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美中贸易全国委员会 (US-China Busi- ness Council) 主席John Frisbie分享其关 于美中两国之间商业关系的见解。 John Frisbie, president of the US-China Business Council, shares insight about the business relationship between United States and China. John Frisbie自2004年起至今一直担任美中贸易全国 委员会(US-China Business Council)主席,美中贸易 全国委员会是一个无党派的非营利性组织,其使命在 于倡导增进美国和中国之间的商业关系,促进其200 个成员公司和美国经济的发展。美中贸易全国委员会 成立于1973年,在华盛顿哥伦比亚特区、北京和上海设 有办事处,由杰出公司领导组成的理事会管理。 John Frisbie has since 2004 served as president of the U.S.- China Business Council, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization on a mission to advocate for an increased commercial relationship between the United States and China to benefit its 200-member companies and the U.S. economy. The council, which was founded in 1973 and has offices in Washington DC, Beijing and Shanghai, is governed by a board of directors of distinguished corporate leaders. 美中贸易全国委员会的作用是什么,您希望委 员会达到什么目标? 美中贸易全国委员会的宗旨在与中国建立建设性关系, 消除贸易和投资壁垒,营造一个基于规则的对所有相 关方均可预测的、透明的商业环境。 此外,我们还组织各种活动,支持我们的使命,包括为 中国共产党总书记和国家主席习近平、总理李克强和 副总理汪洋组织的活动。我们还举办各种会议,包括 前副总统乔·拜登和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿参加的会 议。美中贸易全国委员会经常与重要政治家和政府行 政部门各机构的美中事务方面的其他专家进行会晤。 WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE IT WILL ACHIEVE? The council aims to have a constructive relationship with China to remove trade and investment barriers and develop a rules-based commercial environment that is predictable and transparent to all parties. We also organize events to support our mission, including events for the Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang. We’ve also hosted meetings featuring former Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The council regularly meets with key politicians and other specialists on U.S.-China affairs from various agencies of the executive branch of the government. John Frisbie, president of the US-China Business Council, left, with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, middle, and Council chair Evan Greenberg. 83 THE CHINA INVESTOR