The American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China

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<pubDate>2012-05-17 15:00</pubDate> 
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<title>Young Professionals Committee 798 Art Walk</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1105</link> 
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	Young Professionals Committee 798 Art Walk
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						 4:00 -  8:00 PM,	
					Sunday, May 27, 2012
								
 - Ullens Center for Contemporary Art 尤伦斯当代艺术中心 (UCCA)
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AmCham China&#039;s Young Professionals Committee and The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) invite you to join us for a Sunday afternoon exploration of the 798 Art District. Beginning at 4:30 PM, UCCA art expert Sophie McKinnon will guide us around select galleries in 798, and conclude with a private tour of UCCA&#8217;s four current exhibits. These exhibits feature work from artists Gu De Xin, Jennifer Wen Ma, photography from the New Yorker, and more. &#60;br /&#62;
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A cocktail reception at the UCCA will follow the art walk. &#60;br /&#62;
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The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art  is a comprehensive, not-for-profit art center serving a global Beijing public. Located at the heart of the 798 Art District, it was founded by collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens and opened in November 2007. UCCA promotes the development of the local artistic environment, fosters international exchange, and showcases the latest in art, design, and other fields.&#60;br /&#62;
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About the Young Professionals:&#60;br /&#62;
The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) is a working group within AmCham China where young professionals can build their personal and professional networks, develop career skills, access cultural events and work with other young leaders to achieve success both personally and professionally. The goal of the committee is to help young professionals in their career development in Greater China through inspiring speaking events, horizon-expanding cultural events, networking events and opportunities for learning and collaboration in diversified business area. &#60;br /&#62;
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YPC events are open to non-YPC members. Attendance is limited, so reserve your spot early!
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Sophie McKinnon, UCCA art expert&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
798 Art District, No.4 JiuXianQiao Lu&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100015&#60;br&#62;
北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路4号&#60;br /&#62;
798艺术区， 100015&#60;/br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
4:00-4:30 PM - Registration at UCCA lobby&#60;br /&#62;
4:30-6:00 PM - 798 Gallery tour&#60;br /&#62;
6:00-7:00 PM - UCCA exhibit tour&#60;br /&#62;
7:00-8:00 PM - Cocktail reception&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 350&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Barbara Chen O&#039;Connell, Tel: 8519-0842, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:bococonn@amchamchina.org"&#62;bococonn@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:30 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Recovering from a Crisis in the Digital Age: Regaining Trust with Stakeholders in China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1104</link> 
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	Recovering from a Crisis in the Digital Age: Regaining Trust with Stakeholders in China
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						 3:30 -  5:30 PM,	
					Monday, May 28, 2012
								
 - AmCham China Conference Center
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The Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations (MAP) Forum is pleased to present a roundtable discussion with Larry Weber, chairman of Racepoint Group, to speak about crisis communication and the keys to regaining the trust of stakeholders in China in an increasingly digital world. Long-time China digital and social media veteran, AdChina COO Peter Cheng, will join Larry in sharing best practices. The roundtable will address how global brands and emerging companies can harness social media strategies to enhance brand reputation, create and extend partnerships, and increase demand generation. &#60;br /&#62;
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About the Speakers: &#60;br /&#62;
Larry Weber, a thought leader in the public relations profession, has been at the forefront of the use of technology in public relations for more than two decades.  Larry is the chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services eco-system that helps chief marketing officers in their new role as builders of communities and content aggregators, and author of several books on communication, including &#38;quot;Sticks &#38; Stones&#38;quot; (2009) and &#38;quot;Everywhere: Comprehensive Digital Business Strategy for the Social Media Era&#38;quot; (2011).&#60;br /&#62;
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Peter Cheng is the chief operating officer of AdChina, the leading ad network in China. Peter joined AdChina from Adify, where he was VP of Product Management. Previously, he worked for eBay as principal product manager leading eBay&#039;s global Internet marketing initiatives, and for other multinational corporations, including Oracle and FedEx.
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Larry Weber, chairman, Racepoint Group&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Peter Cheng, chief operating officer, AdChina&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
AmCham China Conference Center&#60;br /&#62;
The Office Park, Tower AB, 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
No. 10 Jintongxi Road&#60;br&#62;
中国美国商会办公室 会议室&#60;br /&#62;
远洋光华国际，AB座6层&#60;br /&#62;
朝阳区金桐西路10号 (汉威大厦北)&#60;/br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
3:30-4:00 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
4:00-5:00 PM - Presentation&#60;br /&#62;
5:00-5:30 PM - Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 300&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Julie Leng, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:Jleng@amchamchina.org"&#62;Jleng@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:30:59 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Tianjin Videoconference Event: Fan Gang on China’s Economy in the Next Decade: The Role of Foreign Invested Companies</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1106</link> 
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	Tianjin Videoconference Event: Fan Gang on China&#8217;s Economy in the Next Decade: The Role of Foreign Invested Companies
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						 3:00 -  5:00 PM,	
					Friday, June 01, 2012
								
 - Exchange Tower 2, Tianjin
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In this second event of AmCham China&#8217;s Chinese Thought Leader Series, Dr. Fan Gang will give a presentation entitled &#38;quot;China&#8217;s Economy in the Next Decade: The Role of Foreign Invested Companies.&#38;quot; &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Dr. Fan is one of China&#8217;s most prominent and influential economists. During his presentation, he will share his observations on China&#8217;s economic development in the next decade, explaining why the China story will continue against all odds, and describing future challenges and reasons why China will nevertheless remain a better place to be compared to other major economies. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Trained at the Chinese Academy of Social Science and Harvard University, Dr. Fan now directs the National Economic Research Institute, and teaches at several universities in China. He is also a respected advisor to various departments of China&#8217;s central government, provincial governments, as well as the World Bank, United Nations, and other international organizations. He was listed as one of the World&#8217;s Top 100 Public Intellectuals jointly by Foreign Policy (USA) and Prospect (UK), 2005 and 2008, and was recognized as one of the Global Thinker 100 in 2010 by Foreign Policy. In 2004, he received the Founder&#8217;s Award from The Fraser Institute for his contribution to promoting a market economy in China.
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Fan Gang, director, National Economic Research Institute&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Video Conference Room, 29F, Exchange Tower 2&#60;br /&#62;
#189 Nanjing Road, Heping district, Tianjin, 300051&#60;br&#62;
天津市和平区南京路189号津汇广场2座29层视频会议室&#60;/br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
3:30 - 4:30 PM - Presentation&#60;br /&#62;
4:30 - 5:00 PM - Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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word-wrap:break-word;/*InternetExplorer5.5+*/"&#62;This event will be broadcast via videoconferencing facilities to Tianjin chapter members and guests. Tianjin Chapter members will be able to ask questions to the speaker in Beijing. This event is limited to 15 attendees, so please register as soon as possible. Coffee and tea will be provided.&#60;/pre&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Tel: 86-22-23185072, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:12 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
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<title>Fan Gang on China’s Economy in the Next Decade: the Role of Foreign Invested Companies</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1100</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Fan Gang on China&#8217;s Economy in the Next Decade: the Role of Foreign Invested Companies
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 3:00 -  5:00 PM,	
					Friday, June 01, 2012
								
 - AmCham China Conference Center
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: center;"&#62;
	
			&#60;img class="header" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/article/2012/05/14/a461a703d2175bcc33cc98f5974ffd72.jpg" alt="" /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
In this second event of AmCham China&#8217;s Chinese Thought Leader Series, Dr. Fan Gang will give a presentation entitled &#38;quot;China&#8217;s Economy in the Next Decade &#8211; the Role of Foreign Invested Companies.&#38;quot; &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Dr. Fan is one of China&#8217;s most prominent and influential economists. During his presentation, he will share his observations on China&#8217;s economic development in the next decade, explaining why the China story will continue against all odds, and describing future challenges and reasons why China will nevertheless remain a better place to be compared to other major economies. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Trained at the Chinese Academy of Social Science and Harvard University, Dr. Fan now directs the National Economic Research Institute, and teaches at several universities in China. He is also a respected advisor to various departments of China&#8217;s central government, provincial governments, as well as the World Bank, United Nations, and other international organizations. He was listed as one of the World&#8217;s Top 100 Public Intellectuals jointly by Foreign Policy (USA) and Prospect (UK), 2005 and 2008, and was recognized as one of the Global Thinker 100 in 2010 by Foreign Policy. In 2004, he received the Founder&#8217;s Award from The Fraser Institute for his contribution to promoting a market economy in China. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Please note this event is off-the-record.
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9631" target="_blank"&#62;Fan Gang&#60;/a&#62;, director, National Economic Research Institute&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
AmCham China Conference Center&#60;br /&#62;
The Office Park, Tower AB, 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
No. 10 Jintongxi Road&#60;br&#62;
中国美国商会办公室 会议室&#60;br /&#62;
远洋光华国际，AB座6层&#60;br /&#62;
朝阳区金桐西路10号 (汉威大厦北)&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
3:30 - 4:30 PM - Presentation&#60;br /&#62;
4:30 - 5:00 PM - Q&#38;A Session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 350&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Wenya Zhang, Tel: 85190864, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:wenya.zhang@amchamchina.org"&#62;wenya.zhang@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:49:22 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Inter-Chamber Networking Event</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1103</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Inter-Chamber Networking Event
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:30 -  9:00 PM,	
					Wednesday, May 23, 2012
								
 - Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
Don&#8217;t miss one of the biggest networking events in town! AmCham China; the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the British Chamber of Commerce in China; the China-Britain Business Council; the China - Italy Chamber Of Commerce; the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China; the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China; the German Chamber of Commerce in China; the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China; the Israel Chamber of Commerce in China; the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China; the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in China; and SwissCham are delighted to invite you to a networking event co-organized by 12 chambers of commerce at the Marriott Northeast Hotel. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
The chambers encourage you to bring friends and colleagues and to forward this invitation to your business partners. It is a great opportunity to network, exchange contacts and meet chamber staff to learn more about the chambers&#039; services and activities.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast&#60;br /&#62;
26A Xiao Yun Road, Chaoyang District&#60;br&#62;
北京海航大厦万豪酒店&#60;br /&#62;
朝阳区霄云路甲26号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:30-7:00 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
7:00-9:00 PM - Networking and cocktail&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amchamevent@amchamchina.org"&#62;amchamevent@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:19:05 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Tianjin: Inter-Chamber Business Networking Event</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1101</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Tianjin: Inter-Chamber Business Networking Event
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 7:00 - 10:00 PM,	
					Tuesday, May 22, 2012
								
 - The Astor Hotel
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China Tianjin invites you to join our next Inter-Chamber Business Networking Event at the Victorian Lounge in the Astor Hotel Tianjin.&#60;br /&#62;
 &#60;br /&#62;
If you missed out one of the last event(s), or you are new in town, don&#039;t make the mistake and miss this event. Rremember, you never know who you might meet!
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Astor Hotel&#60;br /&#62;
33 Taier Zhuang Road, Tianjin, China, 300040&#60;br&#62;
天津利顺德大饭店&#60;br /&#62;
中国天津市和平区台儿庄路33号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
7:00 - 7:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
7:30 - 10:00 PM - Networking and cocktail&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 80&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 80&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 80&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
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Fee includes: 
&#8226;	A complimentary drink (beer, red/white wine, soft drinks) 
&#8226;	Canap&#201;s&#60;/pre&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Tel: 86-22-23185072, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:54:45 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>AmCham China 2012 Gala Dinner - Tickets on Sale Now!</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1054</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	AmCham China 2012 Gala Dinner - Tickets on Sale Now!
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:00 - 10:00 PM,	
					Saturday, May 26, 2012
								
 - Capital M
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: center;"&#62;
	
			&#60;img class="header" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/article/2012/03/09/a3a45dfad3fc5faf2a3604069ea5cc63.jpg" alt="" /&#62;
		&#60;div style="clear:both;height:0;overflow:hidden;"&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China announces a special evening of elegance and sophistication. Grand Central, where dreams, romance and fortune meet at the crossroads of Park and Vanderbilt Avenues. Join us for old school martinis - shaken, not stirred - while Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Ray Charles hold court.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Mark your calendar and join AmCham China, your colleagues and friends for this unforgettable evening. Net proceeds from the AmCham China 2012 Gala Dinner will go to organizations that are helping address China&#039;s critical water quality and shortage challenges.   &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Individual Tickets: RMB 1,500 per person.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Individual tickets may be ordered and paid for at the AmCham China Office, The Office Park Tower AB, 6/F,&#60;br /&#62;
Office Hours: 9:00 AM &#8211; 5:30 PM.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Contact Su Cheng Harris-Simpson at 010 5869-3772, or by e-mail at 2012Gala@amchamchina.org.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Capital M&#60;br /&#62;
3/F, No.2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street&#60;br /&#62;
(just south of Tian&#039;anmen Square)&#60;br /&#62;
Beijing 100051 China&#60;br&#62;
中国北京市前门步行街2号3层 &#60;br /&#62;
邮编 100051&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Su Cheng Harris-Simpson, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:2012Gala@amchamchina.org"&#62;2012Gala@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:53:03 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Central China: Training Workshop on Building Trust in the Workplace</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1088</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Central China: Training Workshop on Building Trust in the Workplace
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 1:30 -  5:00 PM,	
					Wednesday, May 30, 2012
								
 - Star Hotel, Vienna Room on the 6th Floor
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China Central China invites you to attend an interactive training workshop on how to build trust in the workplace, presented by Scott C. Shaw, director of operations, LDi Training, Wuhan Branch. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Trust forms the foundation for effective communication, employee retention, and employee motivation and contribution of discretionary energy (the extra effort that people voluntarily invest in work). When high levels of trust exist in an organization or in a relationship, almost everything else is easier and more comfortable to achieve.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
This workshop will cover:&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
1. The increased cost of low trust&#60;br /&#62;
2. How trust affects everything in an organization&#60;br /&#62;
3. How to build trust in an organization&#60;br /&#62;
4. How to build trust as an individual&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
This training is designed for employees at all levels and consists of classroom lectures, group activities, and practical exercises. To provide the maximum benefit from the training to each participant, registration is limited to 30 registrants. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
This event will be presented in Chinese.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.lditraining.cn/?p=1082&#38;lang=en" target="_blank"&#62;Scott C. Shaw&#60;/a&#62;, director of operations, LDi Training, Wuhan Branch&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Star Hotel, Vienna Room on the 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
B-7 Xianglong Times Square, Wuhan Economic &#38; Technology Development Zone&#60;br&#62;
武汉经济开发技术区湘隆时代广场B-7栋 明星酒店 六楼维也纳厅&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
1:30 - 2:00 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
2:00 - 3:30 PM - Training and interactive session&#60;br /&#62;
3:30 - 3:45 PM - Tea break&#60;br /&#62;
3:45 - 5:00 PM - Training and interactive session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 300&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
&#60;pre style="font-size: larger;font-family: arial,sans-serif;font-style: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Jasmine Sun, Tel: (027) 8578 6888 ext.720, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:jsun@amchamchina.org"&#62;jsun@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:44:19 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Advancing China - New Strategies for Engagement: The 2012 PublicAffairsAsia Government Affairs Forum</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1059</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Advancing China - New Strategies for Engagement: The 2012 PublicAffairsAsia Government Affairs Forum
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 9:00 AM -  7:00 PM,	
					Thursday, June 07, 2012	
								
