China-Trump Visit/American Chamber
China-Trump Visit/American Chamber
Dateline : Recent/File
Location : China
Duration : 3'03
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national flag, national emblem
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - October 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of White House
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Harley Seyedin, chairman, president, American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China)(partially overlaid with shots 4-6/ending with shots 7-10):
"The American Chamber of Commerce in South China has over 2,300 members, which account for about 40 percent of all U.S.-China business trade and investment. Therefore, his trip is extremely important to us, and we're very excited about the fact that he's coming. Certainty is extremely important in business and I do believe that his trip will bring about certainty on a number of issues, especially on investment and cooperation and sales. And I think we will do very well with the fact that he's here. The Greater Bay Area, which consists of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities on the mainland, has a GDP of 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars. I think the fact that President Trump is here is going to signal that we can continue to expand our business, we can continue to cooperate with our Chinese partners and prosper and benefit from the opportunities that will be available.”
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FILE: Danzhou City, Hainan Province, south China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Aerial shots of Yangpu Port, facilities, containers
FILE: Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Aerial shot of port scene
FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Facilities, containers at port
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FILE: Macao, China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Aerial shot of Golden Lotus Square, Chinese national flag, Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) flag
8. Aerial shots of cityscape, traffic, Macao SAR flag
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Traffic
FILE: Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Aerial shots of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, traffic
FILE: Haikou City, Hainan Province, south China - Dec 18, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Customs inspection channels
12. Various of truck going through channel
FILE: Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Humanoid robot running
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Harley Seyedin, chairman, president, American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China)(starting with shots 11-13/ending with shot 15):
"I do believe that his arrival will signal better cooperation in many, many new areas, What this will resolve is the reduction of tariffs and I do expect that reduction in tariff levels that's going to be very important. Seventy-seven percent of the members of the American Chamber of Commerce based in South China are not in the export business anymore. They are primarily here importing from the United States components and parts and products, and manufacturing in China for the Chinese market. So the Chinese market has become very important to us. And therefore President Trump's visit, his cooperation with President Xi Jinping, his meetings are gonna be extremely beneficial in our ability to penetrate the Chinese market, even in a greater way than we have in the past."
15. Various of Harley Seyedin walking, talking, reading magazine with reporter
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Harley Seyedin, chairman, president, American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China)(partially overlaid with shots 17-20):
"China is developing new technologies from which we can benefit by cooperating with our Chinese partners - EVs, batteries as well as health care. China is now the leading innovator of new drugs. We know that we can work together with China on many clinical trials in development of new technology. We can work together in AI areas. We think that AI is not necessarily just defense, it is an area that's very important to business going forward. In addition to that, there are just about every consumer product that you can imagine that we provide here in China, and we're gonna continue to do that."
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FILE: Zhejiang Province, east China - 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
17. Various of EVs being charged
File: Jiangsu Province, east China - April 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
18. Aerial shot of vehicles, charging posts, solar panels
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19. Various of researchers working in lab
20. Various of medicine production line, robotic arms working
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FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
21. Various of Chinese national flag, Tian'anmen Rostrum
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
22. Various of Capitol building, U.S. national flag
The chairman and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in South China expressed optimism about U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to China.
Trump landed in the Chinese capital on Wednesday evening for a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) in Guangzhou, Harley Seyedin, chairman and president of the chamber, highlighted the visit's critical importance to the chamber's members, which account for about 40 percent of China-U.S. business trade and investment.
"The American Chamber of Commerce in South China has over 2,300 members, which account for about 40 percent of all U.S.-China business trade and investment. Therefore, his trip is extremely important to us, and we're very excited about the fact that he's coming," said Seyedin.
"Certainty is extremely important in business and I do believe that his trip will bring about certainty on a number of issues, especially on investment and cooperation and sales. And I think we will do very well with the fact that he's here. The Greater Bay Area, which consists of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities on the mainland, has a GDP of 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars. I think the fact that President Trump is here is going to signal that we can continue to expand our business, we can continue to cooperate with our Chinese partners and prosper and benefit from the opportunities that will be available," said Seyedin.
He noted that the visit was crucial to a majority of chamber members who now focus on the Chinese market rather than exports.
"I do believe that his arrival will signal better cooperation in many, many new areas, What this will resolve is the reduction of tariffs and I do expect that reduction in tariff levels that's going to be very important. Seventy-seven percent of the members of the American Chamber of Commerce based in South China are not in the export business anymore. They are primarily here importing from the United States components and parts and products, and manufacturing in China for the Chinese market. So the Chinese market has become very important to us. And therefore President Trump's visit, his cooperation with President Xi Jinping, his meetings are gonna be extremely beneficial in our ability to penetrate the Chinese market, even in a greater way than we have in the past," the chairman said.
He also pointed out opportunities for U.S. companies in China's green industrial transformation, citing collaboration in electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, healthcare, AI, and consumer products.
"China is developing new technologies from which we can benefit by cooperating with our Chinese partners - EVs, batteries as well as health care. China is now the leading innovator of new drugs. We know that we can work together with China on many clinical trials in development of new technology. We can work together in AI areas. We think that AI is not necessarily just defense, it is an area that's very important to business going forward. In addition to that, there are just about every consumer product that you can imagine that we provide here in China, and we're gonna continue to do that," he said.
ID : 8479218
Published : 2026-05-14 00:01
Last Modified : 2026-05-14 02:32:32
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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