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January - February 2001 Issue:

Cover by Benjamin Hurd


 










 


Title  Issue    Page
 
ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PROMOTION
The Branding Revolution in China 3 52
The Development of Brand Consciousness in China (figure)     3 54
Foreign Firms Encounter PR Problems 5 5
Top 10 Chinese Brands (figure) 3 56
 
AGRICULTURE
A Citrus Glossary (box) 5 18
Goodbye Locusts-And Good Riddance! (brief) 5 4
The Life of a Citrus Tree (box) 5 21
Seagram Citrus Technology Center and Grove Locations, Zhongxian, Chongqing Municipality (map) 5 19
Seagram Juices Up the Three Gorges 5 16
 
BANKING, FINANCE, AND INSURANCE
Beijing No. 10 A Water Treatment Plant-Basic Structure (figure) 4 31
Chengdu No. 6 B Water Treatment Plant-Basic Structure (figure) 4 30
Chinese Domestic Treasury Bonds and Bills Issued (figure) 5 25
Dashed Hopes in the Leasing Industry: A Cautionary Tale 4 48
E-Banking Hits China (brief) 2 61
Financing Options for PRC Water Projects 4 28
Freeing the Renminbi 5 24
Group Financing Companies: Financing Flexibility 3 50
Learn from Asia-Especially Japan (box) 2 12
RMB Convertibility: Helpful But Not Essential (box) 2 14
 
CONSUMER MARKET
Beer Ballistics (brief) 2 61
Reports of Foreign Supermarkets' Woes Are Misleading 5 5
A Snapshot of China in 2000 (table) 3 59
 
COUNCIL BULLETIN
Annual Membership Meeting Focuses on WTO 4 52
Beijing Office Dispatch 6 41
Council Co-hosts Lunch for PRC President 6 41
Council Helps Clarify New PRC Import Packaging Requirements 2 62
Council Holds Gala Dinner and Annual Meeting in Washington 4 52
Council Posts Information Online About China, WTO, and PNTR 2 62
Council Works With Companies, PRC Government on Encryption Issue 2 62
Encryption Regulations 1 94
Frederick W. Smith Elected Council Chair; Council Welcomes New Board Members 4 54
Market-Research Survey Regulations 1 94
 
ECONOMY
China's Economic and Financial Indicators, 1994-99 (table) 3 58
China's Economy, First Quarter 2000 (box) 4 24
FIEs' Share of Chinese Industry (table) 1 60
Fragmented Markets: Not Only the PC Industry (box) 1 68
Free Lunch or Last Supper? China's Debt-Equity Swaps in Context 4 22
PRC Main Economic Indicators (table) 4 25
Well-Off in Shenzhen (brief) 4 5
 
ELECTRONICS, COMPUTERS, HIGH TECHNOLOGY, EXPORT CONTROLS, AND R&D
Best Sales Prospects for Internet-Related Businesses (table) 2 24
China's Four Million Internet Subscribers by Region (table) 2 24
China's Internet Users (box) 2 22
China's Widening Web 2 20
China's Major ISPs (box) 2 21
China's Middlemen-New Paths to Market 1 64
Cisco in China 2 28
E-Commerce: The Taming of the Internet in China 4 34
E-Commerce to Bloom at Spring Fair (brief) 2 61
E-Edgeball, Anyone? (box) 2 27
Foreign Firms Struggle with New Rules on Encryption Products 2 61
Global PC Sales by Country/Region, 1999 (figure) 1 66
Internet Spending in China (figure) 2 28
The Internet Wraparound 5 42
Madeforchina.com (box) 2 29
Major PRC Networks and Bandwidth (table) 2 22
Software Research In-and For-China 4 40
Well-Read Web (brief) 4 5
Why Users Access the Internet (table) 2 23
 
ENVIRONMENT
China's Addiction to Soft Loans (box) 2 47
China's Domestic Environmental Protection Equipment Industry (box) 2 46
China's Environmental Framework 2000 and Beyond 2 48
China's Green Markets 2 44
Cleaner Water for the Capital (brief) 5 4
Key PRC Environmental Laws and Initiatives Past, Present, and Future (table) 2 50
Soil-Quality Standards (box) 2 49
 