 - The Renaissance Chaoyang Hotel Beijing
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
As China enters an important governmental transition phase, and as corporations continue to grapple with the country&#8217;s fast-moving regulatory, communications and stakeholder environment, the 2012 Government Affairs Forum will examine how senior PA practitioners can develop new strategies of engagement and influence in a more uncertain market.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
In China today there are many more voices, competing for the attention of decision-makers. This interactive forum will examine how to make your corporation or trade group&#8217;s voice heard above and beyond the rapidly proliferating throng of influencers and stakeholders. And it will offer first-hand, practical case studies in complex areas including managing labour disputes and regulatory probes.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
This full-day executive-level forum, now in its third year, is the &#8217;must-attend&#8217; event for corporate public affairs professionals, government relations practitioners, and country management engaged in China.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Confirmed Speakers Include:&#60;br /&#62;
Alistair Nicholas, Executive Vice President, Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.&#60;br /&#62;
Geoff Raby, former Australian ambassador to China, senior adviser to Kreab Gavin Anderson, executive director at Riverstone Advisory and advisor to the Queensland Investment Corporation.&#60;br /&#62;
David Chen, Vice President, Microsoft Greater China Region.&#60;br /&#62;
Ross Ma, Public Affairs Director, Dow Chemicals.&#60;br /&#62;
Donough Foley, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Phillips Electronics Asia Pacific.&#60;br /&#62;
Julie C. Lyle, Chief Marketing Officer, Prudential Corporation Asia.&#60;br /&#62;
Dr Patrick Wang, Vice President, Government Affairs, AmCham China and formerly Chief Representative of Nike, Inc. Beijing Representative Office.&#60;br /&#62;
Stephen Phillips, Chief Executive of the China-Britain Business Council.&#60;br /&#62;
Kent D. Kedl, Managing Director, Greater China and North Asia at Control Risks and of co-author of The China Ready Company.&#60;br /&#62;
John Holden, Senior Counsellor H+K Strategies, former AmCham China chairman and past president of the National Committee on US-China Relations.&#60;br /&#62;
Sharon Ruwart, Director of Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific for Mars Incorporated.&#60;br /&#62;
Qu Hong, Chief Consultant, Public Affairs and Government Relations at Weber Shandwick.&#60;br /&#62;
Yuan Haiying, founder and president of Yuan Associates.&#60;br /&#62;
Helen Yang, Senior Communications &#38; Government Affairs Executive, China &#38; Foreign Chamber of Commerce.&#60;br /&#62;
Amy Liu, Corporate Affairs Director of Mars China Petcare.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Full length, expert-led panel discussion sessions to be included this year include:&#60;br /&#62;
ADVANCING CHINA: New Strategies for Effective Corporate Government Affairs.&#60;br /&#62;
WHAT NEXT? Managing Corporate Government Relations as China Changes Leadership.&#60;br /&#62;
TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH: Blending Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies.&#60;br /&#62;
SUCCESS STORIES: Practical Case Studies from leading MNCs in China.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
BOOK TODAY for this event: which sold-out and went to waitlisting in both 2010 and 2011.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Sponsors and partners:&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Once again, the event is supported by lead sponsor Weber Shandwick, lead partner Amcham China and a variety of partner groups  &#8211; and will feature top-flight speakers from the corporate government relations and communications industry. This year&#8217;s forum moves to The Renaissance Hotel in Beijing, offering more interactive breakout sessions examining how corporate public affairs can be integrated into broader communications and operational strategies in China.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Renaissance Chaoyang Hotel Beijing&#60;br /&#62;
36 Xiao Yun Road,&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District,&#60;br /&#62;
Beijing 100027&#60;br /&#62;
China&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
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&#60;/div&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:56:36 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
</item>

<item>
<title>Tour of the New Tianjin International School Campus</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1097</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Tour of the New Tianjin International School Campus
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 9:00 - 11:30 AM,	
					Thursday, May 17, 2012
								
 - Meeting point: The Westin Tianjin Hotel
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China Tianjin invites you to join this exclusive tour of the new Tianjin International School (TIS) campus. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
TIS, established in 1986, is the first modern-day international school in Tianjin. In January this year, TIS moved to its brand new campus in Hexi District, which is more than double the size of its previous facilities. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
The tour will be lead by Dr. Scott Finnamore, the head principal of TIS. You will visit the performing arts suite, auditorium, libraries, playgrounds, gym, state-of-the-art science labs and classrooms. The tour will end with refreshments at The Landing, TIS&#039;s coffee shop.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
A free return shuttle bus from The Westin Tianjin will be provided. Only 30 seats are available, so please reserve your seat ASAP. The shuttle bus will leave at 9:00 AM sharp.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Westin Tianjin, lobby&#60;br /&#62;
101 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300040 China&#60;br&#62;
天津君隆威斯汀酒店大堂&#60;br /&#62;
天津市和平区南京路101号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
9:00 - 9:30 AM - Transport to TIS&#60;br /&#62;
9:30 - 11:00 AM - Tour and refreshments&#60;br /&#62;
11:00 - 11:30 AM - Return to the Westin Tianjin&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: Free&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: Free&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
&#60;pre style="font-size: larger;font-family: arial,sans-serif;font-style: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;
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word-wrap:break-word;/*InternetExplorer5.5+*/"&#62;This event is free for AmCham China members and employees of member companies.&#60;/pre&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Tel: 022-23185072, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Tianjin Monthly Executive Breakfast Briefing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1095</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Tianjin Monthly Executive Breakfast Briefing
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 7:15 -  9:00 AM,	
					Thursday, May 17, 2012
								
 - The Westin Tianjin Hotel
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China Tianjin invites you to our monthly executive breakfast -- a great opportunity to meet the members of our Executive Committee and get involved in Tianjin&#039;s professional community. You&#039;ll enjoy networking opportunities with other local executives, all while enjoying a delicious breakfast at a great price.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
The guest speaker of this breakfast briefing is Ruth Lycke, executive vice-president of international operations at InVision Development International. InVision specializes in executive innovation, strategy and organizational development.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Ruth Lycke, executive vice-president at international operations of InVision Development International&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Prego, 3F, The Westin Tianjin&#60;br /&#62;
101 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300040 China&#60;br&#62;
天津君隆威斯汀酒店3楼意大利餐厅&#60;br /&#62;
天津市和平区南京路101号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
7:15 - 7:30 AM - Registration and networking&#60;br /&#62;
7:30 - 9:00 AM - Briefing with breakfast&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 60&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 60&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Tel: 022-23185072, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:15:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Committee of 100 Leadership Scholarship Program</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1053</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Committee of 100 Leadership Scholarship Program
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:00 -  9:00 PM,	
					Tuesday, May 15, 2012
								
 - Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast, Beijing China
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
Launched by C-100 in 2005, the LSP is a scholarship program designed to help young Chinese reach their greatest potential through monetary scholarships. Since its inception, the LSP has recognized over 174 outstanding students for their outstanding achievements. Through a competitive selection process, students are selected for their dedication to social responsibility, academic excellence, and leadership potential. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
The Committee of 100 is a leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts. For over 20 years, the Committee has served as a substantive bridge in the U.S.-China dialogue by fostering regular exchanges with the leadership of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington. Members of the Committee of 100 are leading U.S. citizens of Chinese descent who leverage their collective influence, resources and experiences to address important issues affecting U.S.-China relations as well as significant concerns of the Chinese American community.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Small Business Forum Networking Cocktail</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1099</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Small Business Forum Networking Cocktail
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:00 -  8:30 PM,	
					Tuesday, May 15, 2012
								
 - Migas
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China&#039;s Small Business Forum invites you to our next networking cocktail on the rooftop terrace of Migas in Sanlitun. Enjoy the scenic rooftop lounge and two drinks with entrance fee. Additional beverages will be discounted until 8:30 PM. The rooftop lounge was recently opened for the summer, and hosts live music starting at 9:00 PM. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
We hope you will join us in starting the summer off, as well as a new season of forum activities.  Bring your name cards and prepare yourself for an evening of great conversation and networking!&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
About the Small Business Forum&#60;br /&#62;
The Small Business Forum was established with to provide opportunities for members from small and medium-sized firms to meet and exchange ideas and information. The focus of the Small Business Committee is to develop a small business strategy for AmCham China, to lead the development of new AmCham China activities particularly relevant to small and medium-sized businesses, to assist in the recruitment of small businesses to the chamber and to encourage small businesses to get involved in AmCham China.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun North Road&#60;br&#62;
三里屯北街81号那里花园6层&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:00-6:30 PM - Registration begins&#60;br /&#62;
6:30-8:30 PM - Networking and Cocktails&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Barbara Chen O&#039;Connell, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:bococonn@amchamchina.org"&#62;bococonn@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>The 7th Annual Dialogue With Beijing Vice Mayor Gou Zhongwen</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1087</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	The 7th Annual Dialogue With Beijing Vice Mayor Gou Zhongwen
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:00 -  8:20 PM,	
					Monday, May 14, 2012
								
 - The Peninsula Hotel, Wangfujing
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China and the Beijing Mayor&#039;s office cordially invite you to attend the annual dinner dialogue between Beijing government officials and chamber members. During this event, Beijing Vice Mayor Gou Zhongwen will discuss the capital&#8217;s current economic status and the key areas in the city for investment.  &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
The event also includes a panel from our membership who will give brief presentations on how Beijing municipality&#8217;s current economic and investment policies impact their areas of specialization.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District will be highlighted at the event. This will allow our member companies to explore a wide variety of investment and communication opportunities in Chaoyang. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Members are encouraged to submit questions, and, time permitting, some questions will be answered by senior officials from related departments such as Beijing&#039;s Investment Promotion Bureau during the Q&#38;A session. Other submitted questions will be answered in written format after the event.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/0cf2f4f73569b9c5e6dc6b74b95af40d.pdf" target="_blank"&#62;Gou Zhongwen&#60;/a&#62;, Beijing Vice Mayor&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Peninsula Hotel&#60;br /&#62;
8 Goldfish Lane, Wangfujing, Beijing&#60;br&#62;
北京半岛酒店大宴会厅&#60;br /&#62;
王府井金鱼胡同8号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:00 &#8211; 6:20 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
6:20 &#8211; 7:10 PM - Dinner and networking&#60;br /&#62;
7:10 &#8211; 7:20 PM - Opening remarks by AmCham China Chairman Ted Dean and introduction of officials by Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau&#60;br /&#62;
7:20 &#8211; 7:35 PM - Chaoyang District promotional session&#60;br /&#62;
7:35 &#8211; 8:00 PM - Presentations by AmCham China members&#60;br /&#62;
8:00&#8211; 8:10 PM - Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
8:10 &#8211; 8:20 PM - Address by Beijing Vice Mayor Gou Zhongwen&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 380&#60;br /&#62;
			
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 380&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 450&#60;br /&#62;
			&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
&#60;pre style="font-size: larger;font-family: arial,sans-serif;font-style: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;
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&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Cindy Du, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:cdu@amchamchina.org"&#62;cdu@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
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<item>
<title>AmCham China Tianjin and BT Eagle Group 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1040</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	AmCham China Tianjin and BT Eagle Group 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 9:00 AM -  8:00 PM,	
					Sunday, May 13, 2012	
								
 - The World Golf Club
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
It&#8217;s time to dust off the clubs and swing into spring at the AmCham China Tianjin and BT Eagle Group 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to enjoy a round of golf, all for a good cause. All proceeds will be donated to the Jian Hua Foundation.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
About the Jian Hua Foundation:&#60;br /&#62;
The Jian Hua Foundation&#8217;s purpose is to help the people of China through education, development, medical and social service. The Jian Hua Foundation strives to serve people with compassion, integrity and expertise. The main work in Tianjin Office includes providing rehabilitation training for disabled children and their parents, community service and health education for college students to give them a bright future.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Sponsorships are now available.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
About The World Golf Club:&#60;br /&#62;
Located in Tianjin&#8217;s Jinan District, about 40 minutes south of the CBD, the golf course at The World Sports Club was designed by American golf professional Phil Mickelson, winner of 40 PGA golf tournaments including four major championships. The World Sports Club&#8217;s course is unique in that each of the 18 holes is modeled after one of the holes on some of the greatest and most famous golf courses from around the world. Players will be able to experience the thrill and challenge of holes such as the Island Green at the 17th Hole at TPC Sawgrass and others that were modeled after holes at Pebble Beach, St. Andrews and Augusta. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
We look forward to your sponsorship and hope you join us for a great round of golf!&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Format&#60;br /&#62;
Two-person best ball scramble&#60;br /&#62;
 &#60;br /&#62;
Program   &#60;br /&#62;
9:15 AM:            Free shuttle bus departing from Hank&#8217;s Sports Bar and Grill&#60;br /&#62;
10:00 AM:          Registration&#60;br /&#62;
10:30 AM:          Putting contest and pitching contest&#60;br /&#62;
12:00 PM:          Tee-off&#60;br /&#62;
 6:00 PM:           Pre-dinner cocktail at Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel&#60;br /&#62;
 7:00 PM:           Awards banquet at Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel&#60;br /&#62;
 9:00 PM:           Conclusion of the event&#60;br /&#62;
 &#60;br /&#62;
Tickets&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
    Individual - RMB 1,000 *&#60;br /&#62;
    Non-golfers: RMB 300 to attend the awards banquet&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
* The fee includes greens fee, facilities and caddies, registration pack, lunch on the course, awards banquet, return transportation and lucky draw.&#60;br /&#62;
 &#60;br /&#62;
AmCham China will provide free shuttle bus service from Hank&#8217;s Sports Bar and Grill, with return service to the Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel. Details for transportation will be sent out prior to the event. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Tickets will not be sold at the door! The deadline to purchase tickets is 5:00 PM, Wednesday, May 9th.Tee times for this event are limited, so book your spot early!&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
For more information on and to register your spot, please call the AmCham China Tianjin chapter office at 022-23185072, or send an e-mail to amandahe@amchamchina.org. &#60;br /&#62;
Contact person: Amanda He
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The World Golf Club&#60;br /&#62;
Xing Yao Wu Zhou, Tianjia Lake, Jinnan District, Tianjin&#60;br&#62;
星耀五洲运动俱乐部&#60;br /&#62;
天津市津南区天嘉湖星耀五洲&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 09:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>China in Africa: The Other Story</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1093</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	China in Africa: The Other Story
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						12:00 -  2:00 PM,	
					Friday, May 11, 2012
								
