China Market Analysis

Brewing China's Economic Stimulus Plan
The Economic Observer
“A market report stating that high-level Chinese officials were considering a 200 to 400-billion-yuan economic stimulus package has led to temporary surges in stock prices and debate amongst economists…”

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China’s Food Service Sector Continues Sustained Growth
Foreign Agricultural Service

“One of the earliest sectors opened to foreign investment, in the 1980s, China’s HRI (hotel, restaurant, and institutional) sector developed slowly before taking off in the early 1990s. Supported by rapid, steady economic growth across several industries, and rising per capita incomes among urbanites in traditional and emerging city markets, China’s HRI sector has shown double-digit expansion in each of the last 15 years. HRI revenues totaled $109.53 billion in calendar 2005, 16.8 percent over the previous year, accounting for 13.9 percent of China’s total consumption sales revenue; HRI revenues are projected to reach a new high of $127.86 billion in 2006.…”

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Receiving Patent Protection in China
Embassy of the United States in China

“As China strives toward modernization, its attention to the importance of patents has grown. Chinese statistics indicate that as of December 31, 2004, more than 2,800,000 patent applications were filed with SIPO, with a thiry eight percent increase in applications during 2003 alone. Notwithstanding the increased number of applications, many patent owners (both foreign and domestic) continue to experience problems with infringement in China.”

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Foreign Capital and Food Security in China
The Economic Observer

“Since China's accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2001, it has gradually opened its door for free trade as committed. In agriculture, it has increased quotas and reduced tariff rates for agricultural imports; and allowed foreign players into its food market. Yet wariness remained as Chinese policymakers juggle between liberalizing its food trade and safeguarding food security, especially when global food prices have been soaring and short supplies in some countries triggered social turbulences earlier this year.”

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Stronger State Firms or a Stronger Chinese Economy?
The Economic Observer

“If not for the 98 private businesses on the list, China's Top 500 Enterprises, released last week, could instead be called the Top 500 State-owned Enterprises. In terms of profit distributions, the lists appear virtually the same..”

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Investors endure a wild ride in mainland Chinese markets
International Herald Tribune

“It was a mantra for investors in mainland Chinese stock markets in the heady days of the boom: "The government won't let the stock market fall ahead of the Beijing Olympics. It proved spectacularly wrong...”

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The Survey of Foreign Investment in China's Insurance Industry of 2006
FDI

“In 2006, there were 47 foreign insurance companies, up from 18. There are more than 40 insurance companies among the global 500 companies, 12 of which have branches in China...”

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More foreign companies than domestic ones interested in China's venture capital industry
Hong Kong Trade Development Council

“In the current stage of development of China's venture capital industry, increasing foreign venture capital organizations are entering China, while local enterprises are comparatively not so enthusiastic...”

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2006 China's Chemical Industry Survey
Invest in China

“In 2006, with the constant improvement of Chinese macro economy, chemical industry started to revive. Production of main products grew steadily; prices of most products stayed stable; production and sales interconnected smoothly; imports and exports prospered; economic benefits of the industry were enhanced obviously...”

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The Survey of Foreign Investment in China's Logistics Industry of 2006
Invest in China

“In the just past year of 2006, relying on their strong funds, advanced logistics concepts, management technologies and human resource advantages, international logistics giants accelerated their deployment in China...”

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China's tourism boom
Property Report Asia

“Overseas capital is showing a strong interest in investing in China´s tourism industry as the country has fully opened the tourism market to the outside world and lowered the access threshold for overseas investment...”

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China’s Economic Fluctuations: Implications for its Rural Economy
Carnegie Endowment Report

“New research challenges conventional wisdom in Washington on China’s economy—the importance of its trade surplus, the size of its GDP, and the scale of its poverty. A newly updated Carnegie report by Senior Associate Albert Keidel confirms that China’s growth and inflation risks are not trade-related but are instead driven by domestic forces...”

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China Top 100 Chain Retailers 2007
China Chain Store and Franchise Association
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