’sDCDoorknockJoinourWeChat:TheJournaloftheAmericanChamberofCommerceinShanghai-InsightNovember/December2018INSIGHTInthedawningageofprecisionmedicine,whatarethemarketopportunities,strategiesandregulatoryconsiderationsforU.S.companiesinChina?Plus,ProfessorXiChenfromtheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthlooksatissuesinpublichealthcareinChinaanddrawslessonsfromtheU.S.system.HowhealthcareinChinaischangingPRECISIONSTRIKENovember/December20183FEATURESamchamshanghaiPresidentKennethJarrettVPofAdministration&FinancehelenrenVPofOperationsshilPiBisWasDirectorsCommitteesJessicaWuCommunications&PublicationsianDriscollGovernmentRelations&CSRVeomayourytitiBaccamTrade&InvestmentCenterleontunginsightSeniorEditorruoPingchenAssociateEditorDougstruBContentManagerJuliuszmosoniDesigngaBrielecorDioliPrintingsnaPPrinting,inc.insightsPonsorshiP(86-21)6279-7119storyideas,questionsorcommentsoninsight:Pleasecontactruopingchen(86-21)6279-7119ext.4583ruoping.chen@amcham-shanghai.orginsightisafreemonthlypublicationforthemembersoftheamericanchamberofcommerceinshanghai.editorialcontentandsponsors'announcementsareindependentanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofthegovernors,officers,membersorstaffofthechamber.nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedwithoutwrittenconsentofthecopyrightholder.shanghaicentre,suite5681376nanjingWestroadshanghai,200040chinatel:(86-21)6279-7119fax:(86-21)6279-7643’scirclesponsorsINSIGHTTheJournaloftheAmericanChamberofCommerceinShanghai-November/December2018FEATURESTheDawningAgeofPrecisionMedicine:AViewfromChinaMarketopportunitiesandtheregulatorylandscapeforprecisionmedicineinChinaAConversationwithCelinaChew,PresidentofBayerGreaterChinaGroupCelinaChewonChinastrategy,R&D,talentrecruitmentandmorePromotingPopulationHealth:U.S.LessonsforChinaattheCrossroadsIn-depthlookatissuesinpublichealthcareandlearningfromtheU.S.systemPOLICYPERSPECTIVESBeijing’sChangingApproachtoU.S.-ChinaTradeTensionsInsightintoChineseexperts’tradeopinionsMadeinChina2025:ImplicationsforU.S.CompaniesDescribingMIC2025andtheopportunitiesandrisksforU.S.firmsThreeDilemmasInherentinChina’sCybersecurityandDataLawDelvingintothenebulousnatureofChina’sCSL151822MEMBERNEWSAmChamGoestoWashingtonReportonAmChamShanghai’sDCDoorknockBoardofGovernorsBriefingNotesfromSeptember’sboardmeetingCommitteeChair’sCornerWithHughRashid,chairoftheTechnologyandInnovationCommitteeEventReportRecapofselectedeventsfromthepasttwomonthsMonthinPicturesSelectedphotosfromthepasttwomonths’AmChameventsBits&BobsIrreverenttakesonthenews2426273032340508114’svisitfocusedonthegrowingU.S.-ChinatradefrictionsandtheirimpactonAmericanbusinesses.Ourdelegationrepresentedmanufactur-ing,financialservices,IT,legal,andotherkeysectors,andalsoincludedthepres-identsofAmChamShanghai,AmChamChina,andAmChamSouthwest.The2018DoorknockcouldnothavecomeatamorecriticaljunctureinU.S.-Chinarelations.TheTrumpAdministra-tion’s$200bnoftariffsonChineseprod-uctstookeffectonSeptember24,thefirstdayofourtrip,andinterestinthebilateralrelationshipwasatanall-timehigh.Manyoftheofficialswemetwithwantedtodis-cussourrecentsurveyonhowtariffswereimpactingAmericanbusinessoperationsinChina.WeconductedthispollingofseveralhundredmembercompaniesinAugustandSeptemberandfoundthatamajorityfeltnegativelyimpactedbythetariffsfrombothcountries.Whilefewcompaniesplanned(atthattime)tore-locatesupplychainsoutofChina,manycompanieswerelookingatsourcingalter-natives.Theupcomingmid-termelectionsalsofilteredintomanyofourdiscussions.Wediscoveredthatalthoughthepoliti-calpartiesinCongressremainlockedinpartisanfightingonmanypolicyfronts,therewasbroadagreementthattheU.S.mustgettougherwithChina.ThemoodtowardBeijingseemedchillierthanonpastDoorknocks.Wefoundlittleappe-titeamongleadersforamoreconcilia-torystancetowardChina;evenofficialswhodidn’tagreewithtariffsbelievedthatitwastimeWashingtonaddressBeijing’sunfairmarketpracticeswithstrongmea-sures.OnestafferpredictedtherewouldbelittledeviationfromatoughapproacheveniftheDemocratswincontroloftheHouseofRepresentativesafterthemid-termelections.AsAmericanbusinessesinChina,weunderstandalltoowellthefrustrationwithregulatorychallengesinthecoun-try.WhileChinacontinuestobeacriticalfactorfortheglobalsuccessofAmericancompaniesandcontributestoahealthyU.S.economy,manyofourcompaniesarerestrainedbymarketaccessbarriers,weakIPRprotectionandanunlevelplay-ingfield.WethuswelcomedtheAdminis-tration’sdeterminationtomakemeaning-fulprogressonlong-standingstructuralissuesintheU.S.-Chinatradingrelation-ship.Atthesametime,weurgedtheU.S.government