 - AmCham China Conference Center
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: center;"&#62;
	
			&#60;img class="header" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/article/2012/04/27/cc503692d472c522d293437ba4ba865f.png" alt="" /&#62;
		&#60;div style="clear:both;height:0;overflow:hidden;"&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
What is China really doing in Africa? Media headlines about huge aid packages propping up pariah regimes, land grabs, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world have sparked fierce debates. But is this the real story? Deborah Brautigam, author of &#38;quot;The Dragon&#039;s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa&#38;quot;, draws on three decades of research on China in Africa to sort out the myths and the realities of Chinese engagement.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/dbrauti.cfm" target="_blank"&#62;Deborah Brautigam&#60;/a&#62;, Professor, American University&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Office Park, Tower AB&#60;br /&#62;
6th Floor No. 10 Jintongxi Road&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District, Beijing&#60;br&#62;
北京市金桐西路10号 远洋光华国际 AB座6层&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
12:00 - 12:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
12:30 &#8211; 1:30 PM - Presentation and lunch&#60;br /&#62;
1:30 - 2:00 PM - Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 400&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
&#60;pre style="font-size: larger;font-family: arial,sans-serif;font-style: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;
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word-wrap:break-word;/*InternetExplorer5.5+*/"&#62;Registration begins at 12:00 PM. Presentation will begin at 12:30 PM&#60;/pre&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Jon Abramovic, Tel: (8610) 8519-0856, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:jabramovic@amchamchina.org"&#62;jabramovic@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Tianjin Videoconference Event: China in Africa: The Other Story</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1094</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Tianjin Videoconference Event: China in Africa: The Other Story
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						12:00 -  2:00 PM,	
					Friday, May 11, 2012
								
 - Exchange Tower 2, Tianjin
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
What is China really doing in Africa? Media headlines about huge aid packages propping up pariah regimes, land grabs, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world have sparked fierce debates. But is this the real story? Deborah Brautigam, author of The Dragon&#039;s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa, draws on three decades of research on China in Africa to sort out the myths and the realities of Chinese engagement.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Speakers:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/dbrauti.cfm" target="_blank"&#62;Deborah Brautigam&#60;/a&#62;, Professor, American University&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Video Conference Room, 29F, Exchange Tower 2&#60;br /&#62;
#189 Nanjing Road, Heping district, Tianjin, 300051&#60;br&#62;
天津市和平区南京路189号津汇广场2座29层视频会议室&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
12:00 - 12:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
12:30 &#8211; 1:30 PM - Presentation and lunch&#60;br /&#62;
1:30 - 2:00 PM - Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
				
	Cardholding members at the door: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="padding-bottom:0;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Special Registration Information:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div style="margin:0px 0 8px 0;"&#62;
&#60;pre style="font-size: larger;font-family: arial,sans-serif;font-style: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;
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word-wrap:break-word;/*InternetExplorer5.5+*/"&#62;This event will be broadcast via videoconferencing facilities to Tianjin chapter members and guests. Tianjin chapter members will be able to ask questions to the speaker in Beijing. This event is limited to 15 attendees, so please register as soon as possible. A sandwich lunch with coffee and tea will be provided.&#60;/pre&#62;
&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Amanda He, Tel: 86-22-23185072, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:amandahe@amchamchina.org"&#62;amandahe@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Northeast China: Monthly Networking Night</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1085</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Northeast China: Monthly Networking Night
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:30 -  9:00 PM,	
					Thursday, May 10, 2012
								
 - New World Hotel, Dalian
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
AmCham China Northeast China chapter invites you to our next monthly networking night. Join your friends in the chapter and meet new members for drinks, food and conversation at the gorgeous Poolside Lounge, New World Hotel Dalian. Use this wonderful opportunity to find a new client, supplier or friend. Winners of the lucky draw will take home exciting prizes provided by our generous sponsors. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Northeast China chapter networking nights are held every second Thursday of the month.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Poolside Lounge, 5F&#60;br /&#62;
New World Dalian Hotel&#60;br /&#62;
41 Renmin Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian&#60;br&#62;
大连新世界酒店&#60;br /&#62;
大连市中山区人民路41号&#60;/br&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;
&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:30 - 7:00 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Networking&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 120&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 170&#60;br /&#62;
	&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Kate Gubanova, Tel: 86 (411) 8236 6927, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:egubanova@amchamchina.org"&#62;egubanova@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Past Events</category> 
</item>
<item>
<title>Young Professionals Committee Networking Happy Hour</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/1098</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;
	Young Professionals Committee Networking Happy Hour
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align:center;"&#62;
						 6:00 -  9:00 PM,	
					Thursday, May 10, 2012
								
 - Q Bar
&#60;/p&#62;

&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;
**Please note: The date for this event was incorrectly announced as May 9. The correct date for this event is Thursday, May 10, 6:00-9:00 PM**&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Join the Young Professionals Committee in welcoming summer with the next Young Professional Happy Hour on the terrace at Q Bar. Enjoy the weather, Q Bar&#039;s renowned terrace, and half-price cocktails until 9:00 PM. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
This will be a great opportunity to network with other young professionals, so don&#8217;t forget your business cards!&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
About the Young Professionals:&#60;br /&#62;
The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) is a working group within AmCham China where young professionals can build their personal and professional networks, develop career skills, access cultural events and work with other young leaders to achieve success both personally and professionally. The goal of the committee is to help young professionals in their career development in Greater China through inspiring speaking events, horizon-expanding cultural events, networking events and opportunities for learning and collaboration in diversified business areas.
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6/F, Eastern Hotel, Corner of Sanlitun Nanlu and&#60;br /&#62;
Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang District&#60;br&#62;
朝阳区三里屯南路工体南路交叉口逸羽酒店六层&#60;/br&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:00-6:30 PM - Registration&#60;br /&#62;
6:30-9:00 PM - Networking&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
			Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: Free&#60;br /&#62;
				
				Non-cardholding employees of member companies: Free&#60;br /&#62;
							Non-members: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;This event is off-the-record.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For more information, please contact: Barbara Chen O&#039;Connell, Tel: 8519-0842, Email: &#60;a href="mailto:bococonn@amchamchina.org"&#62;bococonn@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;


