https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/521747/feed The latest news and top stories on Sean Stein. Known for his extensive diplomatic career spanning nearly three decades, including roles as US Consul General in Shanghai and Shenyang, he now leads the US-China Business Council. Previously, he chaired AmCham China and advised businesses on navigating complex US-China government relations and political risks. Stein advocates for improved market access and equitable treatment for US companies in China, aiming to boost investment and reduce trade... en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Nayan Seth Nayan Seth The US-China Board of Investment, one of the key outcomes of the May summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is unlikely to be among the deliverables for their expected meeting next month in Washington, according to the head of a leading bilateral business group. “I’m not seeing evidence yet that that’s going to be a sizeable deliverable for the next summit,” Sean Stein, the president of the US-China Business Council, told the South China Morning Post. “The US... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3363829/us-china-board-investment-stalls-expected-trump-xi-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3363829/us-china-board-investment-stalls-expected-trump-xi-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:01:08 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth The Trump administration’s export controls, sanctions and tariffs are hurting American firms in China without achieving their policy goals of blocking critical technology or reviving US manufacturing, according to a new business survey. “US export controls are not calibrated to empower American companies … Instead, they are forcing buyers to go elsewhere,” the US-China Business Council (USBC) said on Wednesday, releasing the results of its annual member survey. “Export controls are less... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3356666/us-firms-pay-price-trumps-china-tariffs-export-controls-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3356666/us-firms-pay-price-trumps-china-tariffs-export-controls-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:52:53 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim Chinese officials have signalled privately a growing willingness to retaliate against the United States, buoyed by confidence in their economic leverage as US President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing this week. Sources told the South China Morning Post that officials in Beijing had grown bolder since playing its rare earths card in October and were now less worried about tariffs. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment publicly, said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353042/buoyed-rare-earths-china-approaches-trump-summit-fresh-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353042/buoyed-rare-earths-china-approaches-trump-summit-fresh-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:05 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” principle can serve as a model around the world and represents the city’s biggest contribution to Beijing’s Global Governance Initiative, political heavyweight Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has said. Ip, the convenor of the government’s key decision-making Executive Council and a former lawmaker, made the remarks at a media briefing on Thursday ahead of the third edition of the annual Global Prosperity Summit, which is organised by her think tank – the Savantas... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3351164/one-country-two-systems-can-serve-global-model-hong-kongs-regina-ip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3351164/one-country-two-systems-can-serve-global-model-hong-kongs-regina-ip?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:57:47 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier Less than six weeks ahead of a likely summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, preparations are inadequate, bilateral contacts anaemic and outcomes diminished, according to analysts and former government officials familiar with planning. The shortfall reflected in part Trump’s reluctance to delegate, disdain for process and focus on quick wins, banking instead on personal magnetism and his “gut” as summit organising principles, they said. The planning deficit also... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3344769/trump-xi-summit-preparations-falter-planning-gaps-unsettle-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3344769/trump-xi-summit-preparations-falter-planning-gaps-unsettle-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:00:09 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong While China’s resumption of US soybean purchases has brought relief to American farmers – who spent months worried their largest buyer may never return – analysts said they expected the trade of agricultural products to become a regular part of bilateral negotiations in the coming years. US President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One that “tremendous amounts of the soybeans and other farm products are going to be purchased immediately”, after a meeting with President Xi Jinping in South... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3330907/us-china-soybean-deal-signals-yearly-negotiations-farmers-hope-steady-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3330907/us-china-soybean-deal-signals-yearly-negotiations-farmers-hope-steady-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:31:46 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan American soybean farmers got some rare good news on Wednesday just hours before a high-stakes meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump when news broke that Beijing had placed its first order after months of trade tension that saw shipments blocked. The Trump administration hailed the move as a “positive step forward” for farmers, touting the “America first” leader’s deal-making prowess. “Today’s purchase by China of multiple ships of American soybeans signals... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3330823/relief-and-caution-china-resumes-us-soybean-purchases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3330823/relief-and-caution-china-resumes-us-soybean-purchases?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:15:56 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi A “fantastic deal” that US President Donald Trump has pledged to strike with China would be dialling the clock back to April 1 – before the launch of his massive tariffs, a top US business representative has said. “I think things are pretty obvious at this point, of what’s gonna happen,” said Sean Stein, president of the US-China Business Council, at the Bund Summit in Shanghai on Saturday. “The tariff pause of 90 days will be extended without a doubt.” Beyond that, there are only three things... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3330374/fantastic-deal-china-us-china-business-council-looks-rolling-back-clock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3330374/fantastic-deal-china-us-china-business-council-looks-rolling-back-clock?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00:08 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Talks between China and the United States were “in a good place”, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as negotiators work to turn a “framework” agreement reached at talks in Geneva and London into a concrete trade deal before a 90-day tariff war truce expires on August 12. Progress on a trade deal would help pave the way for a successful summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. That meeting could happen ahead of or on the sidelines of October’s Apec... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/article/3319124/mixed-messages-us-ahead-possible-trump-xi-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/article/3319124/mixed-messages-us-ahead-possible-trump-xi-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:14 +0000 SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China says Wells Fargo exec banned from leaving country due to ‘criminal case’ China has confirmed that it barred a senior Wells Fargo executive from leaving the country, saying it banned her exit because of a “criminal case” investigation. 2. Sean Stein on why US businesses are walking a tightrope to stay in China The US-China Business Council president... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3319020/china-confirms-exit-ban-us-exec-high-speed-rail-get-upgrade-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3319020/china-confirms-exit-ban-us-exec-high-speed-rail-get-upgrade-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:15:08 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong Sean Stein is president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a Washington-based non-profit organisation that promotes trade between the world’s two largest economies. The council represents more than 270 American companies doing business in China. He most recently served as board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and is chair emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Before that, he served for nearly three decades as a diplomat, including as US Consul... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3318709/sean-stein-why-us-businesses-are-walking-tightrope-stay-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/global-economy/article/3318709/sean-stein-why-us-businesses-are-walking-tightrope-stay-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:00:10 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong Sean Stein helps to promote trade between the world’s two largest economies as president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a Washington-based non-profit organisation that represents more than 270 American companies doing business in China. Previously, he served for nearly three decades as a diplomat, including as US Consul General in Shenyang and Shanghai. He was also board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and is chair emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/article/3318543/mutually-assured-economic-destruction-cools-us-china-trade-war-stein?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/article/3318543/mutually-assured-economic-destruction-cools-us-china-trade-war-stein?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:00:24 +0000