Doing Business with China

This revised fifth edition of Doing Business with China has been updated to take into account key changes in the legal and fiscal environment. It remains the most comprehensive guide available to all aspects of commercial engagement in China. It focuses on developments in China's business and regulatory environment over the past four years since WTO entry and on the key industry sectors where China is already a global player or which offer good opportunities for foreign investment and trade. In addition, the guide provides authoritative insight into accounting, auditing and taxation practices; banking, foreign exchange and corporate finance; and marketing issues which are unique to the Chinese markets. Revisions include updates to chapter's on economic performance and outlook, China's Securities Market and sector reports on China's automotive indutry, banking, oil and gas and steel production and core minerals.

This revised fifth edition of Doing Business with China has been updated to take into account key changes in the legal and fiscal environment. It remains the most comprehensive guide available to all aspects of commercial engagement in China. It focuses on developments in China's business and regulatory environment over the past four years since WTO entry and on the key industry sectors where China is already a global player or which offer good opportunities for foreign investment and trade. In addition, the guide provides authoritative insight into accounting, auditing and taxation practices; banking, foreign exchange and corporate finance; and marketing issues which are unique to the Chinese markets. Revisions include updates to chapter's on economic performance and outlook, China's Securities Market and sector reports on China's automotive indutry, banking, oil and gas and steel production and core minerals.

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A guide to business practice in the world's fastest growing economy, published in association with leading Chinese, American, and British trade bodies and international firms. It presents: trading opportunities, giving data on regions, their social and economic indicators, and the key indigenous trade partners; the existing or approved Sino-Western ventures; the economic characteristics of each of China's 46 prime business locations, including designated areas offering preferential terms to foreign investors; Hong Kong and Macao--their economic alignment with China and their commercial roles in the Pacific Basin; and contact information for relevant authorities, organizations, banks and other professional firms, and companies. Distributed in the US by Cassell. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jonathan Reuvid was formerly an economist, an investment banker and an international corporate development consultant. He has edited and co-authored many titles for Kogan Page, including "The Corporate Guide to Expatriate Employment" and "Managing Business Risk."

Li Yong is the Deputy Secretary General of the China Association of International Trade (CAIT), which is a national organization in China that advises governments on trade and investment policies and companies on corporate development strategies. Between 1993 and 2000 he was managing director of the Centre for Market and Trade Development (CMTD), a leading business consulting service under MOFTEC, which is now the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). Mr. Li Yong has worked on many consultancy projects for multinational companies and international institutions and lectures extensively in and outside China on a variety of issues on doing business with China. Recently, he was elected council member of the Executive Council of the China International Cultural Exchange Centre.