From the first issue in 1974 and well into the 2010s, the China Business Review was an indispensable resource for businesses, researchers, and policymakers who needed a first-hand account of the challenges and the tremendous opportunities posed by the China market.
Washington, DC, experienced a big event in February, even before the record-breaking snow storms hit—the departure of the city’s beloved panda, Tai Shan, who was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in July 2005. Like his parents Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, Tai Shan had been on loan from China as part of a panda […]
New analyses of Chinese census data give businesses more information when choosing locations for their China operations.by Susan Haynie and Shuming BaoChina’s more than 1.3 billion people—nearly one-fifth of the world’s population—are a major source of potential new consumers for multinational retailers and manufacturers. Because information about China’s rapidly changing market, particularly local data about […]
by John FrisbieWe have been hearing a lot lately in Washington about how the business community is “souring on China.” A closer look suggests that this characterization is exaggerated and needs a little context. By and large, companies are increasing their commitment to expanding their China business—and do not want to see the commercial relationship […]
USCBC held its Forecast 2010 reception and conference in Washington, DC, in late January. Attended by leading US government officials, PRC government representatives, USCBC member company executives, conference speakers, and members of the think-tank and China-watching community, the evening reception honored PRC Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong and his wife, Mme. Xie Shumin. […]
The PRC government recently announced new rules and policy changes that affect the registration and operation of foreign representative (rep) offices in China. The new rules, issued jointly by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and the Ministry of Public Security, could significantly affect how foreign companies structure their rep offices in China […]
The Dow Chemical Co. first entered China in the 1930s. To date, it has invested $900 million in Greater China, which covers mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Dow’s 2009 revenue in Greater China was $3.7 billion, and the region is now Dow’s second-largest market after the United States. Dow operates 5 business centers and […]
China’s new Tort Law expands company liabilities and adds punitive damages for unsafe and defective products.by Peter Neumann and Calvin DingThe new PRC Tort Liability Law, which finally passed in December 2009 after four revisions, covers a range of topics that have increasingly captured Chinese and international headlines, including product and medical liability, environmental pollution, […]
Recent legal measures make it more difficult to import Chinese cultural relics into the United States.by Nancy M. MurphyMany US residents who spend time in China acquire Chinese art, with some becoming serious collectors. A small but important segment of the US art industry—comprised of museums, art schools, professional dealers, auction houses, and art lovers—is […]
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been in China for over 30 years, predating the country’s economic opening in 1979.The company entered China through a technology-transfer agreement to build a chemical factory in 1979. In 1985, J&J established its first joint venture in China, Xi’an-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd., and it is now beginning to retire its first […]
Foreign investors in China’s healthcare sector must work hard to reach their target clientele—China’s increasingly affluent middle class. by James Glucksman and Roberta Lipson The healthcare reforms that the PRC government announced in early 2009 have elicited considerable excitement among potential investors in China’s large and growing healthcare services market. The reforms will boost healthcare […]