EXPATRIATE ISSUES
Shanghai Education: Worth the Price? (brief) 2 61
 
FOREIGN TRADE
China's Dumping Cases to Date (table) 3 31
China's Export Markets (figure) 5 26
China's First Antidumping Ruling (box) 3 33
China's Trade with the United States (table) 3 59
China's Trade with the World, 1990-99 (figure) 3 59
Chinese Reactions to Smuggling (box) 4 45
Corruption Fighters Succumb (box) 4 47
The Fight Against Smuggling 4 44
Modern Protectionism: China's Own Antidumping Regulations 3 30
PNTR, WTO, and Government Relations (box) 6 43
PRC Trade Strong in First Half 6 34
SETC Slims Down (brief) 6 4
Shanghai Sets the Pace, Again (box) 6 24
Smooth Sailing for Waigaoqiao-Bound Cargo (brief) 3 7
The Sun Sets on US Antidumping Orders 3 34
Sunset Reviews of US Antidumping Duty Orders Involving Products from China (table) 3 38
Top US Exports to China (table) 6 34
Top US Imports from China (table) 6 34
Total Trade Relative to GDP (figure) 5 24
Upcoming Sunset Reviews of US Antidumping Duty Orders, 2000-05 (table) 3 39
US Antidumping Regime Basics (box) 3 36
US-China Trade Timeline, 1971-99 1 18
The Xiamen Smuggling Scandal (box) 4 46
 
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
China's Government Structure (figure) 5 28
China's Government Structure (figure) 6 36
China's Tenth Five-Year Plan: Statements of Intent 3 40
PRC Government Contact Information (table) 6 52
Planning the Plan (box) 3 42
Tug on Government Policy (box) 1 60
 
HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Government-Set Profit Margins (table) 5 14
Paying the Price for Medicines 5 8
Standard Registration Procedure for Imported Drugs (table) 5 10
The Straight Dope on Drug Pricing 5 12
Top Foreign-Invested Pharmaceutical Enterprises in China by Sales, 1999 (table) 5 11
 
HONG KONG
Hong Kong Facts (box) 4 19
Hong Kong's Newest Business Model (box) 4 20
Major Economic Indicators for Hong Kong SAR (table) 4 19
Whither Hong Kong? 4 16
World Cities (box) 4 18
 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Administrative vs. Court Enforcement Routes (box) 6 29
China's Legal Development (box) 3 28
IPR Protection and Enforcement: A Guide 6 28
IP Rights Protection Will Improve in China - Eventually 3 22
Piracy on the Sea of Words (brief) 5 4
PRC Intellectual Property Government Contacts (table) 6 30
Trade Secret Protection Tips (box) 6 32
TRIPS and China's Intellectual Property Laws Compared (table) 3 24
 
INVESTMENT AND JOINT VENTURES
Actual Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (figure) 5 27
Branch Office (box) 6 17
A Checklist for the Investor 6 51
Contractual Joint Venture (box) 6 16
Equity Joint Venture (box) 6 15
FDI in China by Destination, 1999 (table) 6 11
FDI in China by Sector, 1999 (table) 6 11
Foreign Direct Investment in China, 1990-99 (figure) 3 58
Foreign Direct Investment in China, 1990-99 (figure) 6 10
Foreign-Invested Share Company (box) 6 19
Foreign Investment in China by Source (table) 3 59
A Foreign Investor's Bibliography 6 59
Foreign Investors Wise Up 6 8
Holding Company (box) 6 18
Investors' Growing Pains 6 14
A New Relationship Network 6 42
Representative Office (box) 6 16
Research and Development Center (box) 6 20
Sourcing in China: A Different Kind of IPO 5 30
Taxes (box) 6 18
To Avoid Common Pitfalls, Look Before You Leap 1 88
Top Ten Foreign Investors in China by Source Country or Region, 1999 (table) 6 10
US Direct Investment in China (figure) 3 59
US Direct Investment in China (figure) 6 10
Utilized FDI by Type of Enterprise, Percentage of
Total (figure) 6 10
Utilized FDI in China by Type of Enterprise, 1999
(table) 6 10
Venture Capital (box) 6 17
Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (box) 6 15
 
LABOR
China's MBAs Reap Rewards (brief) 5 4
Human Resources Take Center Stage 6 38
A Juice-Farming Family (box) 5 20
More Work More Pay (brief) 3 7
Tips on Staffing a PRC Procurement Office (box) 5 31
 
LAWS AND LEGAL ISSUES
China's E-Commerce Legislation (table) 4 36
China's Internet-Related Regulations (table) 2 27
History in the Making: President Signs Permanent Normal Trade Relations Into US Law (brief) 6 4
Legal Dos and Don'ts of Web Use in China 2 26
 
MANAGEMENT
An Inside Guide to Negotiating 3 44
Factors Related to Preference for Teamwork (table) 2 33
Finding Good Consultants in China 1 80
Identifying Preference for Teamwork (table) 2 31
Preference for Teamwork (figure) 2 31
Respondent Characteristics (table) 2 32
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