In practice, “dual circulation” seems aimed just as much at opening the door to foreign companies in order to make them dependent on China, increasing Beijing’s leverage over the rest of the world. “China aims to make international companies allies in pushing back against their own governments’ anti-China actions,” says James McGregor, author of One

“America’s leading companies must be in the China market and have access to Chinese innovation in order to maintain global leadership,” said Jim McGregor, China chairman of APCO worldwide. “They can’t be forced into a choice between the U.S. or China. They may have to create structural workarounds with spin-offs or stock listings that provide

I have had the privilege during my decades in China to spend lots of time with students. I also have interacted with many Chinese students on U.S. campuses during a time when I was advising a student group that focused on creating activities on dozens of U.S. campuses that facilitated American and Chinese students getting

“I think we will see more of this taking place as China seeks to use commercial pressure to get foreign governments to tone down and back off,” Mr. McGregor added. https://www.wsj.com/articles/h-m-is-erased-from-chinese-e-commerce-over-xinjiang-stance-11616695377

James McGregor, the recipient of the most recent AmCham China Pioneer award, spoke to the AmCham China Quarterly about what it means to him to receive the award, his involvement in AmCham China over the years, the current state of US-China relations, and what he’s keeping an eye on for 2021. https://www.amchamchina.org/past-present-and-future-mcgregor-shares-his-perspectives-on-us-china-relations/