2018, AmCham’s China Business Committee hosted a discussion on the latest U.S.-China trade tension as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He visits Washington this week for a second round of trade talk. Taking this opportunity, AmCham’s Margaret Loo had a conversation with Mr. Jacob Parker, Vice President of China Operations at U.S.- China Business Council.

In light of China’s cybersecurity law which came into effect on June 1, 2017, Jennifer Khoo speaks to Ben Wootliff, Partner and Head of Cyber Security, Asia Pacific at Control Risks Limited; and Michael Bahar, Partner and Co-Lead of Global Cybersecurity and Data Privacy at Eversheds Sutherland.

As U.S. - China trade tensions rise, Amcham President Tara Joseph speaks to Daniel Russel, Diplomat in residence at the Asia Society Institute and Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Paul Donovan, UBS Wealth Management’s Global Chief Economist says the world’s economy should get along just fine with some prudent risk management from regulators. We shouldn’t worry over China’s debt burden, while the Bitcoin bubble is just an amusing side-show – unless you’re one of the unlucky few that’s heavily exposed to cryptocurrencies. We caught up with the London-based Mr. Donovan after a...

We are delighted to have Steven Chan and Robert Grieves joining us and to share their insights and experiences on the AmCham Annual Beijing Doorknock 2017.