James McGregor is an American author, journalist and businessman who has lived in China for three decades. He is also a professional speaker, commentator for a variety of media outlets and a consultant who specializes on China policy, communications and business strategies. He is Chairman, Greater China, for APCO Worldwide.
No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism
In three decades, China has risen from near collapse to a powerhouse–upending policy and business conventions across the globe. In this highly readable book, James McGregor offers extensive new research that pulls back the curtain on China’s economic power. Published in 2012, this book explains the economic and political issues that helped influence Chinese President Xi Jinping to pursue his aggressive Made-in-China 2025 and Belt and Road Initiative.
One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
Often referred to as ‘the bible for anybody doing business in China,’ One Billion Customers shows how to navigate the often treacherous waters of Chinese deal making. Brilliantly written by a former The Wall Street Journal China bureau chief turned successful corporate executive, the book reveals indispensable, street-smart strategies, tactics, and lessons for succeeding in the world’s fastest growing market.
China’s Drive for “Indigenous Innovation”: A Web of Industrial Policies
McGregor’s report is an attempt to explain the details of China’s still unfolding indigenous innovation industrial policies while placing them in historical, political, social and economic context. Only through understanding this “intricate web” and clearly analyzing the emerging and likely global repercussions can business leaders and policymakers in the US, China and across the globe seek solutions that avoid China becoming enmeshed in political confrontation and protracted trade disputes with those countries and companies that lead the world in innovation and invention.
James McGregor is a professional speaker who helps audiences around the world understand China’s complex business and political culture. Speeches range from entertaining keynotes to detailed briefings for executive groups and boards of directors. To enquire about McGregor’s speaking services or book him for an upcoming event, please contact James McGregor.
Bloomberg TV: APCO’s McGregor on US-China Relations
APCO Greater China Chairman James McGregor discusses his outlook and challenges for US-China relations. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Yvonne Man from the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in…
The Wire China: Flying High / America’s favorite small plane company, Cirrus Aircraft, has thrived under the ownership of a Chinese SOE. But with an IPO set for Hong Kong, can it continue to soar?
“We have had an iconic American technology and airplane created right here, in aMidwestern town, with a huge pocket of very good jobs,”says James McGregor, aDuluth native who lived and…
The Wire China: Barriers to Exit / The risk of not being allowed out of China is adding to the list of concerns for foreign business people operating in the country.
But for James McGregor, a China-focused business consultant who lived in China for three decades and moved back to the U.S. during Covid, visiting China is still worth the risk….
CNBC: There’s very much an effort to reunify China and U.S. despite Beijing’s rhetoric: APCO’s McGregor
James McGregor, APCO Worldwide Greater China chairman, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the list of CEOs who have visited China recently, if the Chinese and U.S. governments will soon begin…
CNBC: Businesses went from being ‘bridge between China and U.S. to battleground’: APCO’s Jim McGregor
Jim McGregor, APCO Worldwide greater China chairman, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s separate visits to China this week, and the fine…
Quoted by Reuters: Chinese tech entrepreneurs keen to ‘de-China’ as tensions with US soar
The political narrative in Washington DC and in many state capitals is based on the misconception that all Chinese companies are intertwined with and taking direction from the Chinese government…
As Chairman of Greater China for APCO Worldwide, James McGregor advises clients on their China business, public policy, government relations and communications strategies. He splits his time between Shanghai and Beijing.
APCO has been serving clients’ interests in Greater China since 1989. Our Greater China team includes more than 50 professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds, including business, government, journalism, academia and civil society. We cover Greater China from well-established offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. APCO works with multinational companies, governments, chambers of commerce, issue-based coalitions, multilateral organizations and nonprofit groups to grow, sustain and protect their interests across Greater China. We do this by providing integrated strategic consulting, government relations and communication support in China and internationally.
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