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Advertising
Beijing Restricts Outdoor Advertising (brief) 3 4
 
Agriculture
Average Annual US Agricultural Exports to Leading Countries and Regions, 1995-2000 (figure) 2 8
China's Comparative Advantages in Agricultural Products (table) 2 16
China's WTO Commitments in Agriculture (table) 2 14
Composition of US Agricultural Exports to
China, 1993-2000 (figure) 2 15
US Agricultural Exports to and Imports from China, 1975-2000 (figure) 2 9
Will China's Food Imports Rise? 2 6
The WTO's Impact on China's Agricultural Sector 2 12
 
Antidumping
China Establishes Antidumping Service Centers (brief) 5 52
China's First WTO Complaint: Steel (brief) 3 4
 
Automotive
Automakers in the Fast Lane 4 8
Automobile Production in China, 1993-2001 (table) 4 10
China's Auto-Related WTO Services Commitments (box) 4 13
China's WTO Commitments Relating to Auto Investment (box) 4 10
Import Quotas on Motor Vehicle Products, (table) 4 15
Major Car Assembly Projects in China, 2002 (table) 4 11
Production and Sales of Automobiles, 2001 (table) 4 9
Regulatory Issues for Foreign-Invested Auto Operations (brief) 4 14
Scheduled WTO-Mandated Tariffs for Cars, Buses, and Trucks (table) 4 12
Timetable for Elimination of Import Licenses on Motor Vehicles and Engines (table) 4 15
 
Banking & Finance
Key PRC Financial Regulations (table) 3 12
Obtaining Venture Capital for Chinese Startups (box) 4 33
Realistic Exuberance 3 8
Visa, MasterCard Announce Links to PRC ATM Network (brief) 5 52
Who's Who in China's Financial Regulatory Structure (box) 3 13
 
Chemicals, Petrochemicals, & Related Equipment
The Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (box) 2 35
Cracking the Chemical Sector 2 32
Foreign Chemical Investments as of 2001 (table) 2 35
Major Planned or New Foreign Chemical Investments, 2002 Onward (table) 2 36
Origins of the Domestic Chemical Sector (box) 2 38
Outline of the Chemical Industry in China (figure) 2 34
Production of Chemical and Related Products in China, 2000 (table) 2 33
Two New Giants: Sinopec and PetroChina (table) 2 39
 
Corporate Responsibility
Chindex Receives Corporate Excellence Award from the State Department (brief) 6 50
Ensuring Health and Safety in China Operations 1 40
Environmental Educators Initiative: BP's Flagship Social Investment Program (box) 1 36
Opportunities: News of China-Related Education, Cultural, and Charitable Projects 1 46
Opportunities: News of China-Related Education, Cultural, and Charitable Projects 6 38
Social Justice for Working Women in Guangdong (box) 3 34
Three "C's": Civil Society, Corporate Social Responsibility, and China 1 34
 
Council Bulletin
Council Co-hosts Dinner for PRC Vice President Hu Jintao 4 54
Council Holds 29th Annual Membership Meeting 4 54
Council Hosts China Operations 2002 3 49
Council Hosts Gala Dinner 4 53
Council's Forecast Conference Features USTR Zoellick 2 25
 
Crime/Corruption
China's Enrons (box) 5 42
 
Culture & Society
China's AIDS Problem (brief) 1 5
First Impressions 5 54
PRC Releases Family Planning Law (brief) 6 50
 
Customs
Shanghai Customs Supervision Center (brief) 1 5
 
Distribution, Logistics, & Related Services
Retail, Wholesale, and Distribution (box) 1 18
 
Economy (Trends & Statistics)
Asia's Competitiveness Endgame: Life After China's WTO Entry 1 22
China's Economic Indicators, 1997-2001 (table) 3 28
Chinese GDP and Related Indicators, Official Figures, 1998-2001 (table) 2 41
Chinese GDP Growth, Official and Alternate Figures, 1998-2001 (table) 2 42
Chinese Inventories Remain High (table) 1 24
Episodes of Growth in Asian Economies, 1957-2001 (table) 2 42
Fortune Ranks Top Chinese Companies (brief) 2 11
How Fast is China's Economy Really Growing? 2 40
How Much Things Cost (table) 3 28
 
