The United States and China recently concluded two days of high-level talks as part of the sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (“S&ED” or the “Dialogue”), which took place in Beijing from July 9-10. The most concrete outcome of this year’s S&ED is the commitment by both sides to reach agreement on the main body
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Why A U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Matters
By Marney Cheek on
This post originally appeared on Investment Policy Central.
A U.S.-China bilateral investment treaty (BIT) will serve as the cornerstone for the bilateral economic relationship between these two economic powerhouses for years to come. It puts in place important rules that protect U.S. investors against discrimination and arbitrary treatment, with the United States promising the…
Progress Towards a US-China Investment Treaty
By Timothy P. Stratford on
Promising advances have been during the past year in negotiation of a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between the US and China. Key objectives of the BIT are to accord certain protections to investors and also to ensure that each party will accord to investors and investments of the other party the same treatment it accords…