11th Annual U.S.-China Trade Conference: "What Have We Learned in the Past Decades of Doing U.S.-China Business?"

Please save the dates of November 18 and 19 for our 11th Annual U.S.-China Trade Conference. This annual event will be held at the historical Drake Hotel in Chicago. The program is in formation, and detailed information will be sent out in about 10 days.

As we are entering the second decade of hte 21st Century, U.S-China relationship has reached a critical moment, in part, due to the enormous trade gap and huge U.S. Treasury holding by the Chinese government. Yet, there are many unanswered quesitons that are critical to the financial health of U.S. and Chinese companies need to be addressed.

• As the U.S. economy is turning the corner, will the U.S. manufacturers prosper? Will some of the manufacturing jobs that have been lost in the U.S. in the last decade ever come back?

• U.S. continues to experience enormous trade deficit with China; is it a result of the valuation of RMB? If not, what are the factors that allow the trade deficits continue to grow? How should U.S. companies prepare for the continued disputes?

• There is a rush to Green Technology and billions of dollars have been spent in R&D. Will those investments ever be paid off? Which country will take the lead? How can U.S. and China work together? How can U.S. companies participate in this Green Technology era?

• There are many reports on Chinese buying into America. Is it a reality or an overstatement? How should large and small U.S. companies cope with the emerging China?

• The housing bubble in the U.S. burst and led to a global economic slowdown. The housing value in China continues to grow at a speed that is well beyond the level that we have ever experienced, and in many people's opinions, its market value has been detached from the underlying economic fundamentals. Is a bubble around the corner? Can the Chinese government continue to maneuver the growth?

• It has been over 30 years since China implemented its economic reform. What have we learned in the past decade in doing U.S.-China business? What the opportunities and problems that U.S. companies have seen adn encountered? What are the impact of ever-changing business, legal and social environment in China on U.S. companies? What have U.S. companies done to stay competitive? What are they doing at this moment to position themselves for the future?

This Conference will strive to address many of those issues. Speakers will consist of practitioners who have been in the arena dealing with those challenges on a daily basis. They represent both large and small, low and high tech, consumer and industrial products companies. They will share with you their first on the ground experience for us to all work together to prosperity. For more information regarding the agenda for the Conference, please refer to the following: Program Agenda.pdf

I sincerely hope that you will join us on this exceptional event. Meanwhile, if I would be contacted for any questions that you might have, I would consider it a personal privilege. Please register online or  download the registration form and fax it to (312) 368-9911.

Best regards,

Siva Yam, CPA, CFA

President

U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce