Event | Forecast 2026

Please join us on January 28 in Washington, DC for USCBC Forecast 2026 conference, providing forward-looking insights into China’s business and political landscape for the year ahead.

• Get Ahead: Hear from leading experts on China’s macroeconomic outlook, domestic political developments, bilateral trade trends, and the evolving technology landscape.

• Stay Informed: Learn how US-China relations may evolve in the second year of the Trump administration and the implications for US companies operating in China.

• Connect: Network with senior business executives, thought leaders, and prominent scholars. The conference will begin with a networking luncheon.

• Joyce Chang (Chair, Global Research, JP Morgan) will break down the latest economic indicators and what they suggest about China’s growth outlook heading into 2026. Moderated by Rachel Farmer (Manager, Business Advisory Services, USCBC).

• Samm Sacks (Senior Fellow, Yale Law School Paul Tsai Center & New America) and Kendra Schaefer (Partner, Trivium China) will delve into the fast-evolving balance between competition and interdependence in US-China technology and what it means for business strategy in the year ahead. Moderated by AJ Cortese (Senior Manager, Business Advisory Services, USCBC).

• Jude Blanchette (Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research; Director, RAND China Research Center) and Yuen Yuen Ang (Alfred Chandler Chair Professor, Political Economy, JHU) will unpack the political forces and policy priorities shaping China’s domestic landscape in 2026. Moderated by Kyle Sullivan (Vice President, Business Advisory Services, USCBC).