On November 29, Jingtian & Gongcheng jointly held a video conference with Mayer Brown JSM on “potential trade changes after Trump is Elected US president” which took place in Washington, Beijing and Shanghai at the same time.

The event invited representatives from financial and IT sectors.

The three keynote speakers are Duane W. Layton, Tim Keeler and Warren S. Payne from Mayor Brown JSM.

Before joining Maye Brown JSM, the three speakers all worked at key positions at US administrative agencies or legislatures, and were deeply involved in deciding US international trade policies.

Based on their insights of US political system, the three speakers analyzed the reason why Trump won the election, introduced the evolution of trade policies by successive US administrations, and talked on US trade policy trends from different perspectives.

The speakers talked specifically about the anti-globalization ideas put forward by Trump in his campaign, including re-negotiation of NAFTA, defining China as trade manipulator, etc., and the real influence of those campaign promises under the current US political system.

Audience from Chinese companies voiced their concern on issues such as restrictions on Chinese investment in USA, anti-dumping policy by USA after Trump’s election. The speakers addressed those concerns from legal and political perspectives.