Education
Education and the Talent Pool (box) 2 30
English in Guangdong Schools (brief) 3 4
Practical English Test for Chinese Business Professionals (brief) 5 52
 
Electronics, Hardware & Software
China to Get Faster Computers (brief) 3 4
Glossary (box) 2 27
Software Integration in China 2 26
 
Environmental Protection
The Basics of Emissions Reductions: A New Commodity? (box) 6 28
The Clean Development Mechanism in China 6 26
Important Questions for Potential CDM Project Participants (box) 6 29
Twenty-One Elements of GE's Health and Safety Framework (box) 1 41
Why Undertake Early CDM Projects? (box) 6 30
 
Events
New Structure for Canton Fair (brief) 2 11
 
Foreign-Invested Enterprises
Choosing Locations to Build Profits 5 6
New Ways Out for Venture Capital Investors in China 4 30
Snapshots of China: A New US-China Business Council Report 5 16
Top Foreign-Invested Enterprises by Export Value, 2001 (table) 6 51
Top FIEs by Revenue, 2001 (table) 6 51
 
Human Resources and Labor
Changes in Shanghai Employment by Type of Industry, 1996-2000 (figure) 5 10
China's Rural Labor Markets 2 18
Hope for China's Migrant Women Workers 3 30
Off-farm Employment by Income Level (figure) 2 22
Percentage of Migrants Working in Specific Locations by Age, 2000 and 1990 (figure) 2 20
Percentage of Total Labor Force Engaged in Different Types of Off-Farm Work (table) 2 21
Wages: China Remains Near the Bottom (figure) 1 24
 
Insurance
China's WTO Insurance Commitments (box) 3 20
Chubb in China 3 22
Insurance in China: Pre- and Post-WTO 3 16
Licensed Foreign Insurance Businesses in China (table) 3 18
Tips on Buying Insurance in China (box) 3 19
 
Intellectual Property
Criminal Enforcement Against Counterfeiters (box) 6 22
The Fight Against Trademark Counterfeiting 6 20
Moon Cakes (cartoon) 6 24
Nurturing IPR Awareness in China (box) 6 16
Patents Versus Profits 6 9
The Silk Market (cartoon) 6 24
The TRIPS Agreement and China 6 12
 
Internet/E-Commerce
Personal Data Protection in China 4 36
China's E-Sign Law Potential Timeline (figure) 6 33
E-Sign Laws: Technology Mandates Vs. Choices (box) 6 35
Next at the Plate? (box) 6 34
Winners and Losers Under China's E-Sign Law 6 32
 
Investment (Climate/Statistics/Analysis)
FDI Flows Into Asia and China (figure) 1 26
Foreign Direct Investment in China by Region, 2001 (table) 3 29
General Approval Authority for Foreign Investment Projects, (table) 4 24
The Myth of the Unprofitable China Market (brief) 1 5
A New Foreign Investment Regime 4 22
Taiwan's Foreign Direct Investment in the PRC, 1989-2000 (table) 1 31
US and Total Foreign Direct Investment in China, 1997-2001 (table) 3 29
 
Management
Responding to Bomb Threats 4 18
Markets-Stocks, Capital, & Securities
China's Securities Markets Open to Foreign Investment 5 34
Sino-Foreign Fund Management Alliances (table) 5 35
The "Special Characteristics" of China's Securities Markets (box) 5 37
 
Media, Publishing, & Entertainment
China Publication Group Established (brief) 4 5
 
Olympics
Beijing Olympics Update 5 53
Beijing's 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee (box) 2 50
Beijing's Urban Redevelopment and Olympic Development Plans (figure) 2 53
Blue Skies for the Beijing Olympics 2 48
Planned Mass Transportation Improvements (figure) 2 54
Public Bidding for Olympics Venues (brief) 3 4
 