&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>AmCham China’s Real Estate Forum Hosts Event on China's &quot;Fifty Real Estate Markets that Matter”</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9646</link> 
<description>&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China&#8217;s Real Estate Forum recently hosted a discussion about the &#8220;China 50: Fifty Real Estate Markets that Matter&#8221; report. The report covers real estate trends and opportunities of the 50 up and coming tier-two and tier-three cities in China (The China 50). &#60;b&#62;Michael Hart&#60;/b&#62;, Chairman of AmCham China Tianjin chapter and managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle&#8217;s Tianjin office and &#60;b&#62;Eric Hirsch&#60;/b&#62;, Chairman of AmCham China&#8217;s Real Estate Forum and head of Jones Lang LaSalle&#8217;s Markets Team, both discussed the findings from the report. Previously, the focus was on tier-one cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The focus is now turning more towards second- and third-tier cities. Both the Chinese government, and foreign companies, are paying increasing attention to these other areas, pushing more for growth on the whole rather than just a strong focus on tier-one cities. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Key Points&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62; &#60;/span&#62;&#8220;Tier-1.5&#8221; cities such as Tianjin, are on a fast track to reach maturity &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;In terms of sector opportunities, retail is a safe bet. As China becomes wealthier, people tend to spend more on retail. Generally, there is always an initial boom in hotels and retail. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;The China 50 have a continent sized market: if they were a standalone economy, they would be ranked the fifth largest economy in the world. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Tier-one cities are over stretched, hence the government is keen to focus on the development of other cities to make economic growth more sustainable. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Synopsis&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;There are potential problems in the future with demand imbalances and liquidity due to previous government-led building where there was no real market demand. As the government transitions and power is handed over, personal projects may be abandoned as the new government shifts its area of focus. Lack of real estate transparency and poor property management could leave buyers saddled with properties that in the future they cannot sell. In addition, there is still great uncertainty about China&#8217;s vulnerability to global volatility and what exactly Europe&#8217;s slow down will mean to China&#8217;s economy.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>AmCham China News</category> 
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<title>Member Spotlight: Arturo Casares Cortina</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9645</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;img src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/05/16/9e7cda5f10d718d26d4cab92e66432a1.jpg" style="width: 596px; height: 160px;" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img align="left" width="300" hspace="3" height="197" border="3" alt="" src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/05/16/e5b90ec5acff42154dcd573f471036df.jpg" /&#62;Hometown: Mexico City&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Position/Company: Owner/LR Studio&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Job duties&#60;/b&#62;: Production &#8211; Production Consultancy&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Time in Beijing: &#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Around four years in Beijing, eight in China&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;AmCham China role: &#60;/b&#62;Co Chair, Media and Entertainment Forum. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Favorite AmCham China experience:&#60;/b&#62; I really enjoy our monthly Media and Entertainment Forum meetings, it&#8217;s a very relaxed and welcoming environment. We invite a key note speaker discuss the latest industry developments. It is a good opportunity to meet very interesting people doing different activities within the industry and exchange opinions.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Why should people join the Media and Entertainment Forum?&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Chinese media and entertainment is one of the toughest industries for foreign companies to participate in and I think that working together is the only way we can have a better understanding of its characteristics, trends, and opportunities. We also propose a vision to develop and collaborate with Chinese counterparts through our contributions to AmCham China&#8217;s annual &#60;i&#62;American Business in China White Paper&#60;/i&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Most rewarding accomplishment in China&#60;/b&#62;: TV production has been my greatest challenge and also my greatest reward&#8230;I feel privileged to be doing what I do in this historical moment of the world, where China is playing such an important role. The Chinese version of &#60;i&#62;Ugly Betty&#60;/i&#62; is the biggest work reward I&#039;ve experienced due to its complexity, scope, reach, length and success. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;What I search for when I pitch a story:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;I search for a story that is relevant to the local reality, and has the right amount of interesting conflicts to hook the audience.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Three things I can&#8217;t live without&#60;/b&#62;: When I was a kid I used to lose everything, which has helped me become less attached to things. Having said that, I always travel with an amazingly heavy camera and a big computer. My external hard drive is also part of my everyday luggage. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="Megan Rhodes&#38;quot; 20120413T1814"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;My favorite TV program:&#60;/b&#62; the first season of China&#8217;s Got Talent.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Actors I enjoy watching&#60;/b&#62;: Maggie Cheung, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Shu Qi and Zhou Xun.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Why I joined AmCham China:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;I joined the chamber due to its opportunities to meet other foreign business people, and to work and collaborate with each other to have a better understanding of the Chinese market.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;First job&#60;/b&#62;: Editor at the Mexican version of &#60;i&#62;Le Monde Diplomatique.&#60;/i&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;If I could meet anyone:&#60;/b&#62; Haruki Murakami. I think that Murakami has a way of telling a story that has a strange connection to the Latin American magic realism, leaded by Gabriel Garc&#205;a M&#193;rquez with &#8220;One Hundred Years of Solitude,&#8221; where characters surf in unrealistic situations that for some reason, seem so close and familiar to our every day lives. Would be great just to sit down with him and talk about life and stories.&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Chinese television trends and the battle for eyeballs&#60;/b&#62;:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;I always try to find trends in Chinese television, but this can pose quite a challenge. The trend publicly promoted by the government is to have less entertainment and more educational shows. In a broader picture, what I see in China is a struggle to follow the niche content transformation that already happened in the US with the cable networks (and is happening to some degree in Latin  America). With so many satellite televisions (around 35), the battle for eyeballs is fierce. With the current model, many perceive specialization as risky business. Some, however, (such as SMG), are heading in this direction to secure a segment of the population&#8212;in spite of already wining large viewership in the national ratings race. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;People may be surprised to know&#60;/b&#62;: Latin-American stories, with the correct adaptation, work very well for Chinese audiences.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;My greatest learning experience:&#60;/b&#62; When you think you have been surprised, a bigger surprise is coming.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#160;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>AmCham China News</category> 
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<title>Podcast: China in Africa - The Other Story</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9644</link> 
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<title>让别人听到你的声音 : 给中小企业的五条重要营销策略</title>
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;中小企业全球化的出现正在成为世界范围内的一种商业趋势。但在全球化的背景下，这些中小企业也面临如何将市场营销战略运用于全新且陌生的消费者领域的挑战。对于中国运营或者把目标消费者锁定在中国的外国中小企业来说，不仅要和快速演变并熟知互联网的本土企业竞争，同时也要和那些拥有庞大的市场营销队伍并具备雄厚资金的国际巨头们对抗。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;如同他们那些重量级的竞争对手，中小企业需要把构建品牌作为他们战略的核心，否则他们将在赢得市场关注，聘用人才以及消费者忠诚度这三方面面临残酷的竞争。对于那些希望拓展中国市场或是退出中国的外资中小企业来说，一个强大的公司品牌都很重要，因为这不仅可以帮助他们把自己同其他竞争者区分开来，同时也可为公司增加市场价值。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;为达到这个目的，如果能运用好，互联网是公司能使用的最强有力的工具。对中小企业而言，网络渠道能以最低的成本帮他们把信息传播到市场上，并且也能为他们对消费者需求的变化做出快速反应提供了灵活性。运用这种整合了网络营销和品牌构建的方法，中小企业可以树立有效的网络形象来维护自己正面的品牌认知度，同时他们也可以发挥自己的专业优势，在搜索引擎和社交网络中为自己争取到有竞争力的排名。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;在缺乏充足预算和内部专业人才的情况下，中小企业应采用将技术建议和创新的资源调配两者相结合的市场营销策略。简言之，就是尽可能运用已有资源，而将其他事项外包出去。如果你采纳了下面的五点重要建议，别人就能听到你的声音。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-indent:-18.0pt;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;1.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;第一点：一个网站顾问&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;公司网站为运用文字和图像讲述公司的发展历程提供了一个独一无二的机会。在这里，公司可以用自己的想法去呈现一个能够被消费者理解的品牌，并且通过这个平台和消费者对话。公司网站正逐渐成为潜在客户了解公司的第一站，因此在专业的网站设计和建立上花钱是物有所值的。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;虽然中小企业家们自己也能成为公司热情的鼓吹者，但这些宣传信息会因为缺乏专业建议从而在网络上达不到预期效果。缺乏特色且不吸引人的网站设计，令人困惑的网页布局都会破坏用户体验，并且会将潜在新客户拒之门外。一个好的网站搭建顾问会了解你所在的行业，会花时间去了解公司和客户会如何利用这个网站，并且会把这些需求融合到网站的外观和功能设计中去。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;2．发挥你的专长&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;对于中小企业来讲，一个传统的成功因素来源于其产品或服务的专业性。一个有效发挥公司专长的方法是开设公司博客。这条策略虽需要付出时间和精力，但却可以达到事半功倍的效果：既提升公司在搜索引擎上的出现频率，又为公司与客户交流提供了一个很好的平台。用户会经常浏览那种及时更新，有独到见解并对自身专业领域充满热情的公司博客。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;在决定设立一个需要时常更新的网络论坛之前，中小企业必须对自己分配资源的能力有充分的考量，以维护自己积极且信息量大的网络形象。然而，往往所有的公司开设博客的动机是好的，但事实是它们中的大部分都没有被很好的维护。博客页面里的占位符标记， &#8220;正在建立中&#8221;以及&#8220;即将问世&#8221;等提示都是破坏公司品牌形象的常见错误。一个没有被好好维护的博客不仅能让公司看起来缺乏组织和纪律性，还能降低公司在搜索引擎上的排名。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="margin-left:18.0pt"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-indent:-18.0pt;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;3.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;了解什么是优化的搜索引擎和社交媒体&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;一项对于互联网用户使用习惯的研究清楚地表明：我们很少查看排列在第一页之后的搜索结果。将搜索的关键词和公司业务相结合即可以提升公司网站的搜索排名，同时还会激增该网站的浏览量，并增加公司的业务问询数量。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;为公司网站进行专业的搜索引擎优化而少量投资是物有所值的。专业从事搜索引擎优化的人员会建议公司通过撰写有利于搜索的文字内容或公司博客，来设计一个能够在搜索结果中获得较高排名的网站。虽然行业中规模较大的竞争者往往会占据常用搜索结果的首位，但专业的搜索引擎优化顾问可以找到结合你公司专长的关键字作为搜索项，从而吸引到更多的商业机会。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;一直以来，搜索引擎和那些试图扭曲搜索结果以迎合自身需求的网站开发者玩着猫和老鼠的游戏。所以一个一年前对你来说有用的策略，现在或许就会拉低你公司的搜索排名。谷歌最近发布的声明说，考虑到社交网站的活动已经破坏了许多现有的搜索引擎优化的策略，谷歌将要把自动生成的搜索结果和个性化的结果整合起来。如果你不想聘请专业的搜索引擎优化顾问，网上有解释搜索引擎优化如何工作的免费教程。但如果你选择这种方法，你会错失那些有价值的最新建议，而这些建议将直接导致你公司的网站是出现在搜索结果的第一页，还是被搜索引擎忽略掉。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-indent:-18.0pt;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;4.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;调动你的员工&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;对于公司的品牌发展，你的员工和公司产品一样重要，所以公司要调动起员工来创造价值。通过鼓励那些非市场营销部门的员工参与到构建公司品牌的过程中，由于他们既了解公司也了解客户，因此你可以获得各种各样不同角度的观点和建议。在此过程中，公司的组织文化会得到进一步加强。通过在员工面前讨论市场营销策略以鼓励他们积极参与，并且让他们主动地去创造一些能够传播公司品牌的营销机会，或是得到消费者关于品牌的反馈意见。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;对于缺乏专门的市场营销人员的中小企业来说，一个最节省成本的办法就是把营销职责融入到每个员工的工作描述中，并对新员工说明公司对他们在市场营销方面的贡献是有所期待的。在公司实行绩效表现奖制度，以激励他们对创意性的网络营销活动所提出的宝贵建议，并对盈利的网络营销活动中起主导作用的员工以物质奖赏。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;很多大公司常犯的一个错误是把品牌战略从商业战略中分离出来。任何与公司战略决定相关的潜在的市场营销活动，征求员工们的建议，他们可以为公司品牌如何受到影响而出谋划策。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-indent:-18.0pt;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;5.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;做到清晰和一致&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;公司通过将文字，图像和体验相结合的方式在网络上传播自己的品牌，并传达给消费者一种与公司或产品相关联的感受。想要吸引消费者的注意力并让他们认可一个公司的品牌，他们一定要明白这个品牌的含义。为了有效地传达这种意思，所传递的信息必须简单易懂，而且传递的方式也需要具有一致和连贯性。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;简洁明了地运用视觉识别工具如商标标识、字体和颜色等，可以很容易地让消费者快速识别公司的品牌。 但这种提议对于中小企业来说，由于他们资源有限，要想保持运用模版的一致连贯性并不容易。并且运用好品牌支持工具，否则营销能力会被削弱。要实现这个目标，最好的方法是让专人负责审查所有带公司品牌的资料文件。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;i&#62;Paul Flynn&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;是S.J. Grand&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;财务及税务咨询（北京）公司的公司财务与传播部主任&#60;/i&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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<title>中国的巧克力大战: 世界五大巧克力公司以及他们吸引中国消费者的战略</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9633</link> 
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;作者：Lawrence L. Allen&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;30年前，几乎没有中国消费者吃过一块巧克力。被全球商业和品牌孤立了几十年，对于外国巧克力生产商来说，中国是一片未被开垦的处女地和一个开放的竞技场，于是他们从上世纪八九十年代开始登陆中国。对于世界领先的五大巧克力生产商------好时，雀巢，吉百利，玛氏和费列罗来说，中国是一个充满无限可能的全新战场。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;中国消费者把巧克力看作是带有异域风情的国外产品。这五家公司曾一度享受中国消费者在那个年代赋予外国产品的声誉和信任。当时，巧克力的零售价高而生产成本却相对较低，这让巧克力生产商有利可图。这些市场上初来乍到的国外巧克力公司在缺乏市场调研的情况下，不但要努力去了解消费者们的喜好，还要学会应对当时那不可预知的政策监管大环境。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;最终，巧克力之战并不仅仅是一场关于赢得中国消费者喜好和味蕾的战争。最大的商业挑战不是中国复杂的市场环境，而是各公司内部本身的一些问题。胜利属于那些不光能战胜自身的问题，还能在此基础上获得商业利益的巧克力生产商。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;赢得第一代消费者&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;第一家巧克力生产商试图通过架起饮食文化的桥梁来赢得中国正在崛起的巧克力消费者。对于他们来说，面临的一个主要挑战是如何获取可靠而准确的市场信息。中国是一个全新的巧克力消费市场，对于当今全球巧克力行业来说，都意味着前所未有的市场机遇。想要进入这样的市场，仅仅靠复制在其他成熟消费市场的成功经验是行不通的。惯用的国际商业规则对中国这样一个正在经历翻天覆地变化的国家来说既是财富也是负担。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;对世界五大巧克力制造商来说， 从一开始进入中国市场，就遇到了一系列障碍。根据当时中国欠发达的分销体系，他们首先需要决定哪些消费者在地域上是可以先被触及到的。但是大多数可以被触及到的潜在消费者往往不大可能成为巧克力的购买者，不光是因为他们之前没有接触过国外食品，或是他们根本没有钱可以花在这些新奇事物上。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;所以从哪里开始呢？当巧克力被引进到中国的时候，它被看作是国外带有异域色彩的新奇玩意。进口巧克力更被看作是奢侈品，它们高昂的价格让消费者很容易把它定义为礼物而不会买来自己享用。因此，把巧克力当做礼物来送成为打入中国市场的突破口，而且这一方法还带有文化内涵。所以，国外的巧克力制造商就把注意力集中在那些高端的零售商场，把巧克力作为季节性礼物或是奢侈品向那些买得起的消费者推广。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;随着主流消费人群的出现以及他们购买巧克力频率的增加，作为五大巧克力厂商之一的雀巢公司却犯了一个过早进入低端市场的错误。雀巢，一个以生产消费者买得起的高质量食品为荣的公司，将Kit Kat巧克力棒和几款已经本土化的脆巧克力棒的价格定在低于其竞争对手的水平上。这被证明是一种错误的方法。毕竟，中国市场上的巧克力消费者，对巧克力本身并无太多经验，他们的购买行为很大程度上是根据对品牌的了解，包装和价格来决定的。雀巢这种低价格策略和巧克力本身被定义为有外国情调的，奢侈的进口食品的形象是不相符的。在放弃了高端市场之后，雀巢失去了在中国巧克力消费者当中的信誉。直到今天，雀巢公司在中国的巧克力市场上仍扮演着一个边缘者的角色。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;向多层次市场迁移&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;到上世纪90年代初，中国出现了一个以北京，上海，广州三大城市为主导的巧克力消费市场。同时，这些一线城市也发展了零售和商品流通所必须的基础设施，以支撑全年都强劲的巧克力市场。最终，这种情况也蔓延到了二三线城市。一段时间过后，一个复杂的分市场网络在中国出现了。这些分市场的需求又各具特点，通常是由可支配平均收入的不同水平，当地消费者对外国食品的熟悉程度以及向各种零售商场的渗透而决定的。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;如今，在中国成百上千的城市中，因为消费者的收入，品味和对巧克力的期待各有不同，只有复杂细致的产品分类和销售策略才能满足现在中国巧克力市场的需求。所以，像玛氏这样的公司，在不同价格区间中都有很丰富的产品供应，因此就很具有竞争优势。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;本地竞争的崛起&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;国内的竞争者为了争夺市场份额，也在早些时候加入了争夺战，其中只有金帝成功了。金帝是中国粮油食品进出口（集团）有限公司的品牌，这是一家大型食品生产企业，其生产的产品从食油到谷物，并在世界五大巧克力公司登陆中国之前，就于1990年开始在中国生产巧克力。尽管金帝巧克力听起来像法语，但消费者知道这是一个中国品牌。所以，很多人怀疑他们产品的品质。随着时间的推移，金帝还是凭借自己较好的质量，并以低于国外竞争对手25%到30%的价格在中端市场上成功占据了一席之地。大概从2000年开始，金帝开始发起一场野心勃勃的争夺战，试图与国外竞争对手在一线城市进行不相上下的市场竞争。但他们为这个努力付出了高昂的代价，而且仅在商业策略上略占优势。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;从2005年开始，金帝开始尝试在二三线城市建立自己的优势，然后再向一线城市的外国竞争者发起攻击（这种策略是根据毛泽东的一种军事战略演变而来的）。到目前为止，金帝的这种努力收效甚微，因为这些中小城市缺乏保证巧克力新鲜度和品质的冷藏运输设施。然而，鉴于金帝日益庞大的消费群和其为争夺市场份额所付出的努力，它对世界五大巧克力生产商的统治地位所构成的威胁不容小视。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;这五大巧克力公司正挑战自己改写现有的商业规则，以求在中国这样难以捉摸的国家里取得成功。要想在中国未来的巧克力大战中取得成功，这五大巧克力生产商还需要付出长期的努力并且始终以满足消费者需求为己任。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;i&#62;Lawrence Allen&#160;&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;是海德思哲国际咨询公司（北京）办公室的猎头顾问。他也是Chocolate Fortunes: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of China&#8217;s Consumers (AMACOM, 2009)&#160;&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;一书的作者。你可以通过 +86 &#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;（10&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;）6598 8258 &#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;或 &#60;/i&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;i&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:lallen@heidrick.com"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;lallen@heidrick.com&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/i&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;i&#62; &#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;与他联系&#60;/i&#62;。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;i&#62;本文改编自2010&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;年Lawrence Allen&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;出版的Chocolate Fortunes &#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;一书，已获得出版商的许可。出版商AMACOM books&#60;/i&#62;&#60;i&#62;，是位于美国纽约的美国管理协会的所属机构，版权所有，详情请登录www.amacombooks.org&#60;/i&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;世界五大巧克力公司简介&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;span style="color: black;"&#62;好时：&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/b&#62;美国大型巧克力棒生产商，曾经是进入中国市场的外国公司中最美国化的。由于缺乏进入多元化国际市场的成功经验，他们只能用一种最基本的方法将自己的巧克力引进到中国。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;玛氏：&#60;/b&#62;上世纪三十年代就首次尝试将业务延伸到美国以外的国际市场，现在玛氏的大部分营业收入来自于它在美国以外的国际市场。这个美国家族企业的巧克力巨头坐拥巨额财富，玛氏在中国市场不仅拥有丰富的经验，同时它还具备在预算紧张的情况下和其他四大竞争对手打持久战的能力。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;吉百利：&#60;/b&#62;来自大英帝国的巧克力，它曾在被英国殖民者占领的中国领土上出现过。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;雀巢：&#60;/b&#62;瑞士的全球食品巨头，把自己大量的资源和丰富的经验带到了国际市场。自从进入20世纪后，吉百利和雀巢就开始在全球范围内营销自己的巧克力，这使得它们获得了有价值的国际经验，并且从历史的角度知道如何能够打入中国市场。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;b&#62;费列罗：&#60;/b&#62;意大利巧克力生产商费列罗是巧克力中的法拉利，也是巧克力零售业中的新人，但事实证明，它是巧克力产业中最具野性的一个。它生产一款全球最贵并最具异国情调的金莎巧克力，这种奢侈的巧克力对全世界的巧克力消费者都有着致命的吸引力。&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
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<title>Bio: Dr. Fan Gang</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9631</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;President and founder of National Economic Research Institute; Economics Professor at Beijing University and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Chairman of China Economic Reform Foundation; Vice Chairman of China Economic System Reform Research Institute.&#60;br /&#62;
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Fan Gang is a renowned economist at home and abroad. His main research fields are macroeconomics and institutional economics. He has published nearly 100 research papers in domestic and international academic journals, numerous books and won many prestigious awards.&#60;br /&#62;
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Fan Gang won &#8220;Sun Yefang Award for Outstanding Economic Study&#8221; in 1991 and 2005 (China&#8217;s most prestigious award in economics), and was named as the National Outstanding Scholar by the State Council in 1992. He received an honorary Doctoral degree from University of l&#8217;Auvergne, France in 2004 and an honorary Doctoral degree in Law from Royal Road University of Canada in 2011. He was listed as one of the &#8220;World&#8217;s 100 Most Admired Intellectuals&#8221; jointly by Foreign Policy (USA) and Prospect (UK) in 2005 and 2008, and one of the &#8220;Top 100 Global Thinkers&#8221; by Foreign Policy (USA) in 2010.&#60;br /&#62;
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Fan Gang is an influential policy adviser, and has long been dedicated to pushing for economic reforms in China.&#60;br /&#62;
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Fan Gang is often invited to give advices when key ministries of the government consider major policy and reform decisions. He is widely recognized as the go-to-expert of the central government. As an influential opinion leader, he is trusted and closely followed by the mainstream media, and enjoys a very high reputation in China.&#60;br /&#62;
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During the period of 2006 and 2010, Fan Gang served two consecutive terms on the Monetary Policy Committee of China&#8217;s central bank, People&#8217;s Bank of China. He is also the co-founder of the Top 50 Chinese Economists Forum and head of its Academic Committee. He has often been invited by the World Bank, IMF, OECD and other international organizations as senior economic consultant, and by leading international research institutions and conferences as key-note speaker.&#60;br /&#62;
