China National Overview 2006

January / February 2006 China Briefing

This annual report details China's foreign direct investment performance during 2005, with full and detailed statistics of the development of Beijing & North-East China, Shanghai & The Yangtze River Delta, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and South China, plus the development of China's Western regions. It is a comprehensive look at where each of these regions are heading and the demographics affecting each. Written by Dezan Shira & Associates regional personnel Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Sabrina Zhang, Cher Lim and Laure Marchand (Beijing); Lulu Zhang, Ray Baker, Marco Gervasi and Alice Chen (Shanghai) and Alberto Vettoretti, Helen Liu, Fiona Yuan and Brannan Yuan (Shenzhen), the issue contains chapters on each area, the developments taking place in each and also provides Government contacts as the firms senior partner, Chris Devonshire-Ellis, meets regularly with senior Chinese officials including An Min, Chinas Vice-Minister of Commerce, Xu Shande, Deputy Commissioner, State Administration of Tax, Gong Zheng, Vice-Minister of China Customs, Zhang Zuiyang, Head of the State Administration of Tax, Li Ruo Gu, the Vice Governor of the Peoples Bank of China, and Liu Zingmin, a Vice-Mayor of Beijing and Head of the 2008 Beijing Olympics committee. Updates on these meetings and dialogue from government are contained within this issue with the view to understanding China's direction during 2006.