CCG event on MNCs opportunities and challenges in China

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On February 24th, the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) hosted a roundtable at its Beijing headquarters. The event featured the release of Transition and Opportunity: Strategies from Business Leaders on Making the Most of China’s Future, its latest edited volume published with Springer-Nature.

As the editor of Transition and Opportunity, CCG President Wang Huiyao gave welcome remarks and a presentation of the book, followed by opening remarks by CCG Vice-chair Ben Harburg. Representing the publisher of the book, William Achauer, Editorial Director for Business, Economics, Political Sciences, and Law at Springer Nature in Singapore and Leana Li, Editorial Director for Springer Nature China, gave their remarks. Special addresses were also given by Craig Allen, President of the US-China Business Council; Jörg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China; Vaughn Barber, Global Chair, KPMG’s Global China Practice; Chairman of AustCham China; and Roberta Lipson, Founder and CEO, United Family Hospital; and LENG Yan, Executive Vice President of Daimler Greater China, CCG Senior Council Member.

A roundtable was then held to explore the opportunities and challenges for MNCs in China, moderated by Mabel Miao, CCG Secretary-General and the editor of the book. A number of the contributors of the book who are leaders of trade groups and MNCs in China, as well as a select group of leading corporate executives and stakeholders, were gathered to explore issues concerning the role of MNCs in China’s economic transition as well as the business environment and operational realities MNCs across different sectors in China face in the post-pandemic period as well as opportunities that lie in sustainable development, digitalization, technology,  health, education, vehicles, aerospace, and trade. Topics of discussion revolved around transparency, supply chain, flow of talents, trade mechanisms and agreements, US-China decoupling, China-UK and China-EU relations, the Sino-Japanese relationship, and international cooperation on climate change.

Full list of roundtable participants:
 (in alphabetic order)Vaughn Barber, Global Chair of KPMG’s Global China Practice – contributorBen Harburg, CCG Vice-chairJoseph Cash, Policy Analyst, China Britain Business Council (CBBC) - contributorAgnes CUI, Vice President of Government Affairs, IBM ChinaDONG Ruiping, Vice President of Herbal Life China, CCG Senior Council MemberGuido D. Giacconi, Vice President of EU Chamber of CommerceJerry Guo, Vice President for Government Affairs, Qualcomm China , CCG Senior Council MemberHideo Kawabuchi, Counselor, Embassy of JapanLENG Yan, Executive Vice President of Daimler Greater China, CCG Senior Council MemberRoberta Lipson, Founder and CEO, United Family HospitalLIU Chang, Vice President of Knorr-Bremse Asia PacificSteve Lynch, Managing Director of BriCham ChinaMatthew Margulies, Senior Vice President of China Operations, USCBCMartin Mueller, Chairman at Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce - contributorMiranda Wang, Managing Director, ETS China; CCG Senior Council Member- contributorYanping Wang, Former General Manager of Public Affairs, LinkedIn China; Executive Director, Hillhouse Capital Group and Secretary General, Gaoling Foundation - contributorJörg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China – contributorGloria Xu, Country Manager, Albemarle, Vice-Chair, AmCham China List of observers (in alphabetic order):CHEN Nan, Director of Government Affairs, Canon ChinaCHEN Nan, Executive Director, Strategic Branding Department, Terumo ChinaGAO Shaohua, Manager, Government Affairs and Market Access, I-MAB BiopharmaJessica Kang, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, Starbucks ChinaLIU Xuejiao, Supervisor, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)LU Hai, Counselor, Mexican Chamber of Commerce in ChinaJohnson Ma, Director of Risk and Compliance, Dow JonesMENG Yongtao, Director, Commercial Risk, Aon-COFCO Insurance Brokers, BeijingMIN Liping, Manager of Government Affairs, Herbal Life ChinaPENG Yu, Senior Manager, Strategic Partnership, Diagnostics RocheSUN Jingze, Director of Public Affars, LinkedIn ChinaSUN Weisen, President of PA HQ, United ImagingSONG Qian, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Estee LauderTan Xiaolong, Senior Director, Government Affairs, QualcommRobin Tso, Head of CEO/COO Office, Airbus ChinaTIE Shanhong, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, GAPAnn Wang, Director of Government Affairs, Nike ChinaHelen Wang, Senior Manager & Head of DSM Public Affairs for ChinaMichael Wang, SVP, External Relations Beijing Office, HSBC ChinaSijie Wang, Government Engagement Director, GE ChinaWANG Wei, Senior Manager, Group Market Analysis, VolkswagenAmy Wen, Director of Government Affairs and Market Access, AstraZeneca ChinaWU Hua, Corporate Affairs, NestléYANG Pingye, Senior Manager of Public Affairs, eLongNet Information TechnologyCecilia Ye, Director of Public Affairs, NOVARTIS ChinaZHANG Lipei, Senior Director of China Office, USCBCZHANG Yingying, Senior Editor, Springer-NatureAnna Zhao, Director of Government Affairs and Market Access, GE HealthcareZHAO Dong, Market Access Director, Siemens HealthineersMichelle Zhang, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Knorr-Bremse Rail China

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