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Fan Gang graduated from Hebei University in 1982, and was admitted to the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the same year. He was a visiting scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Harvard University in 1985-87, and received his Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1988. He started working for the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1988. He was chief editor of Economic Research (a top academic journal in China) during 1992-1993, and Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1994-1995. In 1996, he founded the National Economic Research Institute.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<title>Can China Go Green?</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9616</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China hosts this first event of the China and the Environment Series, examining China&#039;s efforts to develop a &#38;quot;green economy&#38;quot;. Carter Brandon, working with the Development Research Center of the State Council and with the Ministry of Finance, examined the magnitude of China&#039;s sustainability needs in both economic and physical terms, and explored the economic policies required to address them.&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Key Points&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;China aims to double its income by 2020, and again by 2030 to become a high-income country. Only 13 out of 101 countries have escaped the &#8220;middle-income trap&#8221; (including Japan and South Korea). China&#8217;s challenge is, therefore, to overcome the trap via innovation and differentiation.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Meanwhile, China also aspires to reduce environment externalities (degradation and depletion of resources) from 9% of gross domestic product (GDP) to 3% or less by 2030 &#8211; most developed nations are at 2%, a sustainable level. This goal requires extensive human and technological capital.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;In order to achieve &#8220;Green Growth,&#8221; China must &#8220;decouple upward trends in resource use, carbon emissions and environment degradation&#8221; from growth and development, by creating new markets, fostering technological innovation, and inducing behavioral changes. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#8220;Green&#8221; is a source of growth because it helps:&#60;/span&#62;
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        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;realize economy-wide efficiencies (eliminate market distortions and combat the wasteful use of resources such as water and land)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;induce innovation&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;create new markets (shifting consumer preferences toward new, greener products and services)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;reduce exposure to volatile commodity prices and supply disruptions&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
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    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#8220;Green&#8221; improves the quality of growth by reducing environment degradation, improving public health, and building resilience to climate-related hazards (e.g. extreme weather).&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Currently, China spends about 1.2% of its GDP to cope with industrial pollution. By spending 0.5-1% more each year, China could reduce environmental degradation and resource depletion toward 6% of gross national income (GNI) by 2030. Investments in &#8220;greening&#8221; growth will likely have a high rate of economic return.&#60;/span&#62;
    &#60;ul&#62;
        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Factors in favor of going green: nimble and highly competitive economy; large domestic market with economy of scale; low incremental costs in some sectors; abundant resources for wind, solar and biogas energy; avoid lock-in effects of a high-carbon infrastructure; capable and determined government&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
        &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Barriers: market distortions on land, labor, capital, water etc.; over reliance on command and control measures; inadequate property rights; coordination failure between public and private sectors; law and standards that lag behind innovations; weak monitoring and enforcement; winners/losers-led political struggles.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;/ul&#62;
    &#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Brandon concludes that green growth in China&#8217;s interest, and China is well positioned to take advantage of green growth opportunities both domestically and globally. He is hopeful that the Chinese government will overcome the barriers to green reform and realize the social benefits of going green.&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;strong&#62;Speaker:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Carter Brandon, lead environmental economist at the World Bank.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>AmCham China Chairman Ted Dean Briefs Media on White Paper, DC Outreach and S&amp;ED Talks</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9615</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/05/09/b164e02a9240d20b93f34cd7b90f3378.jpg" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;em&#62;AmCham China Chairman Ted Dean meets with US government officials during the annual DC Outreach in April&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China Chairman &#60;strong&#62;Ted Dean&#60;/strong&#62; recently met with members of the press to provide an update on key issues from AmCham China&#8217;s 2012 American Business in China White Paper, the chamber&#8217;s annual DC Outreach and outcomes from this year&#8217;s Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&#38;ED), which took place in Beijing May 3-4.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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AmCham China&#8217;s White Paper outlines policy recommendations to the US and Chinese governments on the business environment that its members face: the investment approval process for US companies coming to China; issues surrounding regulatory transparency, standards, and procurement; and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. All of the above issues are reducing the equality of the competitive market environment in China in favor of domestic companies. &#60;br /&#62;
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This year the DC Outreach confirmed that there is great interest in China and despite challenges, there is a strong commitment to developing a healthy bilateral relationship by working through today&#8217;s challenges. The S&#38;ED meetings were representative of those commitments. &#60;br /&#62;
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Three key outcomes from the S&#38;ED were encouraging: a greater commitment to negotiating a bilateral investment treaty between the US and China, protecting IPR and increasing transparency, and liberalizing the financial sector in terms of market access for foreign companies and creating market based interest rates. &#60;br /&#62;
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A Q&#38;A session followed, which raised several issues such as the timeframe for implementing these recommendations since there is a concern that deadlines have not been stipulated. Dean responded that with specific issues, such as the equity cap, they can be implemented more quickly, but issues such as implementing principles could take up to 12 months as they are more complicated to implement. The issue of US export control was raised and Dean explained that many misconceptions were held about which products Chinese customers were prohibited from buying. In reality, only a small percentage of products fall into this category, illustrating that greater conversation between governments would help to resolve these misunderstandings.&#60;br /&#62;
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Greater dialogue can also help to dispel the myth that the US is difficult for Chinese companies to access; generally most ventures do not require government approval, with only a small number being reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency committee of the US Government that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in the US. Dean was also asked to give AmCham China&#8217;s view on China&#8217;s economic transition. The long-term transition is an excellent opportunity for American businesses to expand into new sectors and industries in China and therefore is something that foreign-invested enterprises can help facilitate. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>US Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats Discusses S&amp;ED Issues</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9614</link> 
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&#60;p style="text-align: left;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;font&#62;AmCham China recently met with Undersecretary  of State &#60;strong&#62;Robert Hormats&#60;/strong&#62; for an exclusive China Brief Insight podcast interview.  Undersecretary Hormats described key issues discussed during the  recent round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue that took place in Beijing.&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>China Brief Exclusive: Expanding Cooperation, Reducing Conflict</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9612</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;img src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/05/09/6d631c7fdff08a0b572737a179d6611a.jpg" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;The US-China relationship is undeniably one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world today.&#160; The United States is committed to pursuing a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive relationship with China that is grounded in reality, focused on results, and true to our interests and principles. The United States reaffirms this commitment annually at the US-China Strategic &#38; Economic Dialogue (S&#38;ED), when Secretary Clinton and Secretary Geithner head an interagency team of US officials in talks with senior Chinese leaders on our most pressing shared interests and concerns.&#60;br /&#62;
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The China of today bears little resemblance to the China I first visited in 1997.&#160; Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has reduced tariffs on a number of products, eliminated many non-tariff barriers, and made legal improvements in intellectual property protections and in transparency.&#160; While further reforms are still needed, these steps have deepened China&#8217;s integration into the international trading system and strengthened China&#8217;s economic reforms.&#160; Never in its history has China&#8217;s stake in the global economy or the world&#8217;s stake in China&#8217;s economy been so great.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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From a bilateral perspective, the expanding trade and investment between the United States and China has provided numerous and substantial opportunities for US businesses, workers, farmers and service suppliers, and a wealth of affordable goods for US consumers. &#60;br /&#62;
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America&#8217;s exports to China have grown faster than to any other major market during the past ten years, with China shooting up from our ninth largest export destination to our third largest, behind only our neighbors Canada and Mexico.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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In 2010, the President aimed us toward an ambitious and achievable goal, doubling our exports worldwide by 2015. That sounds like an enormous number, but when you break it down it means 14 percent compounded growth for five years, and that level of export growth is eminently achievable.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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Agricultural exports in 2011 were valued at $21.9 billion, are on track to surpassing 2010&#8217;s record level of $19.4 billion, making China the second largest market for US agricultural exports after Canada. Agriculture accounts for 20 percent of US exports to China. In fact, US non-agricultural goods and services exports to China sustained over 700,000 American jobs in 2010, the last full year for which we have complete statistics.&#160; Since 2006, the growth in US. agricultural exports to China has created over 127,000 new American jobs. &#60;br /&#62;
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As China&#8217;s leaders confront the need to the shift the economy away from investment and exports toward more domestic consumption, reform is still needed in the areas of reducing barriers to market access, increasing rule of law, including transparency and predictability, lifting restrictions on foreign direct investment, and in fully institutionalizing market mechanisms in China. These reforms would help put China on a path toward sustainable growth that would directly benefit its own citizens while helping temper the trade frictions that have grown in recent years as a result of China&#8217;s industrial policies and resurgent protectionism.&#160; As China works through this reform process we must continue to build trust, understanding, and transparency between our nations, especially by increasing the depth and frequency of bilateral dialogues and exchanges on a wide variety of issues at every level of government. &#60;br /&#62;
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The largest impediments to improved US-China economic cooperation are a lack of openness in many areas of the Chinese economy and policies that rely on trade-distorting government actions to promote or protect China&#8217;s state-owned enterprises and domestic industries. If these trends intensify it will mean less innovation from Chinese businesses, fewer opportunities for the Chinese people, and slower growth for the Chinese economy.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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Many Americans are rightly concerned about China&#8217;s intervention in the currency market to keep the value of its RMB artificially low, giving its exporters an unfair trade advantage and undercutting American and other countries&#8217; exports to China. We recognize that China&#8217;s currency has gradually appreciated over the past year and a half, but believe that the RMB remains undervalued and that further adjustment is needed. The recent decision to widen the RMB&#8217;s trading range is a positive step. Still, the US urges China to move more quickly towards a market-based exchange rate system, which would help the world&#8217;s economy, the US economy and China itself as it tries to rebalance its economy towards a more domestically focused economic model.&#60;br /&#62;
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Additionally, we are concerned that the Chinese legal system does not provide adequate protection for US companies&#8217; IPR, including trade secrets.&#160; Protection of IPR and trade secrets is essential to both China&#8217;s transformation into a knowledge-based innovative economy and its ability to attract foreign investment in R&#38;D centers and advanced manufacturing.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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We welcome and encourage Chinese investment in the United States. More than five million Americans are directly employed by foreign-owned companies in the United States, ranging from Japanese car makers to Russian steel plants to Brazilian juice processors.&#160; We&#8217;re welcoming more Chinese companies every day.&#160;&#160; In the mid-sized Texas city of Corpus Christi, Tianjin Pipe has broken ground on a 252-acre, $1 billion production plant. This new facility is projected to create over 2,000 direct and indirect jobs in industry and retail commerce, and provide more than $2.7 billion in economic development for the area. The mayor of this town described the foreign investment as a &#8220;great benefit&#8221; to the city&#8217;s population.&#60;br /&#62;
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China&#8217;s foreign direct investment in America increased by 400 percent between 2008 and 2010. These companies have come to our shores because they know that the United States has the largest consumer market in the world, an educated work force, strong intellectual property rights protections, and dynamic capital markets.&#60;br /&#62;
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In the midst of uncertain and difficult economic times, the good news is that this year has been a banner year for US-China cooperation. The United States and China both have much more to gain from cooperation than from conflict, and we are working together to expand the areas where we cooperate and to narrow the areas of disagreement. We need to form habits of cooperation and respect that help us work together more effectively and manage disagreements when they do arise. The cost of moving backwards on issues like market access, financial liberalization, and intellectual property would simply be too great.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jones Day: Looking Back and Looking Forward After Three Years of Antitrust Enforcement in China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9066</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;China&#039;s antimonopoly law came into effect in August 2008, after more than a decade of consideration. Even if China&#039;s antitrust regime is still in its infancy, it is increasingly a significant concern for Western companies, particularly given the lack of transparency surrounding the antitrust agencies and the resulting unpredictability. &#60;br /&#62;
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This Commentary looks at the most significant developments in AML enforcement since its entry into force and what companies doing business in China may expect in the years ahead. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Regulatory Alerts</category> 
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<title>Jones Day: Tax Deferral on Reinvestment by China Holding Company Restored</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9067</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;On December 8, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the Notice on Further Improvement of Administration of Foreign Invested Holding Company, Shang Zi Han [2011] No. 1078. The Notice clarifies that a foreign invested holding company may directly invest RMB profits derived from China into enterprises within China with the approval of foreign exchange authorities, which restores the tax deferral treatment on reinvestment by foreign invested holding companies. &#60;br /&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Deloitte: PRC Tax: Indirect Tax Services</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9009</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Deloitte has surveyed some of the most important questions from our client with respect to the VAT reform pilot program to be launched in Shanghai. They have shortlisted the following top 10 most frequently asked questions and our answers (Series #2). &#60;br /&#62;
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    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;How to determine whether or not a bundle of shared services provided by holding companies to subsidiaries would fall under the pilot program?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Are commission fees or other agency service income subject to VAT under the pilot program?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;If our company is engaged in sales of goods and provision of multiple VATable services at different applicable tax rates, what shall we do to comply with the VAT rules?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Is there any further information with regard to the tax treatment of the provision of services to overseas customers as mentioned in Circular 110 (i.e. tax exempt or zero rated)?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Are we obligated to apply for the general VAT payer status once our annual VATable service revenue meets the threshold of RMB 5 million?&#160; What&#039;s the consequence if we failed to comply with this rule?&#60;br /&#62;
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    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;If our company has not been informed that we are included in the pilot program by the in-charge tax authority, what do we need to do?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For a consulting service provided in a period from October 2011 to February 2012 and the service fee to be collected in March 2012, what will be the appropriate tax treatments?&#60;br /&#62;
