Episodes
AmCham’s Margaret Loo sat down with Professor Ezra Vogel, one of the most respective scholar on East Asia, to discuss the trilateral US-China-Japan relationships and the Greater Bay Area.
Published 03/09/20
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.
Published 03/06/20
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.
Published 02/28/20
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.
Published 02/27/20
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.
Published 10/25/19
"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.
Published 09/27/19
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.
Published 09/24/19
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.
Published 07/19/19
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
Published 07/03/19
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.
Published 06/06/19
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.
Published 05/30/19
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.
Published 05/09/19
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 of Commerce in Hong Kong on September 5, 2002.
Published 04/09/19
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.
Published 01/22/19
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.
Published 01/21/19
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-governance-in-chinas-state-sector/
Published 12/06/18
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 stay away from the argument of which system might win” in a zero-sum contest for global dominance....
Published 09/21/18
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...
Published 09/18/18
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.”
Published 09/14/18
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.
Published 05/18/18
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.
Published 05/18/18
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.
Published 05/15/18
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.
Published 05/15/18
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.
Published 02/06/18