Last month, Mr. Carlo D’Andrea, Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners, attended the 16th Annual China Business Conference held in Washington, D.C., hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As a prestigious high-level annual gathering in the global trade and economic sector, the event focuses on the evolving EU-China and U.S.-China relations and global geopolitical shifts reshaping cross-border business. Against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s historic state visit to Beijing in May, the insights and global connections gained from this participation deliver outstanding practical value and forward-looking strategic significance for cross-border trade cooperation.
Endowed with profound industry experience and extensive influence in international economic and trade affairs, Mr. Carlo D’Andrea participated in the event in his capacity as Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Chairman of the Chamber’s Shanghai Chapter. He joined the core panel discussion on geopolitics and international business, sharing in-depth insights and practical experience on the iteration of cross-border trade policies, layout opportunities for multinational enterprises, and the high-quality development of EU-China bilateral relations amid complex global situations, contributing professional advice to the steady development of global cross-border business.
During the conference, Mr. D’Andrea conducted in-depth exchanges and high-level docking with numerous international political figures and industry leaders, including Hon. Brian Mast, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Mr. Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia, Chairman of the RAND Corporation and renowned bestselling author. The in-depth conversations covered key fields such as international trade cooperation, breakthroughs in cross-border business barriers, global supply chain stability, and the improvement of the multilateral economic and trade system. The exchanges consolidated consensus on cooperation, expanded our high-end global resource network, and empowered our clients to seize new opportunities in cross-border trade.
This participation in the Washington conference fully demonstrates D’Andrea & Partners’ solid expertise in EU-China and U.S.-China cross-border economic, trade and foreign-related legal services. It also marks a key step in connecting global high-end resources, insighting into international policy trends, and deploying the new pattern of global legal services. Moving forward, we will adhere to a global vision, leverage high-end international platform resources, and continuously focus on international trade policies, geopolitical economic dynamics and cross-border business opportunities. We will keep providing professional, efficient and globalized cross-border commercial and foreign-related legal solutions, helping more enterprises explore global markets and achieve inclusive and win-win multilateral development.
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