Legal affairs: Meeting with Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations team
8th October 2007
On September 26, the chamber’s Legal Committee, led by chair Mike Dardzinski of Dewey Ballantine, met with a U.S. delegation in China to open discussion about a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIT).
Dardzinski and AmCham-China Chairman James Zimmerman met with Daniel Bahar, the USTR’s Director of Investment Affairs, and Michael Tracton, State Department’s BIT Program Coordinator. They discussed a variety of issues concerning the proposed BIT with China, the BIT negotiation process, and potential impact of the BIT on U.S. industry.
The Legal Committee will lead AmCham-China’s work with the U.S. government on BIT relations issues and provide feedback to members as new information is received. Members interested in participating in the discussions should contact Gabe Lopez at gabelopez@amcham-china.org.cn.