China

Mitigate the risks of doing business in China amid an increasingly fragmented global trade landscape

Is China still a cost-effective trade partner? How will the deterioration in US-China relations affect global trade? How will businesses be affected by efforts to de-risk and diversify?

We help our clients navigate the increasingly complex geopolitical and internal drivers affecting businesses operating in China.

“Rising tensions and brinkmanship mean a growing possibility of disruption to companies operating in the region.”

Our China Advisors Our People

Colin Kahl

Senior Advisor

Colin served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the US Department of Defense from April 2021-July 2023. He is the Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Meghan L. O'Sullivan

Advisory Board Member

Meghan provides strategic counsel on geopolitics and the energy transition. She is director of the Belfer Center and the Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. She was previously a deputy national security advisor to President George W. Bush.

Meg Rithmire

Senior Advisor

Meg is a Senior Advisor at MAP and advises clients on Asia, China, and China and the United States. She is the James E. Robison Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School.

Jude Blanchette

Senior Advisor

Jude is the Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research, and the inaugural director of the RAND China Research Center. Previously, he held the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Sarah Beran

Partner

Sarah leads our China practice, providing clients with counsel on the strategic, political and regulatory challenges shaping today’s macro environment. Her experience at the highest levels of government – and her engagement on the frontlines with firms making critical business decisions driven by government policy – uniquely positions her to counsel corporate leaders, investors and foundations navigating evolving US-China relations, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the shifting global regulatory landscape.

Our Impact | China

Minimising risk for a major European manufacturer with operations in China

Asia is at the centre of increasingly fragmented and economically uncertain global markets. We conducted a review of scenarios around US-China decoupling and the potential impact on our client’s business. We helped identify weaknesses and plan for the future amid a constantly shifting outlook.

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