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COVER STORY
26th U.S.-China
JCCT Special JCCT Held
in Guangzhou
Results in
Increased Trade
Premier Wang Yang at China Provinces- U.S. Secretary of Commerce relationship between our countries.
U.S. States Economic and Trade Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade In addition to government-to-government
Cooperation Luncheon Representative Michael Froman led meetings, this reinvigorated forum
a U.S. delegation in discussions with included a full day of collaborative
6 Vice Premier Wang Yang and other programing designed to facilitate private
Chinese government officials as part sector engagement with officials from
of the 26th session of the U.S.-China the United States and China, as well as
Joint Commission on Commerce and to promote the exchange of information
Trade (JCCT) in Guangzhou, China. U.S. on trade opportunities at the state,
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and provincial, and local level.
U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus
also participated in this year’s JCCT. At This year’s private sector engagements
the conclusion of the discussions, the included a roundtable discussion on
United States announced key outcomes corporate governance and transparency
in the areas of intellectual property rights featuring U.S. and Chinese government
and enforcement, pharmaceuticals and officials and CEOs from U.S. and Chinese
medical devices, competition policy, and companies; a networking event and
technology policy. luncheon recognizing the importance of
bilateral cooperation at the local level
In 2014, Secretary Pritzker, hosted by the Guangdong provincial
Ambassador Froman, and Vice government; a US-China Agriculture
Premier Wang “re-imagined” and Food Conference, focusing on
the JCCT in recognition of the cooperation between American and
dramatically increased size Chinese companies on safe and reliable
and scope of the U.S.-China food changes and food trade hosted by
commercial relationship. USCBC, the US-China Agriculture and
Following significant economic Food Partnership (AFP) and the China
reforms in China, as well as the Council for the Promotion of International
five-fold growth in our bilateral Trade (CCPIT) and supported by the
trade, the reimagined JCCT is an effort to American Chamber of Commerce in South
construct a dialogue that better reflects China (AmCham South China); a U.S. and
the scale, dynamism, challenges, and Chinese stakeholder discussion regarding
opportunities of the modern economic recent progress made toward safer and
COVER STORY
26th U.S.-China
JCCT Special JCCT Held
in Guangzhou
Results in
Increased Trade
Premier Wang Yang at China Provinces- U.S. Secretary of Commerce relationship between our countries.
U.S. States Economic and Trade Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade In addition to government-to-government
Cooperation Luncheon Representative Michael Froman led meetings, this reinvigorated forum
a U.S. delegation in discussions with included a full day of collaborative
6 Vice Premier Wang Yang and other programing designed to facilitate private
Chinese government officials as part sector engagement with officials from
of the 26th session of the U.S.-China the United States and China, as well as
Joint Commission on Commerce and to promote the exchange of information
Trade (JCCT) in Guangzhou, China. U.S. on trade opportunities at the state,
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and provincial, and local level.
U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus
also participated in this year’s JCCT. At This year’s private sector engagements
the conclusion of the discussions, the included a roundtable discussion on
United States announced key outcomes corporate governance and transparency
in the areas of intellectual property rights featuring U.S. and Chinese government
and enforcement, pharmaceuticals and officials and CEOs from U.S. and Chinese
medical devices, competition policy, and companies; a networking event and
technology policy. luncheon recognizing the importance of
bilateral cooperation at the local level
In 2014, Secretary Pritzker, hosted by the Guangdong provincial
Ambassador Froman, and Vice government; a US-China Agriculture
Premier Wang “re-imagined” and Food Conference, focusing on
the JCCT in recognition of the cooperation between American and
dramatically increased size Chinese companies on safe and reliable
and scope of the U.S.-China food changes and food trade hosted by
commercial relationship. USCBC, the US-China Agriculture and
Following significant economic Food Partnership (AFP) and the China
reforms in China, as well as the Council for the Promotion of International
five-fold growth in our bilateral Trade (CCPIT) and supported by the
trade, the reimagined JCCT is an effort to American Chamber of Commerce in South
construct a dialogue that better reflects China (AmCham South China); a U.S. and
the scale, dynamism, challenges, and Chinese stakeholder discussion regarding
opportunities of the modern economic recent progress made toward safer and
