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Tax Bureau Clarifies Investment Terms for Western Region
Aug. 19 – The State Administration of Tax has issued a circular to clarify the definitions set forth in the previous Caishui 202 regarding tax incentives for developments in China’s western regions, including Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Guangxi. The SAT clarifies that the term “newly established […]
China Industry: Jul. 29
Jul. 29 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China. Solar power Canadian Solar said it had received ISO/IEC17025 accreditation for its photovoltaic (PV) reliability testing center in Changshu, China. The center gained the accreditation from China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment, which is solely responsible for the accreditation […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pepsi Opens its First Overseas “Green” Plant in Chongqing
Jun. 29 – Major beverage and food company, PepsiCo, has opened a “green” plant located in Chongqing city, the first in five new manufacturing plants slated for the next two years. The new plant is the company’s first “green” beverage plant abroad and the first of its kind in the country. PepsiCo is committing US$1 […]
First Bioenergy Research Center Opens in Nanning
Jun. 16 – The country’s first bioenergy research center was launched last Sunday in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region’s capital city of Nanning as part of Beijing’s new energy development plans. The research center aims to find ways to effectively use cassava, sugar cane and sweet sorghum for new energy development; commodities that are abundant […]
China Industry: Jun. 11
Jun. 11 – This is a regular series of relevant industry news from around China. Solar power Shi Lishan, vice director of the National Energy Administration’s Renewable Energy Department, said that the country will implement a tariff of RMB1.09 per kWh for solar power in a bid to make this type of renewable energy more […]