PRC Regional Information
10 Largest Cities by Population, 2001 (table) 3 29
Can Shanghai Compete as a Global City? 5 7
China by Region 5 4
Gansu, 2000 (box) 5 18
Gansu Contacts (box) 5 20
Gansu Industry Makeup (figure) 5 19
Gansu Investors (box) 5 18
Gansu Province 5 17
Goals for 2002 and Beyond (Gansu) (box) 5 19
In the Hills 4 6
Lanzhou, 2000 (box) 5 23
Lanzhou Contacts (box) 5 22
Lanzhou GDP, 1996-2000 (table) 5 22
Lanzhou Indicators (box) 5 23
Lanzhou Municipal Government's Sectors of Emphasis (box) 5 23
Looking Ahead (Shenyang) (box) 5 28
Major Development Zones (Gansu) (box) 5 19
Major Development Zones (Lanzhou) (box) 5 23
Population of Major Cities in Gansu (table) 5 19
Richest Chinese Regions, 2000 (table) 3 28
Selected Business Hotels (Lanzhou) (box) 5 23
Selected Shenyang Business Hotels (box) 5 29
Shanghai Municipality, 2000 (figure) 5 12
Shanghai's Changing Economic Structure (figure) 5 14
Shenyang, 2000 (box) 5 28
Shenyang Contacts (box) 5 29
Shenyang GDP, 1996-2000 (table) 5 29
Shenyang Indicators (box) 5 29
Shenyang, Liaoning 5 26
Shenzhen/Shenzhen (cartoon) 5 29
Useful Websites (Lanzhou) (box) 5 22
Useful Websites (Shenyang) (box) 5 22
Yangzi Delta Megalopolis, 2005, Projected Population Densities (figure) 5 9
 
Private Enterprise & Associations
Amcham Survey Highlights Issues for US Businesses in China (brief) 4 5
Growth of High-Technology Incubators, 1994-2000, (table) 4 28
High-Technology Incubators: Fuel for China's New Entrepreneurship? 4 26
Private Sector Grows (brief) 4 5
 
Real Estate
The Olympics and the Beijing Real Estate Market (box) 2 52
 
Retail/Wholesale
NBS Reports on China's Wholesale and Retail Markets (brief) 4 5
 
Rule of Law
Bottom-Up Legal Reform 3 38
Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics 5 40
English-language Legal Hotline (brief) 5 52
The Lighter Side of Legal Reform (brief) 1 5
Springtime and the Pursuit of Justice 2 4
The US-China Legal Cooperation Fund, Grants Awarded, 1999-2001 (box) 2 5
 
Rural Issues
China National Rural Survey (box) 2 23
Hukou Reform Targets Urban-Rural Divide (box) 3 32
The Role of Land Management (box) 2 16
Rural Employment (box) 2 15
 
State-Owned Enterprises
Top Non-SOEs by Revenue, 2001 (table) 6 51
Top State-Owned Enterprises by Revenue, 2001 (table) 6 51
 
Taiwan
Taiwan Begins Importing PRC Goods (brief) 2 11
Taiwan's Foreign Direct Investment in the PRC, 1989-2000 (table) 1 31
 
Technology Transfer
Registration Procedures (box) 3 25
The Risks of Technology Deregulation 3 24
 
Tourism & Hotels
China's Hot Hotels (table) 6 6
China's Hotel Boom 6 4
Hotel Ratings and Criteria (box) 6 8
 
Trade (Statistics & Trends)
China's and ASEAN's US Market Share (figure) 1 23
China's Top Trade Partners (table) 6 48
China's Trade with the United States (table) 3 28
China's Trade with the United States (table) 6 48
China's Trade with the World (table) 3 28
China's Trade with the World (table) 6 47
Chinese Export Structure Shifting (figure) 1 25
Chinese Exports' Deflationary Impact (figure) 1 25
Cross-Strait Trade, 1990-2001 (table) 1 32
PRC Trade Update 6 46
US Trade Deficit with China and Japan (figure) 1 26
 
