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During the first week of May, AmCham China led a delegation of 19 China-based key US business representatives to Washington, DC to meet with members of Congress, administration officials, and think tanks to discuss the business climate of American firms in China and to share our thoughts and recommendations on policies impacting US-China economic relations. Some of our meeting highlights included meetings with the Department of the Treasury, Office of Manufacturing and Trade Policy, Department of Commerce, USTR, National Economic Council, meetings with 15 Senate offices, 18 House offices, the Chinese Ambassador to the US, and CSIS.
AmCham China also co-hosted, along with the US Chamber of Commerce, the 8th China Business Conference, which featured current and former senior government officials, leading business executives, and top economists, academics, and thought leaders.
This year's conference featured President of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Bob Corker, German Ambassador to China Michael Clauss, President and CEO of FedEx Freight and Chairman of the US Chamber of Commerce Michael Ducker, Chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group and former US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutlerrez, Chairman and CEO of Hills and Company and former US Trade Representative Carla Hills, Chairman of the Paulson Institute and former Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, and many more.