The US-China Business Council (USCBC) is a

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whose stated goal is promoting trade between the

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and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It comprises around 200 American companies that trade and do business with China.

History

The council was founded in 1973 with the support of the

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, the

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and the

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as the National Council for United States-China Trade. Frederick B. Dent, the then

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, compiled an executive committee for the council out of several prominent business leaders. The executive committee first met on March 22, 1973, to begin the formation of the council, with the executive committee members being the first Board of Directors.

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, of

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, took the post of chairman and the Board elected

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to be the first president. Phillips would serve as president of the council until his retirement in 1986. In the first year, the Council attracted 200 members and, by 1982, this had grown to 400 members. In 1974, the council began the publishing of the '' China Business Review'', a journal aimed at American companies trying to enter the Chinese market and in 1979, the Council opened an office in

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Activities

A 2021 report by the

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identified USCBC as a key facilitator of Beijing's efforts to carry out its campaign of subnational influence in and against the United States. In 2022, the US-China Business Council lobbied against legislation to screen of outbound U.S. investments for potential national security issues. The council has also expressed concern about the implementation of the

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Member companies

The council has many member companies including 3M,

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and

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References

External links

* {{China–United States relations China–United States relations China–United States economic relations

History

Activities

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