C100 Members Participate in Panel on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment, Meet with SH Mayor

On September 25, Committee of 100 members participated in a conference on Chinese outbound investment hosted by the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. C-100 Chairman Clarence Kwan gave keynote remarks on Chinese outbound investment, explaining the six factors that are critical to a successful investment or acquisition in the U.S.: a good strategy, a professional team, the capability to settle a transaction, a partnership with financial institutions, establishing connections early, and winning stakeholders’ support. That afternoon, C-100 Greater China Regional Co-Chairs Wang Dazong and Howard Li and members David Chang, Wu-Fu Chen, and Carter Tseng gave panel remarks on how Chinese companies can more effectively utilize the resources of overseas Chinese when doing business abroad. Read more about the panel here.

C-100 Chairman Clarence Kwan gives keynote remarks on Chinese investment in the U.S.

C-100 members discuss Chinese outbound investment at the September 25 conference

Southern California member Brian Sun also attended the afternoon panel to listen to C-100 members’ remarks. C-100 members’ participation in the conference received extensive news coverage from local media, including Caijing, Caixin, China News Agency, East China Morning Post, Forbes China, Shanghai Business News (video and article), and Shanghai Securities News.

On September 25, C-100 members met with the Shanghai mayor Yang Xiong and Xu Li, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. On September 26, members met with Wang Sizheng, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission, and Zhong Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce. Read news coverage of the delegation meetings here.