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    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Will the VAT pilot program apply to representative offices located in Shanghai?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;For VATable services provided to pilot taxpayers from overseas, how do we calculate the VAT to be withheld when making service fee payments to overseas service providers?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Will the new, or adapted, VAT returns to be adopted for the pilot be the same as the current ones?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Deloitte: SAT Clarifies Business Tax Treatment of Asset Restructuring Transactions</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8854</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;China&#8217;s State Administration of Taxation issued guidance on 26 September 2011 (Bulletin [2011] No. 51) that clarifies the Business Tax (BT) treatment of asset restructuring transactions. According to Bulletin 51, the transfer of all or part of the tangible assets of an enterprise, along with associated receivables, debt and workforce to other units and/or individuals in an asset restructuring transaction via a merger, division, sale or asset exchange, does not fall within the scope of the BT.&#160; Please open and read the attachment for more details.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jones Day: China: Substantial Progress In Place For The Third Amendments To The Trademark Law</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8645</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;font face="sans-serif"&#62;CHINA: SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN PLACE FOR THE THIRD  AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADEMARK LAW&#60;/font&#62; &#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;font face="sans-serif"&#62;After discussions and consultations for nearly two years, the  Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of the People&#039;s Republic of  China published the second version of the draft third amendments to the  Trademark Law on September 2, 2011. The public has the opportunity to offer  comments on this draft before October 8, 2011.  &#60;/font&#62; &#60;br /&#62;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jones Day: China Publishes Final Rules On The National Security Review Of Foreign Investment In Chinese Companies</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8615</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;font face="sans-serif"&#62;China has published new rules to implement the  national security review that will be conducted as part of the review of mergers  and acquisitions by foreign investors and involving Chinese companies. These  rules provide for review and potential rejection of acquisitions of Chinese  companies by foreign investors where such acquisitions could affect national  security, economic stability, social order, or research and development  capabilities relating to key technologies. As with many rules of this type in  China and other jurisdictions, these leave great discretion in the hands of  Chinese government agencies. Whether they will constitute another serious  obstacle for foreign companies doing business in China will depend on how they  are applied in practice.&#60;/font&#62; &#60;br /&#62;
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Regulatory Alerts</category> 
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<title>Jones Day: China Extends Tax Incentives in Western Regions</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8410</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;August 2011 &#60;br /&#62;
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On July 27, 2011, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration of Taxation issued The Notice on the Relevant Tax Policies for the Implementation of the Strategy of Extensive Development of the Western Regions, Cai Shui [2011] No. 58. The Notice has extended certain tax incentives for another 10 years, from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020. &#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;a href="http://www.jonesday.com/china_extends_tax_incentives/ "&#62;http://www.jonesday.com/china_extends_tax_incentives/ &#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Deloitte: Court Clarifies Relationship Between Unrealized Gains and Assessable Profits</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8341</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) clarifies the relationship between unrealized gains and assessable profits in Nice Cheer Investment Ltd Case.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jones Day: China's New National Security Review Will Examine Foreign Investment In Chinese Companies</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/7583</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;font size="2" face="sans-serif"&#62;The State Council of the People&#039;s Republic of China has published a notice detailing its national security review procedure for the acquisition by foreign investors of domestic Chinese companies. The NSR Notice, which implements Article 31 of the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law, will be applicable as of March 6, 2011. The NSR Notice leaves great discretion in the hands of Chinese government agencies. Whether these rules will constitute another serious obstacle for foreign companies doing business in China will depend on how they are applied in practice.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Jones Day: China's New Leniency Procedure In Cartel Investigations</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/7493</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;This Commentary analyzes China&#039;s leniency program for cartel investigations, in the wake of adoption of new rules by the National Development and Reform Commission (&#38;quot;NDRC&#38;quot;) and the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (&#38;quot;SAIC&#38;quot;), China&#039;s two non-merger antitrust enforcement agencies. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>2012 American Business in China White Paper</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/3410</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/4762155801fb07bdab91a44dc6c227c9.jpg" alt="" /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham China&#8217;s &#60;em&#62;American Business in China White Paper&#160;(White&#160;Paper)&#60;/em&#62;&#160;synthesizes the collective views of AmCham China&#8217;s member companies and contains suggestions for both the US and Chinese government on how to improve the business climate.&#60;br /&#62;
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With industry and regional chapters, the &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; is a comprehensive publication that presents the views and insights of our collective membership on trade and commercial issues affecting the US business community in China, as well as our views on the PRC&#8217;s overall business environment. With over 2,600 members from more than 1,200 companies, our members represent the perspective of US companies in China.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;The 2012 &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; will be available in the Amazon Kindle Store, Apple iBookstore, and the Barnes&#38;Noble Nook store starting in May. Please stay tuned for more information on digital availability. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Press Release&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#160;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/26/ced7f61f15ead525e2698bb03c7d3cda.pdf"&#62;April 25, 2012: AmCham China 2012 &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; Press Release (English and Chinese)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Download the complete &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; (English and Chinese) in two parts:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/26/cd626ad14b98c259cfb187f4576b4d79.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part One (Chairman&#039;s Message &#60;em&#62;to&#60;/em&#62; Chapter 3-7)&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/26/9276dea0d4dde323361245aaba9625a7.pdf"&#62;Part Two &#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/26/9276dea0d4dde323361245aaba9625a7.pdf"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;(Chapter 4-1 &#60;em&#62;to&#60;/em&#62; Abbreviations)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Introduction&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/e38a7cf3a56d61bb53e4027ca662effc.pdf"&#62;Chairman&#039;s Message&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part One: The Business Climate Overview&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/6a55d29de4a901060f428982b1be561e.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;China&#039;s Course Over the Next 10 Years (1-1)&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/6610e287a1101e85b0f06ac5b6d275c6.pdf"&#62;&#60;em&#62;Business Climate Survey&#60;/em&#62; Data &#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/96784410b84e5ab8e60d2a541071f5a4.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;(1-2)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/db5934512dac1cd485226af3d3d4d159.pdf"&#62;2012 &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; Priority Recommendations Scorecard (1-3)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Two: Industrial Policy and Market Access&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/1f94dd2132db1c95384b100c44e68139.pdf"&#62;Competition Law (2-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/3994acc224e49df4e9bf491b70225884.pdf"&#62;Government Procurement (2-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;img align="right" src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/ec4ef5173b63b0f9121f100ac311beda.jpg" alt="" style="width: 295px; height: 417px;" /&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/74719745e9ccb1d271d15ef0af86a2b1.pdf"&#62;Innovation Policy (2-3)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/4144fddb325b6830b6b22509a299285b.pdf"&#62;Intellectual Property Rights (2-4)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/90079a9e65a03a00a4eb749b38d65b57.pdf"&#62;Standards, Certification and Conformity Assessment (2-5)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Three: Cross-Sector Issues&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/4ac5bdb4a7d4a43c2f495d81de17dd42.pdf"&#62;Business Sustainability (3-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/9c09777cf1dfcab876cb59d96aff5db3.pdf"&#62;Customs (3-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/deea513f1f5f0e1e15dded6766c7f57e.pdf"&#62;Food Safety (3-3)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/9e5e2558f1df696b3228cfae9d514dbc.pdf"&#62;High-Tech Trade Promotion and Export Controls (3-4)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/a819e00948c7796f7db25851c8807036.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Human Resources (3-5)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/2e8b46c7e4e8f62b106ef9c406fa8dd5.pdf"&#62;Tax Policy (3-6)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/fb4d86d0a664bde486ba9e50e0eb1f57.pdf"&#62;Visa Policy (3-7)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Four: Industry-Specific Issues&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/061692e0d9336f01caf32a3a6d6eccbe.pdf"&#62;AmCham China Cooperation Programs (4-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/db051a43dc181f3744b123d3c3eb3384.pdf"&#62;Agriculture (4-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/43a42a14c12319268e510a5fac7aa232.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Bond Markets (4-3)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/8a27ba58ea60584a02009a7d5dcd7817.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Business Process Outsourcing (4-4)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/30cff96db3a771de4133ae411408b225.pdf"&#62;Civil Aviation (4-5)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/53628458c6d6dad5d009fcbd179e376c.pdf"&#62;Construction, Engineering and Design (4-6)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/9bd324761cad4139e6a75b387404a7dc.pdf"&#62;Cosmetics (4-7)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/a6a823747c65aa301a956717f43dbb8e.pdf"&#62;Direct Sales (4-8)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/7bc056888c7b26ed26c59f0db15b8717.pdf"&#62;Electronic Payment Services (4-9)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/283312fdd33008e4f523f29a978855d1.pdf"&#62;Express Delivery Services (4-10)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/dff553ceafbe8a028bf26360071ee0ec.pdf"&#62;Healthcare (4-11)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/303d713b6c15835a685ca5d206abc08c.pdf"&#62;Information and Communications Technology and Cyber Security (4-12)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/77548053403ed8f91b958261a2118c2a.pdf"&#62;Insurance (4-13)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/f25e404ed15264d09e09e3e560aca5f6.pdf"&#62;Legal Services (4-14)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/0fad7b698228a900f8ea5ec905c8f69f.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Machinery Manufacturing (4-15)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/18e803b9eef8e52d9b991a818cdeedd9.pdf"&#62;Media and Entertainment (4-16)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/04/23/218babe8b02500d3696dbb19752e64ab.pdf"&#62;Real Estate (4-17)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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<title>Marketing Brands with Famous Faces</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8679</link> 
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;China is the third largest market for celebrity advertising in the world. Over 100 celebrities endorse a gamut of brands from categories as diverse as automobiles, over-the-counter drugs, and real estate. In 2009 alone, Chinese TV ads with celebrities were watched a whopping 4.91 million times. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Even among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, China is far ahead in its use of celebrities in advertising. China&#8217;s love affair with celebrity advertising is spurred on by its evolving culture and socialist past.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;From 1949 to the 1980s, government communication dominated broadcast media. It often created model military heroes or what were then known as &#8220;Heroic and Model Servicemen&#8221; (&#60;em&#62;jun dui mo fan&#60;/em&#62;), including Lei Feng and Ouyang Hai. They were designed to inspire &#8220;improved&#8221; behavior and &#8220;enhanced thinking&#8221; among the Chinese population.&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;After reform and opening got underway in the early 1980s, however, an economy increasingly oriented toward consumption needed its own heroes. Chinese celebrities stepped into the breach. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In the past 30 years, China has changed very quickly. In terms of physical infrastructure, size and scale of business transactions, China&#8217;s leading business cities are indeed world‐class.&#160; Yet at the retail level, Chinese consumers are still adjusting to the sophistication and fast-growing array of market choices. In this context, celebrities offer a familiar face while serving as inspirational models. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Collectivism, Individualism and Self-Styled Celebrities&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Historically and linguistically, China has been a collectivist society with limited incentives for people to stand out or be unique; but things have obviously changed. Widespread access to the internet and even the popularity of reality TV have given average people more opportunities to express themselves publicly. As a result, both have become breeding grounds for self‐styled celebrities like Feng Jie and FuRong JieJie. Feng Jie, considered one of the biggest Internet celebrities to emerge in China in 2009, gained attention after passing out flyers in Shanghai seeking a husband, who was required to meet excessive requirements.&#160; FuRong JieJie, considered &#8220;the pioneer of Internet celebrity in China&#8221; is known for achieving fame not through merit, but through narcissistic self-promotion online. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Celebrity advertising may sound like a powerful way to reach consumers. But most marketers are jumping onto the bandwagon without investing sufficient time to reflect on the best approach.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;One common mistake is for brands to use celebrities in similar ways. From medicines to holiday resorts‐-most brands are using celebrities in near identical ways.&#160; A random sample of 100 celebrity TV commercials aired between January 2008-December 2009 revealed that as many as 88 of them used the celebrity to say that the product or brand is high quality or is the celebrity&#8217;s personal choice.&#160; As a result most brands miss the opportunity to stand out.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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Another pitfall is the quantity of brands that celebrities endorse. Almost all leading celebrities in China are hugely overexposed. They have several commercial deals and work with multiple brands across diverse product categories. Observe the plethora of brands that some of the most popular celebrities endorse. Then examine the sheer diversity of products being endorsed (see table).&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;This makes celebrity advertising less effective. Awareness ‐ the most fundamental and oft‐cited reason for celebrity usage - is the first casualty. In India, on the other hand, in spite of being a developing market, the impact of celebrity advertising has held more or less constant (see chart below):&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;How can marketers overcome the declining effectiveness of celebrity advertising? It&#8217;s important to consider how to effectively leverage a given media personality.&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Hamish Pringle, in his book&#60;em&#62; Celebrity Sells&#60;/em&#62;, calls this approach &#8220;Celebrity as a presenter.&#8221; Most brands in China use celebrities this way. Using a singer as a singer, an actor as an actor, or a sports star as a sports star, is the most common approach to endorsements. There is virtually no story line in the communication, whether it&#8217;s a TV commercial or print advertisement. As a result, the brand is easily replaceable by another brand that uses the same celebrity. Actor and singer Jay Chou, for example, endorses products ranging from eye drops to Copico Potato Chips.&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Leveraging Respected Values of a Celebrity&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;At a time when longstanding values are in flux, consumers respect well-known personalities who behave with integrity and confidence in the face of setbacks.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;As a case in point, in January 2009, Coca-Cola ran a commercial featuring Chinese track and field star Liu Xiang, who disappointed legions of fans when he was disqualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the ad, Liu started off the new year by sharing a Coke with his father who had encouraged him to forget about what happened and motivated him to look forward to the next race. It was an inspiring approach that helped create a memorable ad. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;New celebrities and even role models may emerge from such unlikely venues as reality TV.&#160; This approach could be used when launching a new brand or marketing a brand in a highly competitive category.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Uncovering a Worthy Role Model&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Today&#8217;s China needs real heroes with values that can weather the changing times. This approach provides a way for brands to recognize and reward real heroes. This involves brands discovering and leveraging potential role models who have made worthy social contributions. They may or may not be talented, but they have a distinct set of values that drive them to take action.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Pharmaceutical giant TSK&#38;F&#8217;s Fenbid brand pain reliever used this approach very effectively.&#160; Its communication leveraged the value of unsung heroes who help the needy and do it selflessly. The brand identified real unsung heroes from society and showcased their value through advertising. As a result, more consumers tried the product and brand-tracking results reflected this increase.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In sum, unlike many other markets in the world, China offers a rare opportunity for brands not just to grow but also contribute to the &#8220;construction of values.&#8221; By focusing on a set of values, celebrities &#8211; and by extension the brands they endorse &#8211;can differentiate themselves by standing for something more than materialism. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Saurabh Sharma is a planning partner at Ogilvy &#38; Mather Beijing and Jason Spencer is managing director at MillwardBrown ACSR Shanghai. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Pushing (and Paying) For Quality</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8678</link> 
