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Changing the China Atmosphere in Washington, DC
To counter the increasingly anti-China rhetoric and balance the policy debate in Washington, DC, and State Capitals, AeA has officially launched the “AeA China Initiative.”    This program aims to improve the understanding of the U.S.-China relationship through coordinated exchanges and contributing fact-based analysis.  The Initiative encompasses a combination of programs, papers, and meetings highlighting the challenges as well as the benefits of the U.S.-China economic relationship.

AeA International is currently following these policy issues in China:

• U.S - China Relations
  Pursue balanced policy approach that supports member company business activities in China
• WTO Compliance
  China continues to open markets and take steps to comply with its WTO commitments, but it also continues to look for ways to protect local industries or impede foreign business
• Intellectual Property Protection
  Protecting U.S. IP in China
• Government Procurement
  In its WTO Accession Agreement China committed to joining the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) "as soon as possible" and AeA is working with a coalition for progress on action by China
• E-Waste/Environment
  AeA is the industry leader in China WEEE and China RoHS
• Export Controls
  The AeA Export Controls Committee follows issues and regulations applicable to China while addressing U.S. national security concerns.

To learn more or join one of AeA's Committees related to China contact Rob Mulligan, Senior Vice President, International, at 202.682.4452.

• AeA China RoHS Subcommittee
• AeA China Workgroup
• AeA International Policy Advisory Committee

October 26, 2006 - AeA China RoHS Program Draws 250 Attendees to Hear China MII Delegation on Impending Environment Rules.  AeA hosted a half-day conference at Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara, CA, on China RoHS (regulations restricting the use of certain substances in the production of electronic information products) that drew over 250 people from across the country.  They came to hear presentations by the primary drafters and implementers of the regulation from the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII).  With the impending effective date of March 1, 2007, companies were eagerly seeking more information and clarification of the requirements they will have to meet for their products to be compliant.

AeA, with the support of 12 sponsoring companies (Agilent, AMD, Apple, Cisco, Dell, GE, HP, Honeywell, Intel, Motorola, Sun, Teradyne), organized a ten-day trip from October 17-27 for the delegation of senior MII officials that included meetings in Washington, DC; Austin, TX; and San Jose, CA.  For over two years the AeA China RoHS Coalition has been providing input to these officials on US company views and concerns related to development and implementation of the China RoHS regulations, including several technical exchanges in Beijing.  This was the first time that the MII group had met with companies in the US on the China RoHS rules and the AeA program was the only public opportunity for non-sponsoring companies to hear first-hand the latest information on the implementing rules.  To learn more about AeA’s work on China RoHS visit our China RoHS webpage.

April 4 - 6, 2006 - AeA Chairman Leads Senior Executive Delegation to Beijing & Shenzhen, China.  The trip provided senior executives insights into the growing U.S. -- China economic ties through meetings with Chinese government officials, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, leading consultants, and political observers. Read the Chairman's Report on the trip!

Like It or Not, China and the U.S. Are Intricately Linked China is an enormously important economic partner for the United States in terms of both trade and investment, particularly in the high-tech sector.  This report presents statistics quantifying this interdependence.

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Beijing, China

United States Information Technology Office (USITO) is a private, non-profit trade association designed to promote trade and cooperation in the information technology industries of the United States and China.  It is committed to increasing the market share of U.S. companies in China's burgeoning information technology sector.  USITO is a consortium formed by:  American Electronics Association (AeA), The Technology CEO Council, Software & Information Industry Association (SIAA), Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).  USITO membership is open to U.S. corporations engaged in telecom, information, and high-tech industries.  It is not connected with the United States government.

Via these parent associations, USITO represents and provides service to more than 6,000 U.S. high-tech companies.  Parent associations pay an annual contribution to USITO in order to provide services to the parent associations and member companies.  USITO also has several hundred member companies that, because of the extent of their operations in China, pay dues directly to USITO in order to receive direct support from the organization in Beijing.

USITO is sponsored in China by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), with the active support of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), and other government departments.  USITO's Beijing office was opened in 1995 by the late U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown under the auspices of the U.S.-China Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to represent US information technology industries in China, to monitor and express support for legislation conducive to U.S. export and investment opportunities, and to promote further opening of China’s technology markets to U.S. firms.

To learn more about USITO visit:  www.usito.org.

With the support of five IT industry parent associations and 50 member-companies, USITO promotes trade and cooperation between the information technology industries of the United States and China.  USITO's China IT Weekly Briefing strives to make the Chinese IT market more accessible to U.S. companies by providing market development assistance and information on government policy, regulations, and trends in key IT markets. 

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