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COM to Guangzhou Speech about leadership at
Office Visit The Mindfood Club

From left to right: Ren Yimin; Rae Wong, Administration The Mindfood Club invited AmCham President
& HR Director of AmCham South China; Xie Ying, Deputy Dr. Harley Seyedin to deliver a speech about
Commissioner of the Special Commissioner's Office of leadership in times of crisis and uncertainty.
MOFCOM in Guangzhou; Dr. Harley Seyedin, President of When asked how to lead better and take better
AmCham South China; Zhang Lei, Consultant of the Special decisions, Dr. Harley replied that the key was
Commissioner's Office of MOFCOM in Guangzhou being informed. He further expounded that people
were too busy to look at the details and focused too
AmCham President Dr. Harley Seyedin met much on misinformation.
with Mr. Xie Ying, Deputy Commissioner of
the Special Commissioner’s Office of MOFCOM Chongqing - U.S.A. Investment
in Guangzhou on March 12. President Harley and Promotion Forum
explained to Mr. Xie that 90% of member
companies achieved profitability and an AmCham President Dr. Harley Seyedin was
overwhelming majority of them took a sanguine invited as a keynote speaker at the China
view of China’s economy. Dr. Harley further stated (Chongqing)-USA Trade and Investment Forum
that there was a direct connection between the on March 18. The event was co-hosted by China
reduced number of expatriate executives in China Construction Bank, Chongqing Municipal
and the massive reduction in the number of very Commission of Commerce, and the U.S.
large planned reinvestments. Mr. Xie remarked Representative Office of China Council for the
that the 2021 Special Report on the State of Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT USA).
Business in South China was of great significance Dr. Harley Seyedin remarked that it was important
to get a comprehensive understanding of American for business to make its decisions based on fact
companies in South China. and accurate information. He later gave a brief
introduction of AmCham’s two annual publications
(2021 White Paper on the Business Environment
in China and 2021 Special Report on the State
of Business in South China) and shared some
significant findings.

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