28 min

The Changes in U.S.-China Relations Shaping CEO Decisions The GET: The Global Enterprise Thread

    • Management

Two factors have shaped the last few decades of global economics. In 2001, the U.S. granted China permanent most favored nation trade status, and China was formally admitted into the World Trade Organization. Since then, CEOs have operated their businesses to factor in a relatively cooperative economic and geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China. But today things are different. We discuss how things have changed and what are the factors CEOs need to address as they execute their business over the next few decades.

Two factors have shaped the last few decades of global economics. In 2001, the U.S. granted China permanent most favored nation trade status, and China was formally admitted into the World Trade Organization. Since then, CEOs have operated their businesses to factor in a relatively cooperative economic and geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China. But today things are different. We discuss how things have changed and what are the factors CEOs need to address as they execute their business over the next few decades.

28 min