Other Briefings
Uighurs Should Develop Tolerance in Chinese Lands
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Jul. 29 – China is a multi-faceted nation with some 55 officially recognized, non-Han minorities and banknotes that depict six separate languages so the potential for conflict is always simmering just beneath the surface. Nowhere is this more starkly demonstrated than in Tibet and Xinjiang. Yet Xinjiang is not really the sole […]
P&G to Build Largest Asia Pacific Manufacturing Hub in Tianjin
TIANJIN, Jul. 28 – Procter & Gamble is slated to complete its biggest manufacturing base in the Asia Pacific region in China’s northern city of Tianjin at a cost of US$248 million. The plant will be located in the city’s southwest district of Xiqing. Currently, the company has committed RMB198 million for the first phase […]
Threat of Mass Layoff Leads to Death of Factory Manager
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Jul. 27 – The beating to death of a factory manager in North-East China by workers has raised fears of a resurgence of the type of violence once encouraged by the Communist Party against capitalists during the Cultural Revolution. Chen Guojun was beaten unconscious by a mob of disgruntled employees then later […]
Shanghai Expo 2010: The U.S. Pavilion
The 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai will be the first registered one in a developing country. Officially known as “Expo Shanghai 2010,” it will last 184 days and provide China an opportunity to show off its remarkable economic growth. The expo will also give foreign nations and companies a chance to further develop business partnerships […]
China Briefing Books Now Downloadable in PDF
Jul. 20 – The complete series of China Briefing’s popular legal, tax and regional guides are now available for purchase via PDF downloads here. Published since 2003 and regularly updated, available titles include guides to the legal procedures and investment implications of establishing Representative Offices, Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual […]
China’s FDI Plateaus as Investment Demographics Shift
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis SHANGHAI, Jul. 17 – China’s foreign direct investment and the nature of its GDP growth are showing signals of permanent change as the world gradually lifts itself out of the global recession. Dezan Shira & Associates has just released its half year figures and they make for interesting reading in terms of […]
Dalian Emerging as Outsourcing Hub
Jul. 17 – China’s northern city of Dalian in Liaoning Province is emerging as one of the key outsourcing hubs in the country. Due to the province’s proximity to Japan, it has primarily attracted investment from Japanese investors and now handles an estimated 80 percent of Japan’s outsourcing needs. Since the 1990s, the city has been […]
Local Tax Bureau Cracking Down on Foreign Companies
SHANGHAI, Jul. 16 – Dezan Shira & Associates clients across the country are reporting a recent spate of unannounced visits to their premises by local tax bureau officials demanding to inspect books and inquiring about salary levels. In most instances, this has been followed by requests for additional tax payments, questions about expatriate staff salary […]
