Based in Beijing since 2004, Yuan Associates (YA) is a pioneering government affairs (GA) firm with a reputation for results. Its principals are experienced former government officials, journalists, academics, and public affairs professionals who take a proven, systematic approach to government affairs advocacy through policy-driven research and engagement targeting China’s government and industry stakeholders. Yuan Associates’ abiding mission is to integrate our years of experience understanding the politics of policy in China with our clients’ strategic needs and the government’s objectives to create value for both sides. Our clients consist mainly of North American and European multinational corporations, industry associations, and foreign government agencies. Yuan Associates provide blanket services to our clients, covering corporate reputation mangement, regulatory ingelligence, market access, trade issue consultancy, senior executive China visit, issue/crisis management, GA training, M&A and greenfiled investment, government procurement, in-house GA strategy and staffing support, and China outbound investment. Yuan Associates has developed a strong government relations network at both the central and local levels, and uses this network to analyze the rapid changes to non-transparent public policies to help clients better navigate in the Chinese market.