AmCham HK e-Magazine
September/October 2026
COVER
US-CHINA
Three stories of expert views on US-China relations and AI competition ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit
I: President Xi in Washington — AI, Tariffs and the Search for Stability
By George Chen
As Xi and Trump meet in Washington, DC, tariffs may grab headlines — but the real story is artificial intelligence, the defining issue that will shape the future of US–China relations and global stability.
II: Towards an international agency for Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance
By Paul Triolo
The first official US-China dialogue on Artificial Intelligence is planned for September 2026, with a US delegation led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Here technology policy expert Paul Triolo outlines the potential endgame and proposes an international organization with enforcement powers, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency formed in 1957.
III: Unpacking Beijing’s Vision for Global AI Governance
By Dr. Brian Wong
The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) held its first meeting in July 2026 in Shanghai, with representatives from 29 countries as well as António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
CEO INTERVIEW
Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, Schneider Electric
Managing a US$50 billion French multinational from Hong Kong
When asked what he does after work, the chairman of French industrial giant Schneider Electric replies tersely, “I work.” It is only partly a joke. During Jean-Pascale Tricoire’s 20 years as CEO of one of France’s most valuable companies, its Paris-listed shares rose ten times in value.
BUSINESS
Why supply chains still react too late
By Greg Meisenheimer
In transport and logistics, the rules of the road have been taken for granted for centuries, absent wars and revolutions. International law began with the publication of Mare Liberum (The Free Seas) in 1609 by Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius, who advanced the radical proposition that the ocean should be free to all nations for trade.
US-CHINA
Before Trump: The true origins of US-China rivalry
By Ker Gibbs
Ker Gibbs was working for HSBC in Shanghai during the boom years of the 2000s, when China seemed on the brink of capital account liberalization – which would have made Shanghai, not Hong Kong, China’s international financial capital. That didn’t happen, largely because of the reaction by China’s political leadership to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
US-CHINA
Retelling the story of the last emperor, with an American twist
By Paul French
In his latest book, one of Asia’s great storytellers tackles the subject matter of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Emperor (1987). Filmed on location in Beijing, the movie relied heavily on the memoir of Emperor Pu Yi’s British tutor, Reginald Johnston.
CHAMBER
A recap of AmCham HK’s annual ‘door knock’ visit to Beijing
AmCham HK’s annual ‘Door knock’ visit to Beijing from September 2-4 was led by Chairman David Butts, with a 21-member delegation of senior executives.
TECHNOLOGY
How Good Systems is using AI to become a global company
For decades, Hong Kong has been searching for ways to produce startups with global reach. Here’s one company that has a solution. AmCham HK e-Magazine meets Steven Chan, founder and CEO of Good Systems and its premier app, Goodnotes.
ADVERTORIAL
Introduction to the 140th Canton Fair
China’s one-stop trading platform for the world
Since 1957, the spring and autumn trade fairs in Guangzhou have been among the world’s largest trade shows. This autumn’s giant event features 30,000 exhibitors in its 1.55 million sq.m. event space, a little less than half the size of New York’s Central Park in Manhattan.
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