In the first half of 2020, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and further deterioration in the bilateral relationship pushed two-way investment flows between the United States and China to their lowest level in nearly a decade. While flows recovered in the second half of the year, persistent bilateral frictions and elevated regulatory scrutiny continue to weigh on investor sentiment and create an uncertain outlook for two-way investment in 2021.
On May 19, 2021, the National Committee held a virtual program with report author Thilo Hanemann (Rhodium Group), Anna Ashton (US-China Business Council), and Timothy Stratford (Covington & Burling LLP Beijing) for the annual Two-Way Street report launch and discussion of the latest two-way investment data and analysis.
