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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S.-based businesses reported more pessimism about operating in China due to bilateral tensions, ongoing COVID-19 curbs, regulat...

Many US businesses in China have reported rising bilateral tensions between China and the US as a top challenge, even as they remain confident in profit growth in China, calling on Washington to drop aggressive rhetoric and tit-for-tat actions and pursue communication, according to a survey published by the main US businesses group in China on Tuesday.

Worries about pandemic restrictions and trade relations are growing, but most American companies say that they have no plans to relocate operations to other countries, a new survey shows.

American businesses in China no longer expect relations between the two countries to improve from the tensions of the Trump administration, a survey found.

US businesses in China are hesitant about increasing investment due to rising regulatory uncertainties, pessimism over market access and economic growth concerns, a survey released yesterday by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) said. About 40 percent of the 353 respondents saw the regulatory environment as one of the driving factors of pessimism over doing business in China, up 16 percentage points from a year earlier, the survey said. More than one-third expect to lower investment due t...

On December 11, 2001, China welcomed a watershed moment, becoming a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), marking its firm determination to further intertwine into the global economy with concessions and commitment made after rare but tough 15-year negotiations.

Staying safe from COVID-19 for Thanksgiving

NH boy rescued after fall into ravine in Fairlee Staff Report Modified: 5/19/2021 5:53:25 PM FAIRLEE — A 12-year-old New Hampshire boy was rescued Wednesday morning after he fell down a 30-foot ravine near Lake Morey during a hike. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with cuts to the head, though his injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to Upper Valley Ambulance Executive Director Alan Beebe. Emergency responders from ...

Follow RT on Washington has signaled that Beijing is not doing enough to improve protection for American firms’ intellectual property rights, which was one of China’s commitments under the ‘phase one’ trade deal with the US. The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has kept China on its “priority watch list” for intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement problems, according to the agency’s report published on Friday. While the list included eight more countries...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Kenneth M. Beebe (“Ken”), also known as “Dr. Play,” the name on the business card he handed to people he met with his philosophy for living — “Make play a high priority in your life, for if you die tomorrow no one can play for you, but someone can and will do your work for you” — died peacefully at home in Vineyard Haven on March 19, 2021. He was 76. An avid fisherman and birder, despite the slow progression of Parkinson’s disease, he con...