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Twenty to 30 years ago, deep-fried dough sticks and soybean milk from food stalls were popular breakfasts across China due to their low prices and convenience. Many stalls maintained poor safety and health practices, however, including not changing oil for days or using detergent to make dough sticks look more appetizing. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;When Yum!&#8217;s KFC began to sell Chinese breakfast, dough sticks and soybean milk were popular with Chinese consumers because they trusted the company&#8217;s promise of quality, backed by KFC&#8217;s positive brand image. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Recently, though, consumers used the Internet to expose KFC for using instant soybean powder instead of the traditional mill-and-boil method. Although KFC never said how its soybean milk is made, the company&#8217;s marketing led consumers to believe that it was freshly prepared. Feeling tricked, consumers collectively voiced their complaints online about KFC.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In the past food safety never drew much attention, but thanks to the efforts of Chinese netizens, it is becoming more difficult to cover up quality control problems and prevent safety issues from turning into major scandals. Realizing the severity of the problem, Chinese consumers now seek trustworthy products and are willing to pay a premium for peace of mind. For suppliers and retailers, there is growing opportunity to capitalize on this new focus on safety and quality.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Changing&#160; Consumers&#8217; Habits&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Despite China&#8217;s rapid economic growth over the past thirty years, its legal system remains underdeveloped in terms of consumer protection. Companies take advantage of weak enforcement by providing inferior products, adding questionable ingredients, and making empty promises. Producers compromise quality to reduce costs by any means and keep their products competitive. In some cases, Chinese consumers have been shocked to find out that even the leading brands are cutting corners. For food retailers, the backlash has been significant. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Changing attitudes toward food safety, increasing incomes and rising brand influence increasingly shape Chinese consumers&#8217; buying habits. Food safety has become consumers&#8217; biggest concern. According to recent research by Renmin University of China, over 60 percent of those polled were concerned or deeply concerned about food safety.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Rising Demand for Quality &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;A study by PlanetRetail, the world&#8217;s leading retail analyst firm , shows that recent food safety problems have pushed Chinese consumers towards brands and standard products. About a quarter of the interviewees were willing to pay a reasonable premium for better quality and up to 80 percent were willing to pay more for items like infant formula or healthcare products. The same research also found that consumers from small cities are more willing to pay for quality than those in large cities, reflecting not only a lack of quality products and greater demand for quality, but an opportunity for brands and labels in those areas as well.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;For a long time, conventional wisdom suggested Chinese consumers always bought the cheapest product. It&#8217;s true that for familiar products such as vegetables, they seek the best bargains. Yet in categories which they know little about, they tend to choose brands they trust. In the absence of big brands, consumers tend to pick middle-end products, believing the cheapest are poor quality and the expensive ones charge an unnecessary premium. Middle-end products are becoming the new standard of consistent quality and affordable prices. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Opportunities for New Brands&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;As Chinese consumers are left wondering who to trust, it is the right time for companies to forge new brands and emphasize quality. Standard marketing can encourage Chinese consumers to try new brands, but it is quality that retains them. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Another direction companies can take is to revive the old brands dearly missed by Chinese consumers, which can be more effective than creating new ones. Chinese consumers are nostalgic for familiar products, believing that the quality of modern products doesn&#8217;t compare. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;A local dairy company, WonderSun from Heilongjiang province, launched a product called &#8220;old-style yogurt&#8221;. Sales rose and other companies followed suit, though consumers lost their appetite when they discovered that the classic yogurt taste was recreated with glue. The initial success, however, suggests that had the company not taken shortcuts, bringing back old favorites could have been successful.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Now is also the time for newcomers to challenge the leading brands that have come under scrutiny and increase market share. Shortly after KFC&#8217;s soy scandal, another fast food chain, Yonghe King, announced it would open its kitchens so consumers could witness firsthand how their stores made soybean milk. Although too early to determine its success, the strategy sensibly aims to build trust through transparency. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Private Labels Capitalize on Crisis&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Private labels in China are far less developed than those in the West, and most still compete on price point at the expense of quality. But private labels have the potential to be popular if they can demonstrate value. Should retailers find qualified suppliers, it is very likely that Chinese consumers will pay more for retail brands in recognition of their quality. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In the aftermath of recent food quality issues, it is a good time for retailers to launch standard private label lines. Metro Cash &#38; Carry was patient in developing its private label, spending years appraising suppliers to develop its Fine Food line. Fine Food products are now widely available at prices 10 to 20 percent lower than national brands, but still higher than small local brands. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;For a country with many specialty products, there is also an opportunity to broaden the market for high quality, regional products. RT-Mart has a sourcing team that identifies existing products and helps small suppliers distribute them. Since RT-Mart buys these products in volume, they are able to attract new customers through frequent promotions that appeal to cost and quality-conscious consumers. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Retail Suits Up for Quality&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Apart from launching premium supermarkets and expanding their product selection, leading retailers are upgrading sparse stores with a modern look that creates a visual sense of quality. Shiny malls are replacing old-fashioned department stores and these hypermarkets are also transitioning to an emphasis on safety and quality, replacing unqualified suppliers at the expense of reduced back margins.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Beijing based retailer Wu-Mart not only rebranded two of its Chaoshifa supermarkets, but added locally supplied healthy foods, vegetarian selections, an on-site bakery and imported food and wine. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Younger consumers are also paying the premium at convenience stores, preferring them over the traditional mom and pop shops potentially stocked with fake or inferior products. Convenience stores are expanding in wealthy second-tier cities and local and international retailers have announced ambitious plans to capitalize on the trend. Family Mart is slated to enter Sichuan and Zhejiang provinces this year and Beijing next year, involving a total investment of RMB 3.2 billion. Lawson, once in decline in China, recently took back control of its joint venture from its local partner and plans to open 200 stores annually compared to 50 previously. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Even traditional wet markets are adapting to quality-conscious consumers. Vendors have begun to market their goods as organic and chemical-free rather than emphasizing low prices. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Quality will Prevail Long-term&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;As economic growth expands and incomes increase, it is just a matter of time before the pursuit of quality will spread from big cities to small ones. The biggest challenge, however, is the short-sighted approach that many Chinese companies take with the intent of making money quickly and then withdrawing from the market. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;But looking at Chinese products produced for export, companies are capable of providing quality when the price is right and quality control is working. Now Chinese consumers are demanding that same quality, and new companies have arisen that focus on meeting the growing demand. Among the Chinese companies that have built a strong reputation with consumers are Good Baby, a baby products manufacturer, GREE, the leading air conditioner producer, and Blue Moon, a local household care products supplier, to name just a few. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Any food safety crisis immediately reminds Chinese consumers of the importance of quality and shapes their consumption habits, but it will take time for the broader market to prioritize quality production over price competitiveness. For consumers with limited incomes, quality products remain out of reach; however, with the rapid growth of the Chinese economy, this is expected to change soon. Furthermore, as younger generations who value quality above price come of age and their purchasing power increases, their shopping habits will differ greatly from those of their parents. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;em&#62;Yujun Qiu is a retail analyst at Planet Retail.&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
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<title>Wal-Mart's &quot;Green Revolution&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8677</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/b74b1a86e86c6b7955b04dbeb22a2432.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes&#8217; latest book, &#60;em&#62;Force of Nature: the Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart&#8217;s Green Revolution&#60;/em&#62;, Wal-Mart is the unlikely hero in a tale about the environment and sustainability, which Humes calls &#8220;the most important story of our age.&#8221; I spoke with Humes&#8212;who will discuss sustainability storytelling at the BSR Conference on November 1-4, 2011 in San Francisco&#8212;about what makes Wal-Mart&#8217;s story so compelling, how to make your business&#8217; sustainability story part of company lore, and how to avoid the trap of &#8220;mego&#8221; (shorthand for &#8220;my eyes glaze over&#8221;) when chronicling your own experience.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/569a8724201c2c082ab11feedc5ddcdd.jpg" /&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Why is sustainability such a good story, and what, in particular, made Wal-Mart so compelling to you?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/2806660f603287b19019ccbb6c2337fc.jpg" /&#62;&#160;Sustainability touches everything that we do, and, for most of us, this is still an evolving concept that we&#8217;re trying to get our heads around. Finding a way to drill down into that and tell that story in a graspable, human way is the great challenge. It&#8217;s one thing to talk about the big concept and another to smell it and feel it and touch it and see how it plays out on a personal level.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;My way into this story was through Jib Ellison, the river guide&#8212;Wal-Mart&#8217;s river guide. [Ellison&#8217;s consulting firm, BluSkye, guided Wal-Mart on its journey towards sustainability. He once arranged rafting trips with Americans and Russians to help ease Cold War tensions ]What a great story: You have the CEO and the river guide, two very different people living in two very different worlds who come together and find common ground through sustainability. And their journey is what sparked Wal-Mart&#8217;s journey to try to figure out how a global company that outsources everything could make itself greener.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/569a8724201c2c082ab11feedc5ddcdd.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;Part of sustainability storytelling is the difference between telling a real story and greenwashing [a superficial or insincere display of concern for the environment that is shown by an organization]. And as a journalist, you&#8217;re probably coming in skeptical. When did you become convinced that Wal-Mart&#8217;s story was something real?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/2806660f603287b19019ccbb6c2337fc.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;First of all, I was skeptical. But there&#8217;s real data, there&#8217;s numbers, whether it&#8217;s on packaging, carbon, energy, or waste to landfill. You can actually see between 2004 and today what progress has been made and what progress hasn&#8217;t been made.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The second thing was looking at the people who were working with Wal-Mart, the Yvon Chouinards and the Jeff Hollanders&#8212;the people who were not just willing to reverse their previous adamant positions against the evil empire but who were willing to undertake sustainable initiatives of all sorts and say publicly, &#8220;This is real, and we think this is important, and it would be crazy not to take advantage of the reach of a Wal-Mart, when they&#8217;re willing to bring transparency to the fashion/apparel/manufacturing business.&#8221;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The third piece was being out on a river with these people and in Bentonville and at conferences where Wal-Mart is making its case. It didn&#8217;t have the feel of greenwash. Quite to the contrary. The story as it unfolded was a struggle to figure out how to be more sustainable in a way that made sense for the business. Wal-Mart&#8217;s honesty about tackling the things that make money but also are making the company more sustainable wasn&#8217;t a lot of happy talk. It was just a very nuts-and-bolts focus on finding ways to meet those twin needs.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/569a8724201c2c082ab11feedc5ddcdd.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;What do you think made Ellison so successful in making his case to Wal-Mart executives? &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/2806660f603287b19019ccbb6c2337fc.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;He is an excellent storyteller. He also had these seemingly disparate but also very complementary elements of his background. His days in the nonprofit world really established his credentials as an environmentalist and as a figure who was able to build bridges between very adversarial groups.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The other part was when he left that world and got into leadership and management consulting with CEOs and senior executives, he really learned to speak their language. As he says, &#8220;I learned what keeps a CEO up at night and how to address those concerns.&#8221;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;It was that sort of melding of complementary skills that allowed him to sit down with Lee Scott and make the case of sustainability and greener business practices as an untapped opportunity that was just waiting for a smart business to seize.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/569a8724201c2c082ab11feedc5ddcdd.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;A company&#8217;s story is an important part of defining its culture. But if your traditional company story says one thing (&#8220;everyday low prices&#8221;), and your new story is focused on sustainability, how do you reconcile those stories and make them meaningful to your employees and board? &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/2806660f603287b19019ccbb6c2337fc.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;Efficiency has always been Wal-Mart&#8217;s great pride. It&#8217;s how they have beaten the competition, and it&#8217;s how they&#8217;ve been able to keep their prices down and their operating costs down. And what Jib Ellison and Lee Scott realized, was, well, the biggest enemy of sustainability is waste. That&#8217;s what helped Lee Scott take that Wal-Mart culture and the story that people tell themselves about the foundations of the company and use it not as something that was anathema to sustainability but that could go hand in hand.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/569a8724201c2c082ab11feedc5ddcdd.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The public is another big audience when it comes to sustainability storytelling. How do you tell a sustainability story in a way that&#8217;s meaningful and not construed as greenwashing?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/2806660f603287b19019ccbb6c2337fc.jpg" /&#62;&#60;font size="4"&#62;&#160;&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;In the newspaper world, where I started my writing career, some editors used the term &#8220;mego,&#8221; which is an acronym for &#8220;my eyes glaze over.&#8221; Sustainability has some mego aspects to it that you really have to watch out for.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The human side of this story is what counters the &#8220;mego&#8221; side of it, and also the very concrete examples that tell the stories so much better than any kind of treatise. [When it comes to the Wal-Mart story], people want to talk about the toy truck. It&#8217;s such a great example. Toy truck: Big package, make it smaller. Save trees, save money, save fuel. But because of the scale of Wal-Mart, a couple of inches of packaging is millions of dollars and tons of carbon. It&#8217;s so simple, and yet it&#8217;s emblematic of all the other opportunities that are available to be more sustainable.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Eva Dienel is the communications manager for BSR. To learn more, please see: &#60;a href="http://www.bsr.org"&#62;www.bsr.org&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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<title>Power up with the US-China Energy Cooperation Program</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/8674</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;img width="583" height="250" alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/e2ff8adca0d5e4cf87f2bf5852756d32.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The US China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP) is a commercial sector-initiated public-private partnership under AmCham China&#039;s umbrella that offers a unique platform to generate clean energy business.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;ECP is the only private sector-initiated, -managed and -financed non-governmental organization focused on US-China business development in the clean energy sector.&#160; Its mission is to leverage private sector resources to support the sustainable development of the energy sectors in the US and China through the development, deployment and commercialization of the clean energy sector in both countries. Since its founding in September 2009, ECP has grown from 24 to 47 member companies who come together in nine sector-based working groups through a unique bilateral government recognized platform to pursue sector-based business development objectives that are linked into both US and Chinese national clean energy priorities.&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Establishing the Public-Private Platform&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;ECP&#8217;s unique public-private platform flows from the formal bilateral government recognition it gained soon after its founding from five US and Chinese government ministry-level agencies and the presidents of both countries. In October and November of 2009 (during US President Barack Obama&#8217;s State Visit to China), the US Departments of Commerce (DOC) and Energy (DOE)&#160; and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), together with the Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), signed bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) supporting ECP.&#160; The MOUs were recognized by the two Presidents in a joint statement, which cited ECP&#8217;s contribution to the two governments&#8217; future collaboration in clean energy.&#160;&#160; ECP&#8217;s efforts were again endorsed during Chinese President Hu Jintao&#8217;s January 2011 state visit to the United States, in which the two Presidents highlighted the progress of ECP as part of the continued bilateral cooperation in advancing clean energy development.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Using the Platform&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;ECP and its member companies and partners realize sustainable business through the cross-stakeholder recognized and supported platform by linking together clean energy sector development and planning with commercial project formulation, piloting and implementation.&#160; The working groups drive this process in their targeted sub-sectors, involving the member companies within each working group and at critical points obtaining Chinese and US government stakeholder input and feedback. The working groups have the following goals: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Define and detail their sector development road map over the short-, medium- and long-term under the framework of existing US-Chinese bilateral government agreements on energy, the environment and climate change&#60;/span&#62;.&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Agree on specific business development priorities and objectives for the working groups within this roadmap, given these objectives&#60;/span&#62;.&#60;/li&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Formulate a detailed work plan for the year, circulate to Chinese and US government stakeholders, then incorporate their feedback, ensuring that the initiatives are inline with national development priorities, plans and bilateral activities.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/d860f3974d23270a6019290e6752fa53.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In March 2011, the working groups presented their sector roadmaps, 2011 work plan objectives and implementation strategies at an unprecedented special day-long, off-site high-level working meeting with officials from NEA, MOFCOM and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).&#160; Chaired by NEA Vice Administrator QianZhimin, the meeting was attended by global, Asian and Chinese senior executives of ECP member companies.&#160; It also included an appreciation luncheon for outgoing NDRC Vice Administrator and NEA Administrator Zhang Guobao, a strong supporter of ECP and one of the signatories to the bilateral MOUsrecognizing ECP in 2009.