美中贸易全国委员会董事会代表团访华, 就市场壁垒和经贸关系进行交流

美国商界领袖在与中国政府领导的会晤中呼吁营造稳定、公平、可预期的营商环境

北京 - 2024年7月23日 - 美中贸易全国委员会（USCBC）是一家非政府、无党派、非营利的机构，拥有270多家在中国开展业务的美国会员公司。今天，USCBC董事会代表团在北京圆满完成了为期三天的访华活动，通过与中国政府和商界领域的会晤，促进商业交流、推进与中国进一步开放和改革相关的经济和政策优先事项，并支持正在进行中的中美双边对话。此次代表团由USCBC董事会主席、联邦快递集团总裁兼首席执行官芮思博（Rajesh Subramaniam）担任团长，其他成员也均为USCBC董事会的成员。

“我们很高兴有机会与中国政府交流，促进商业关系并推动我们的政策优先事项，进而造福我们的公司和员工，”芮思博表示，“我们支持两国政府定期讨论并努力管控双边和全球层面的挑战。USCBC将一如既往致力于与中美两国合作，寻求创新解决方案，让世界更加安全、健康和繁荣。”

USCBC董事会代表团在中国拜会了国务院副总理何立峰，多个中国中央部委的领导，中国工商界、学界代表，以及美国驻华大使尼古拉斯·伯恩斯（Nicholas Burns）。此次访问在中国最重要的经济政策会议之一——二十届三中全会结束后进行。

“回顾历史，最著名的一次三中全会举行于1978年，当时邓小平宣布了改革开放政策，推动了中国经济的市场化和快速增长”，USCBC会长克雷格·艾伦（Craig Allen）表示，“正是在这一框架下，外国企业才得以在中国进行投资和运营。今天，我们希望在过去的机遇基础上继往开来，实现更加稳定、公平和可预期的在华营商环境，就中国市场长期存在的和新的政策壁垒进行交流，改善双边关系，为两国经济以及全球稳定贡献力量。”

参与此次访华活动的其他董事会成员包括：

• 李碧菁 (Roberta Lipson)，和睦家医疗创始人、新风医疗副董事长

• 桑杰·梅赫罗特拉 (Sanjay Mehrotra)，美光科技总裁兼首席执行官

• 布兰登·纳尔逊 (Dr. Brendan Nelson) ，波音国际集团总裁

• 宋安民 (Amit Sevak)，美国教育考试服务中心首席执行官

• 温泽恩 (John Waldron)，高盛集团总裁兼首席运营官

• 杰夫·威廉姆斯 (Jeff Williams)，苹果公司首席运营官

USCBC成立于1973年，代表许多在中国运营的全球知名公司。50多年来，USCBC代表会员企业进行政策倡导，致力于促进健康、互利的中美商业关系。

USCBC Board Travels to China to Address Market Barriers and Discuss Commercial Relations

Top American executives advocate for a stable, fair and predictable operating environment in meetings with Chinese leaders

BEIJING - July 23, 2024 - The US-China Business Council (USCBC), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of more than 270 American companies that do business in China, today concluded a three-day trip to Beijing to promote commercial exchanges, advance economic and policy priorities to further open and reform China’s market, and support ongoing US-China dialogues in meetings with Chinese government and business leaders. The trip included executives on USCBC’s board and was led by the council’s board chair, FedEx Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Raj Subramaniam.

“We appreciate the opportunity to engage with Chinese leaders to promote commercial relations and advocate our priorities for the benefit of our companies and employees,” Subramaniam said. “We support the two governments’ efforts to regularly discuss and seek to manage bilateral and global challenges. USCBC remains committed to working with the United States and China on innovative solutions to make the world safer, healthier, and more prosperous.” 

The USCBC delegation met with Vice Premier He Lifeng, leaders from several Chinese ministries, members of the business and academic communities, and US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. The trip comes after the conclusion of the third plenum, one of China’s most important economic policy meetings.

“The most well-known third plenum took place in 1978, when Deng Xiaoping announced the reform and opening policies that led to marketization and rapid growth of China’s economy,” USCBC President Craig Allen said. “It is that framework that has allowed foreign companies to invest and operate in China. Today, we hope to build upon those past opportunities to realize a more stable, fair and predictable business environment in China, address longstanding and new barriers to China’s market, and improve the bilateral relationship, which supports both economies and global stability.”

Additional board members who participated in the visit include:

• Roberta Lipson, United Family Healthcare Founder and New Frontier Health Vice Chair

• Sanjay Mehrotra, President and Chief Executive Officer, Micron Technology

• Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, President, Boeing Global

• Amit Sevak, Chief Executive Officer, ETS

• John Waldron, President and Chief Operating Officer, Goldman Sachs

• Jeff Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Apple Inc.

Established in 1973, USCBC represents many of the world’s largest brands doing business in China and for more than 50 years has advocated on behalf of its members, while promoting the many benefits of commercial exchange between the United States and China.