China's announcement last week that it would hold its third plenary session of the CPC in November has drawn attention from pundits in the US, who see it as an occasion where "substantial" reforms will take place.
A Standard & Poor's report predicts that China will overtake the US to become the world's No 1 consumer market within the next five years. Not only that, but the number of online buyers is increasing as well.
The US International Trade Commission initiated a patent investigation into a Chinese medical device company and its two US entities, instituting yet another Section 337 probe involving Chinese companies.
Despite some concerns over the outlook for the US economy for the second half of the year, the Federal Reserve's tapering off its massive bond-purchasing stimulus program is underway.
Despite the small number of Chinese companies that have listed on US stock markets this year, the stable performance of many of them is a good sign that a wave - however small - of Chinese firms is on its way to listing in the US.
China is expected to overtake the US to become the world's largest consumer market in five years, according to a new report by Standard & Poor's.
For many foreign brands, China is not only a place to be. It's also a market that can provide success for their business. In other words, every global company wants a China story - and a successful one.
I t's no news that Chinese real estate developers and property buyers are flooding into the US - something that's currently, to many Chinese, a better investment than gold - and it's bringing more than just cash into the market.
An editor and writer at China Daily USA in New York, William Hennelly is a print and digital media veteran. He previously was managing editor of TheStreet.com financial news website in New York, and has worked at daily newspapers in New Jersey. Hennelly is a journalism graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
General manager of China Daily USA's San Francisco bureau. Based in the Bay Area, she covers a wide range of topics including corporate news, Silicon Valley innovation, US-China cooperation in various forms and profiles of interesting personalities, as well as overseeing office operations.
Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He is also a columnist, with a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
A copy editor and writer with China Daily USA in New York, Chris Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia and served two years as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya.