Update on the Fujian Free Trade Zone

Event Details

AmCham China, the United States Information and Technology Office (USITO) and the US China Business Council (USCBC) are delighted to welcome officials from the Fujian Government Commerce Department and the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Administration. They will provide first-hand information on the Fujian FTZ's policies, service outsourcing trade and investment opportunities, as well as policies to support the ICT industry. These officials will also answer questions from the audience. This is a unique opportunity for members to hear more about the Fujian FTZ directly from the implementing authorities.

On April 21, The China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) was officially inaugurated. The Fujian FTZ covers 118 sq km in Pingtan, Xiamen and Fuzhou, with a focus on promoting cross-Straits cooperation with Taiwan. A series of policies have been launched, including a negative list, trade compliance facilitation and supporting measures for service trade and the ICT industry.

Space is limited, so please register early. Please note that this event will be conducted in Chinese.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Speech and Presentations

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Q&A and Panel Discussion

Speakers

CQ
Chen (陈奇) Qi
Director of American-Pacific Division, Department of Commerce, Fujian Provincial Government
XJ
Xiao (肖健) Jian
Senior Staff at Service Trade Development Division, Department of Commerce, Fujian Provincial Government
YZ
Yang (杨智星) Zhixing
Deputy Director of Free Trade Zone Policy Research Division, Department of Commerce, Fujian Provincial Government
ZY
Zheng (郑育忠) Yuzhong
Director of Electronics and Information Division, Economy and Information Commission of Fujian Province

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USITO
The United States Information Technology Office (USITO) is an independent, non-profit, membership-based trade association, representing the U.S. information communication technologies (ICT) industry in China.

Founded in late 1994 by the leading U.S. ICT industry associations, USITO seeks to provide new insights and approaches to the many complex challenges facing the ICT industry in China, which sits at the heart of the U.S.-China trade relationship.

USITO serves to create effective channels for engagement between our members and the Chinese & U.S. governments, academia and other industry groups focused on improving policy and regulation.
USITO serves as the China representative of four leading trade associations in the U.S., including:

Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

USITO also represents approximately 50 leading US-based companies actively engaged in China, drawn from across the spectrum of information and communication technologies.
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US-China Business Council
The US-China Business Council, Inc. (USCBC) is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of roughly 220 American companies that do business with China. Founded in 1973, USCBC has provided unmatched information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its membership for more than three decades. Through its offices in Washington, DC; Beijing; and Shanghai, USCBC is uniquely positioned to serve its members' interests in the United States and China.

USCBC's mission is to expand the US-China commercial relationship to the benefit of its membership and, more broadly, the US economy. It favors constructive engagement with China to eliminate trade and investment barriers and develop a rules-based commercial environment that is predictable and transparent to all parties.

Among USCBC's members are many large and well-known US corporations, but smaller companies and service firms make up a substantial portion of the overall membership. USCBC is governed by a board of directors composed of distinguished corporate leaders; the current chair is Ellen J. Kullman, chair of the board and chief executive officer of the DuPont Company. John Frisbie has been USCBC's president since 2004.

USCBC has long served as a respected host of events featuring senior officials from the US and PRC governments. In recent years, USCBC has been honored to receive former PRC President Hu Jintao, former Premier Wen Jiabao, CCP General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, former Vice Premier Wang Qishan, and other distinguished guests from central and provincial government entities. Recent American public figures to meet with USCBC members in the United States and China have included Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, former Commerce Secretary John Bryson, former US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, US Ambassador to China Gary Locke, key members of Congress, and numerous specialists on US-China affairs from various agencies of the executive branch of government and the think-tank community.
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Update on the Fujian Free Trade Zone

Event Details

Agenda

Speakers

Chen (陈奇) Qi

Xiao (肖健) Jian

Yang (杨智星) Zhixing

Zheng (郑育忠) Yuzhong

Sponsors and Partners

USITO

US-China Business Council