FOCUS: THE AUTO SECTOR Automakers in the Fast Lane     Foreign and Chinese auto manufacturers are adjusting to a new market, thanks to China's WTO entry. Wayne W. J. Xing Plus:  China's WTO Commitments Relating to Auto Investment China's Auto-Related WTO Services Commitments Regulatory Issues for Foreign-Invested Auto Operations FEATURES M A N A G E M E N T Responding to Bomb Threats - (Subscribers only)     Foreign investors can take some basic precautions to protect their China operations. Bill Glenwright I N V E S T M E N T A New Foreign Investment Regime - (Subscribers only)     Revisions to China's regulations and catalogue governing foreign investment are a step forward in some areas, but a step back in others. Andreas Lauffs and Andrew Tan L E G A L   I S S U E S Personal Data Protection in China - (Subscribers only)     Chinese law is vague about the level of control Chinese individuals have over their personal information. Yingxi Fu-Tomlinson SPECIAL REPORT: VENTURE CAPITAL High-Technology Incubators: Fuel for China's New Entrepreneurship?     Chinese government support for startups is no replacement for private venture capital. Eric Harwit New Ways Out for Venture Capital Investors in China - (Subscribers only)     Venture capital investors require clear exit strategies from their investments, a lesson Chinese lawmakers are learning, slowly. Allan K. A. Marson, Matthew J. McGinn, and Flora Huang Plus: Obtaining Venture Capital for Chinese Startups DEPARTMENTS Short Takes     Investor confidence is up, China's private sector grows, retail and wholesale news, and more Letter from the President of the US-China Business Council     In the Hills Trends and Issues     China's WTO Implementation Efforts     WWW.China     China's leaders, two US government China commissions, APEC, and more China Business - (Subscribers only) Classified Council Bulletin - (Subscribers only)
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