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ITOR'S NOTE

Dr. Harley Seyedin Dear Members, Fangda Partners Seminar: FIE Restructuring
Greetings, and Optimization in China: Views from Legal
President, AmCham South China Things are hot in Guangzhou these days, Practitioner in Shenzhen; AmCham-QIMA
Vice Chairman, American Seminar on Testing Standards for Food Contact
Chambers of Asia Pacific and there is no better way to beat the heat Products and Electronic Appliances Exported to
Winner of the 2017 Oslo than some cool jazz. AmCham South China Europe and Saudi Arabia.
Business for Peace Award will jointly hold a one night only jazz piano
Awarded by the Award Committee concert in Guangzhou in cooperation with the One thing we are happy is not cold these
of Nobel Laureates in Peace and German Consulate, the Mark Obama Ndesandjo days is the relationship between China and the
Economics Foundation, and InterCulture featuring my US. Last month US Secretary of State Antony
Visiting Scholar, Jinan University longtime dear friend international piano star Blinken rejected claims that the United States
Mark Obama and Guangzhou Soul Project with is entering a cold war with China. The US top
Martin Fleischer, Consul General of Germany diplomat said he resisted "putting labels on
on bass and double bass. The money raised most relationships including this one, because
will be donated directly to the Mark Obama it's complex,” and I agree. The wide-ranging
Ndesandjo Foundation to help bring music to effects of globalization are complex and
impoverished children and orphans in China politically charged but there is no reason to say
and Africa. You better act quickly on this one. other countries need to pick a side between our
The registration deadline is June 22nd, 2021. two great nations. By definition, globalization
Tickets are limited and may sell out quickly. allows us to increase our avenues of trade and
culture. The foundation of the US and China
We do have other ways to help you stay cool economic partnership dates back to before the
and current this month. We have just released American Revolutionary War. For the most part,
the 2021 Special Report on the State of Business in this relationship has been strong for several
Guangzhou. You can download it now from our centuries. The world’s two great economies
website, and it’s packed full of information you are destined to clash on topics on which
may need to keep your business up to date on they compete, but there is never a reason to
the local trends and opinions. retaliate when we don’t get our way. Our two
governments need to produce progress at the
Our AmCham delegation participated in negotiating table. Both sides need to negotiate
two really cool and informative activities in by taking a higher ground by accepting the
Shanxi Province in May: the China Provinces give and take in this important relationship.
– US States Economic and Trade Cooperation Understanding the relative costs and benefits
Forum and the Chinese and Foreign Investment can pave the way for alleviating problems
Promotion Agencies Symposium. You can read ultimately resulting the wider payoffs.
more about these important meetings in this
month’s SCBJ on page 7. You can also check out
more information concerning the AmCham-
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