Cover by Benjamin Hurd
Taiwan Security Research, run by Dr. Phillip Yang at Taiwan National University, collects information on Taiwan and regional security issues, including cross-Strait relations, US policy, and the PRC military. The site posts articles, academic studies, and relevant reports and organizes them by subject and location. Use is free of charge, and a search option allows access to material dating back to 1998.
www.apec-china.org.cn
The official website for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)'s China meeting provides the schedule for the major meetings and events of this year's APEC forum. The site also features APEC news updates, officer lists, and general travel and tourist information.
www.statchina.com
Icapital, based in Hong Kong, offers Chinese statistical data through an online database of PRC government documents-for a fee. Visitors may browse statistical profiles of China's regions, explanations of the PRC ministries and bureaus, and links to national and regional PRC government sites free of charge.
www.chinaupdates.com
Run by the International Business Institute of the National University of Singapore, this site is a good source for links to Chinese and foreign businesses, governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations. Research papers and articles may also be read online.
www.unchina.org
The homepage for United Nations (UN) organizations in China offers relevant news and publications, background information, and links to nongovernmental organizations working in China. Homepages for the 13 separate UN organizations in China can all be found here, as well as links to other UN organizations worldwide.
www.jobchina.net
This employment service for bilingual professionals looking for work, and companies recruiting staff, in China offers an e-mail newsletter and resume posting. Fees apply for executive and MBA candidate searches.
www.china-embassy.org
The website of the PRC embassy in Washington, DC, offers background and contact information for embassy personnel, the five US regional consulates, and PRC government ministries. Visa and passport information and application forms are available, as is some rudimentary information on educational exchanges. The site also includes political, historical, and geographical information on China, and a range of official position pieces and press releases.
www.ifc.org/publications/china_private_ent.pdf
The International Finance Corp. has published online the first significant study on private enterprises in the PRC, China's Emerging Private Enterprises: Prospects for the New Century. The report covers the emergence and current condition of the private sector, the legal status of private enterprises, the legal environment, and the financing difficulties that afflict the private companies, and finishes with recommendations to strengthen the sector (see p.14).
Sites in Chinese
www.look100.com
This anticounterfeiting site features information on how to detect counterfeit goods and what materials can be used to protect goods from being counterfeited. The site posts recent articles dealing with counterfeiting problems, links to other anticounterfeiting organizations, and the newsletter of the China Trade Association for Anticounterfeiting.
www.drcnet.com.cn
Run by the State Council Development Research Center, this site provides information on a wide range of Chinese economic issues. Articles and reports are written by both State Council and outside researchers, and topics are organized according to sector and issue.
- Drake Weisert