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    AmCham Chengdu ordered to close

    The American Chamber of Commerce Chengdu branch has been ordered to close within 48 hours:

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/russell...h=6158abf034eb

    What does this mean?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolboy:
    What does this mean?
    攬炒

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mefisto:
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    I'm assuming China is doing this in retaliation to some US action. But what kind of US action?

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    There are rumours regarding the entity name being an issue ("AmCham" belonging only to AmCham in Beijing in the view of the CN authorities) and the entity type (foreign-invested enterprise vs non-profit enterprise). If that's the case, AmCham Shanghai (which is supposedly the oldest and largest Chapter in China) or AmCham Southern China could be next.

    This is unsettling for foreign businesses operating in China, but considering the crackdown mood of the authorities in last few months, it is no longer a surprise. The reason? Who knows.

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    From the Taipei Times...

    (The last sentence is probably unrelated and for context.

    The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs appeared to be enforcing a rule that countries maintain only one official chamber of commerce in the country, Wang said.

    The ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    The Chengdu chamber is not affiliated with the American Chamber of Commerce in China, a business advocacy group based in Beijing with offices in several other cities.

    The closure of the chamber comes just over one year after China closed the US consulate in Chengdu, in retaliation for China’s ouster from its consulate in Houston, Texas, a week earlier.
    https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz.../01/2003763555

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    Possible. But AmCham HK has been really careful not to say anything too provocative. It is AmCham's duty to represent US business interest and concerns after all. If even mild expression of concern is now unacceptable, then multinationals in HK and China may have to reconsider the suitability of having business there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mefisto:
    攬炒
    You are saying it's food related?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    You are saying it's food related?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gatts:
    Its fried...but not frying food. More like frying people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    You are saying it's food related?

    FOund this: Canto lesson: 攬炒 pronounced laam chau, literally embrace+fry, i.e. if I'm gonna fry, I'm gonna drag you in .
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