Suzhou General Managers Breakfast

Review & Outlook Manufacturing Trends in China

This event is for General Manager/Chief Representative/Operations head ONLY. Confirmation of attendance is subject to AmCham staff's approval.

AmCham Shanghai Suzhou Center invites you to meet Wilson Wang, new Chair of the Suzhou Center Advisory Committee for the chamber's plan and projects in 2019 on Wednesday, February 8:00-10:00am @W Suzhou. Followed the briefing, Dennis Meseroll, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tractus Asia Limited, Jim Cooper from Pacific Resources International and He Rui, General Manager of Tolomatic Automation Products will review and discuss the policies, overall economy status to address below points on how does the decision makers in the manufacturing industry view the market in China and their investment trends.

A panel discussion joined by practitioners will follow the presentation. Details of practitioners will update after CNY.

• China is still an unlevel playing field; increased regulatory scrutiny, stronger local competition, rising costs, decreasing export competitiveness, and slowing economic growth are defining the new normal
• The trade war is exacerbating this increasingly difficult situation for foreign companies in China, forcing them to make necessary adjustments to doing business in China or planning exits
• China-based companies that trade with the United States are searching for short-term ways to mitigate the impact of tariffs; all are wondering how long this US-China trade conflict will last. But a trade resolution will not alter China's new normal reality
• Global FDI alternatives to China are being driven by market access, risk mitigation, and cost competitiveness
• ASEAN and India are viable alternatives to China, with ASEAN remerging as a competitive FDI and trading bloc, and India emerging as the "Next China."