US Policy Developments
Business, Economics, and Security 5 30
 
US-China Relations
The Light and the Dark 3 6
Tasks for 2002 1 6
 
WTO
Are You Ready? 1 4
China's WTO Implementation Efforts 4 40
Foreign Contributions to China's WTO Capacity Building 1 8
Links to WTO Initiatives (box) 1 12
Selected Foreign-Supported WTO Training Events for China (table) 1 10
A Test of WTO Compliance: China's Biotechnology Rules (box) 2 17
Toward WTO: Highlights of PRC Implementation Efforts to Date, September 2001 (box) 1 14
Trading Rights After China's WTO Entry 1 16
WTO and the Taiwan Strait: New Considerations for Business 1 28
WTO: Toward "Year Two" 6 10
 
Reviews
250 Chinese NGOs: Civil Society in the Making 1 53
Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China After Mao 3 51
Cheng & Tsui English-Chinese Lexicon of Business Terms with Pinyin 3 53
China and the WTO: Changing China, Changing World Trade 1 50
The China Dream: The Elusive Quest for the Greatest Untapped Market on Earth 3 50
The Chinese 6 52
Integrating China into the Global Economy 3 52
International Rules: China's Legal Strategy After WTO Accession 1 51
Strategy, Structure, and Performance of MNCs in China 1 52
The Transformation of Rural China 6 53
Wen and the Art of Doing Business in China 3 50
 
Websites
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2002, Mexico
www.apec2002.org.mx
4 43
Beijing 2008
www.Beijing-2008.org/eolympic/eindex.shtm
4 42
The Beijing Investment Platform
www.bjinvestus.com
6 36
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
www.bsr.org
1 49
China Copyright Information Web
www.ccopyright.com.cn
4 43
China Development Gateway
www.chinagate.com.cn
4 42
China Environment and Development Information Web
www.enviroinfo.org.cn/
4 43
China Internet Information Center: Western Provinces
www.china.org.cn/e-xibu/1aNew/indexban.html
6 36
Chinainvest
www.chinainvest.com.cn
6 36
China Leadership Monitor
www.chinaleadershipmonitor.org
4 42
Chinamarket
www.chinamarket.com.cn/E/
4 42
The China Village Elections Projects
www.cartercenter.org/peaceprograms/china.asp
4 43
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China
www.cecc.gov
4 43
Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office of the PRC Embassy
www.chinacommercial.org
4 42
Ehouse for Expats
www.ehouse.5i5j.com
4 43
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
www.fairlabor.org
1 49
FDI Xchange
www.fdixchange.com
4 42
Human Rights in China (HRIC)
www.hrichina.org
1 49
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org
1 49
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
www.iccr.org
1 49
International Labor Organization (ILO)
www.ilo.org
1 49
International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF)
www.laborrights.org
1 49
International Organization for Standardization
www.iso.org
1 49
Lawinfo China
www.lawinfochina.com
6 36
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
www.moftec.gov.cn
6 37
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
www.unhchr.ch
1 49
The Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center
www.sccwto.org
6 37
Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages
www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/
6 37
UN Global Compact
www.unglobalcompact.org
1 49
The US-China Commission
www.uscc.gov
4 43
US State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
1 49
The US Trade Representative Office of China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Taiwan
www.ustr.gov/regions/china-hk-mongolia-taiwan/accession.shtml
6 36
The West Lake Online Legal Bookstore
www.law-lib.com
6 37
Who's Who in China
www.xinhuanet.com/english.whomore.htm
4 42
World Bank Development Prospects
www.worldbank.org/prospects
4 42
WTO/GATT Uruguay Round Goods Schedules
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/schedules_e/goods_schedules_e.htm
6 36


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