chris murckFreda Wang, Shanghai representative of the Asia Society and a council member of the China Reform Forum think tank in Beijing, has joined APCO Worldwide.

She’s been a managing director of Shanghai Wisdom Communications Consulting Co. since 2005 and is founding chief corporate officer of Dow Jones & Co. in China’s commercial capital.

APCO also has added former staffer Christian Murck to its China team. He has more than 30 years of experience in Chinese finance, PA and development, earned from stints at J.P. Morgan Chase, American Chamber of Commerce/China and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Margery Kraus, CEO of APCO, said Wang and Murck would help the independent firm “navigate the complexities of the Chinese market on the ground.”