China, How The Politics May Affect Your Business

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been busy claiming land by making artificial islands on any rocks that are jutting above the ocean’s surface.  This has created friction with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, and nearly anyone who shares a border with the China mainland.  Businesses have been producing their goods in China for decades, sending billions of USD into the economy.  With the Wuhan virus (COVID-10), avian flu, and Hong Kong political turmoil, we have seen the global supply line disrupted several times revealing the dependence of many nations on Communist China as a supplier to the world.  How does that affect bosses in Asia Pacific running businesses?  Will there be more disruptions?  Is the West doing anything?  Will the CCP attack Taiwan? Will we see another crisis like Wuhan that affects the world?

In the June CI network event, we will welcome someone who can answer these and many other fascinating questions about how decisions made in Beijing can affect commerce. Our guest, Col. Grant Newsham, a former reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific, will deliver an account on how the CCP is advancing it’s agenda across APAC and the global market places.

Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political and economic matters. Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He also served as reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific, and was the U.S. Marine Attaché, US Embassy Tokyo on two occasions.  He is also a former US diplomat.