On September 12th, David Blair, senior economist at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), emphasized at the "CEO: Growing with China" roundtable held in Beijing that the highly monopolistic US economy is due in part to the abuse of the patent system. He said, "I hope China doesn't go down that path." Blair cited Amazon's patented "one-click purchase" feature as an example, explaining how such practices have "destroyed countless small and medium-sized business owners."