&#160;&#160;&#160; The groundbreaking event marked the beginning of an annual dialogue between ECP and its Chinese government partners.&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Delivering Results&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;ECP&#8217;s unique,bilaterally-recognized, sector-based planning process has empowered member companies to further opportunities in developing, deploying and commercializing sustainable clean energy business in the US and China.&#160;&#160;&#160; For LP Amina, a North Carolina-based firm that develops advanced technology emission reduction solutions for coal-fired power plants, ECP has provided the platform for the firm to gain critical recognition from key stakeholders, including those within&#160; government.&#8220;Without ECP, it would have been very difficult for us to stay on the path outlined by policymakers,&#8221; said Will Latta, LP Amina&#8217;s China-based managing director.&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;As founding member and co-chair of ECP&#8217;s Clean Coal Working Group, LP Amina led the development of the clean coal industry roadmap that outlined sector-focused carbon abatement strategies throughout the industry value chain. Using the ECP platform, the working group then shared the roadmap with the NEA and DOE as well as key executives from Chinese power sector commercial entities to identify common areas of interest.&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img align="left" width="300" height="218" alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2011/10/11/1cd9bbdcf55435b9363fb31d52d18ed1.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The bilateral engagement enabled LP Amina to establish a joint venture to pilot its patented poly-generation technology in Shanxi province.&#160;&#160; The technology can curtail greenhouse gas emissions at coal-powered plants by as much as 25 percent while simultaneously generating cost-competitive chemical feedstock.&#160;&#160; Once fully operational, the Shanxi-based project will annually generate half a million tons of chemical feedstock, valued at over US $250 million.&#160;&#160; Another outgrowth of these efforts is LP Amina&#8217;s acquisition of a number of de-nitrification projects, including for five coal-fired power plants in the city of Guangzhou.&#160;&#160; Furthermore, the company was awarded a bid to install pollution controls for Beijing&#8217;s Cao Qiao power plant.&#160; Once commissioned in April 2012, the 700 megawatt facility will have one of the lowest nitrogen oxide emission rates in the world.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Another founding member, California-based Solatube, has become a leading force in creating the market through ECP. The small and medium enterprise produces patented daylighting devices that use advanced optics to bring natural lighting into interior building spaces.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;When Solatube first arrived in China in 2009, the daylighting industry was nonexistent.&#160; To develop the market, the firm sought to establish the design standards of its industry, which would then spur demand for its products.&#160; However, it faced the challenge of obtaining the necessary government recognition because its technology was untested in China.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In 2010, Solatube became a founding member of ECP and joined in ECP&#8217;s Energy Efficient Building and Design Working Group.&#160; Through the working group, Solatube participated in a US-government funded mayors training mission to the US in September 2010 that sent 19 mayors to the west coast, where they visited Solatube customer sites and saw demonstrations of its unique daylighting technologies.&#160; Following the trip, Solatube landed its first government project in Xinxiang City, Henan province for the design and installation of daylighting units in two buildings in the Pingyuan Development Zone. Solatube also participated in working group-organized USTDA-funded trade mission to the US in November 2010 that took members of the China Green Building Council (CGBC), Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Tsinghua University Architecture Design and Research Institute to the East Coast to observe the technologies and products of fellow working groupmembers first-hand.&#160; The mission resulted in Solatube capturing a 20,000-square meter project in Shanxi commissioned by Tsinghua University.&#160;&#160; In addition, Solatube is currently collaborating with the CGBC in the drafting and revision of three separate building lighting standards that now include daylighting systems.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;When asked about ECP&#8217;s value, Solatube General Manager Catherine Zhou puts it best: &#8220;ECP gives small and medium enterprises, especially those leading a new industry, the leverage needed to work with the government, reach out to the Chinese market and get results.&#8221;&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;For more information and to get involved with ECP, please email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:ecp@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;ecp@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#160; or visit &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.uschinaecp.org/"&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;www.uschinaecp.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
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<title>2011 White Paper</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/7908</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/052a14b4a2aa4005861c5b992c1721b1.bmp" alt="" /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#160;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China&#8217;s &#60;em&#62;White Paper on American Business in China&#60;/em&#62; synthesizes the collective views of AmCham China&#8217;s member companies and contains suggestions for both the US and Chinese government on how to improve the business climate.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
With industry and regional chapters, the &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; is a comprehensive publication that presents the views and insights of our collective membership on trade and commercial issues affecting the US business community in China, as well as our views on the PRC&#8217;s overall business environment. With over 2,600 members from more than 1,200 companies, our members represent the perspective of US companies in China.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;New and expanded chapters for 2011 include:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 40px;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;- Banking &#60;br /&#62;
- Bond Markets &#60;br /&#62;
- Business Process Outsourcing&#60;br /&#62;
- Chengdu&#60;br /&#62;
- Chongqing&#60;br /&#62;
- Clean Technology and Environmental Protection &#60;br /&#62;
- Construction Equipment Manufacturing&#60;br /&#62;
- Dalian&#60;br /&#62;
- Energy, Oil and Power&#60;br /&#62;
- Express Delivery Services &#60;br /&#62;
-&#160;Information and Communications Technology and Cyber Security&#60;br /&#62;
- Innovation Policy&#60;br /&#62;
- Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises&#60;br /&#62;
- Standards, Certification and Licensing&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Press Release&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#160;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/26/cb8a2ba57dbd66c345b59323fd3b309e.pdf"&#62;April 26, 2011: AmCham China 2011 &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; Press Release (English and Chinese)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Introduction&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/19/e48c4ef1917373f384e3811a2f7276ab.pdf"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Front Cover and Chairman&#039;s Message&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part One: The Business Climate Overview&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/43cc8af7f380fcc21e2f2227fa997425.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;China&#039;s Economic Restructuring and Business Environment (1-1)&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/96784410b84e5ab8e60d2a541071f5a4.pdf"&#62;Business Climate Survey &#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/96784410b84e5ab8e60d2a541071f5a4.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;(1-2)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/44188fdfe16fdad9aa1cb7fbd2fd3bb6.pdf"&#62;2011 White Paper Priority Recommendations Scorecard (1-3)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Two: Industrial Policy and Market Access&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/050dc75e6a9953457abb2888b1191f25.pdf"&#62;Competition Law (2-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/3669adf22687ab754895c0b30da144b3.pdf"&#62;Government Procurement (2-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;img align="right" src="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/e84ee5d33903a2ae64288ed6d4f44a15.jpg" style="width: 242px; height: 542px;" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/531a4229bf929d61e0963dfdac96f1e0.pdf"&#62;Innovation Policy (2-3)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/f290ae0fb21cd79788483c9e8e5a51d5.pdf"&#62;Intellectual Property Rights (2-4)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/d80c06f2c72fd7e41112fead625970ef.pdf"&#62;Standards, Certification and Licensing (2-5)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Three: Cross-Sector Issues&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/2185f00a259440deca078f4652d5f858.pdf"&#62;Business Sustainability (3-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/494d572067800703af94e42c2cc81b44.pdf"&#62;Customs (3-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/acccfd465658c8b3f68eb8f1c4486e75.pdf"&#62;Food and Product Safety&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/acccfd465658c8b3f68eb8f1c4486e75.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; (3-3)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/94520f91b6ad941e0c421a37938bc1df.pdf"&#62;High-Tech Trade Promotion and Export Controls (3-4)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/f0ceff5e62aeda1f6833df59587a000d.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Human Resources (3-5)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/5b98ccfa1de2195e2db61352fa61b06f.pdf"&#62;Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (3-6)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/6b6c684abea774fe85088c6237665e68.pdf"&#62;Tax Policy (3-7)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/ac652cd8d8deed4054b1e6e8f59d30bf.pdf"&#62;Visa Policy (3-8)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Four: Industry-Specific Issues&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/bf10995ca2ccf019f8e2c3381aa0f4de.pdf"&#62;Agriculture (4-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://amchamchina.org/images/icon/pdf.png"&#62;Banking (4-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/1396fe47e0767d4093bb0208baa6aed9.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Bond Markets (4-3)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/7eda99710a2c950d58611230db397ec5.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Business Process Outsourcing (4-4)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/4d376f3b5d2362a9365fabed30dbc0bb.pdf"&#62;Civil Aviation (4-5)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/45d50b3f524e25dcedb32ac6e32f7755.pdf"&#62;Clean Technology and Environmental Protection (4-6)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/11f80ba2c8f37dd04bb5d3a7aa7baae6.pdf"&#62;Construction, Engineering and Design (4-7)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/005ad0cc84bbb45af7ad012b3c5dee87.pdf"&#62;Construction Equipment Manufacturing (4-8)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/557358e7db73154211bb5a2f4e10374c.pdf"&#62;Cosmetics (4-9)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/4be6dc6a34b734ff630e8cd9220c18a5.pdf"&#62;Direct Sales (4-10)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/afeebe1dc3d23ceed61bf1be142cb601.pdf"&#62;Energy, Oil and Power (4-11)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/b2d3e23b09ea0d199a0972cb4c5a98c3.pdf"&#62;Express Delivery Services (4-12)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/26b9bbc47f5fd91e8c6a2a9edd5fe251.pdf"&#62;Healthcare, Medical Equipment and Devices (4-13)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/8c31f3ac06b874ebef2d1840f9db3f08.pdf"&#62;Information and Communications Technology and Cyber Security (4-14)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/64cdb95a7a50e08802f5b97c33ca1e40.pdf"&#62;Insurance (4-15)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/a66984b6e04f3ff8a4c582ecf7380df7.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Legal Services (4-16)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62; &#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/74fce6f4e114e5f0d7306d413bce31a4.pdf"&#62;Media and Entertainment (4-17)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/6e26604e8fdc168ba47c67023aecac17.pdf"&#62;Real Estate (4-18)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/343a76f575b7c6f8209a2a9aa458e703.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Retail (4-19)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Part Five: Provincial/City Issues&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/e954922c01414b7a81bc1b28799c864b.pdf"&#62;Provincial Investment Environment (5-1)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/935c5713443ed0b0c74c77cc6ecc85c4.pdf"&#62;Beijing (5-2)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/d2d65b519a86096d5109e39c417f412f.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Chengdu (5-3)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/b9e9ca8a53db4a2e4eb75b35bb9e2f1a.pdf"&#62;Chongqing (5-4)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/99a94fdaf7352db1630f6a36a0927974.pdf"&#62;Shanghai (5-6)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/e3f7aa023eba8b91de34d4921aa6615a.pdf"&#62;Tianjin (5-7)&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#160; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/05428854261c13a31ed93820f7c0bbc8.pdf"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;Wuhan (5-8)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;img src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/04/20/ff99459900fb568d461ca5aa1100eb03.png" alt="" /&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;strong&#62; &#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/e2025c0f311841bd6f4f662bd6dd9b48.pdf"&#62;Abbreviations&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;AmCham China&#160;members are sent a free copy of the &#60;em&#62;White Paper&#60;/em&#62; and may purchase additional copies for RMB 250.&#60;br /&#62;
The non-member cost is RMB 550. All prices include express shipping.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
Click &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2011/04/25/207c3bc2f2310dd40166ad1ac6b5e455.pdf"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger;"&#62; for an order form (.pdf)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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&#60;p align="center" style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;b style=""&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"&#62;AmCham China July 4th Celebration&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&#62; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;b style=""&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"&#62;Sponsorship Information&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#160;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;The AmCham China July 4th Celebration is a great way for companies to reach the business community in &#60;st1:city w:st="on"&#62;&#60;st1:place w:st="on"&#62;Beijing&#60;/st1:place&#62;&#60;/st1:city&#62;. This year&#8217;s event will be held on Sunday, July 4 at Ch&#8217;ienmen 23, near the southeast corner of &#60;st1:street w:st="on"&#62;&#60;st1:address w:st="on"&#62;Tian&#8217;anmen Square&#60;/st1:address&#62;&#60;/st1:street&#62;. Last year over 1,000 people attended.&#60;br style="" /&#62;
&#60;!--[endif]--&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Sponsorship Package Deal:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62; Member companies who are interested in buying full page ads in 2011 AmCham China membership directory can purchase a July 4th Celebration Site Sponsorship at the discount rate of RMB 15,000 (a savings of 25 percent). &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Sponsors will receive the following benefits:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Site Sponsors (Eight @ RMB 20,000)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Name mentions in pre-event promotion in China Bulletin, website&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Name mentions in post-event write-ups in China Brief, China Bulletin and the website; logos will be included in China Brief write-up&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Logo on event on materials such as posters and banners&#60;br /&#62;
-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Logo on July 4th Celebration page on AmCham China website&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; One-page ad in event program&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 10 tickets to the event&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Plus a free logo display in the 2011 AmCham China Membership Directory&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Kids&#8217; Area sponsors (Two @ RMB 20,000)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All benefits of site sponsor, except banners and posters at entrance&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Logo on signage in the Kid&#8217;s Area&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#160;Entertainment Sponsors (RMB 25,000)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Corporate name will be listed as the official sponsor for the entertainment on Banner/or backdrop on stage (i.e. Presented by xxxx company)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Name mentions in pre-event promotion in China Bulletin, website&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Name mentions in post-event write-ups in China Brief, China Bulletin and the website; logos will be included in China Brief write-up&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; Logo on event on materials such as posters and banners&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Logo on July 4th Celebration page on AmCham China website&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; One-page ad in event program&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 10 tickets to the event&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;Beverage sponsors (Donation of beverages @ RMB 25,000)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Company name mention in pre-event promotion in China Bulletin e-newsletter and AmCham China website &#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Company name in post-event write-ups in China Brief, China Bulletin and AmCham China website&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Company&#8217;s logo in China Brief write-up and on the website&#8217;s July 4th Celebration page&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Company logo on promotional materials including posters and banners&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#160;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;If you are interested in sponsoring the event, all we need at this time is a confirmation e-mail and an indication of which sponsorship package you would like. If you have any questions or need more information, please send e-mail to &#60;a href="mailto:czhao@amchamchina.org"&#62;czhao@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62; or call Connie at 8519-0861.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Event Registration Cancellation Policy Change</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6408</link> 
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Important Change to Event Registration Policy&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;Members must give one business day  notice if unable to attend&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;High quality, exclusive events  are among the ways AmCham China delivers value to members.&#60;span style=""&#62;  &#60;/span&#62;Unfortunately, we have experienced a high rate of no-shows at  our events (as high as 35 percent), which has spurred a policy change on  the part of the chamber.&#60;span style=""&#62; &#60;/span&#62;Effective immediately,  AmCham China will begin charging all event registrants for event costs  if they fail to cancel at least one business day prior to the event. &#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;The cost for no-shows, which  ultimately is borne by all members, is rising and includes meals that go  uneaten and over-sized rooms reserved for events.&#60;span style=""&#62; &#60;/span&#62;In  additon, members who want to attend a &#8220;sold out&#8221; event are excluded  needlessly when members holding reservations fail to attend the event.&#60;span style=""&#62; &#60;/span&#62;And finally, AmCham China&#8217;s reputation is damaged when  speakers arrive expecting a certain size audience only to find empty  seats. &#60;span style=""&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;The Board of Governors and  AmCham China staff are sensitive to the demands on our members&#8217; time and  we understand that schedules often change. If you find you cannot  attend an event after you have registered, you can cancel one of three  ways:&#60;br style="" /&#62;
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&#60;p style="margin-left: 21pt; text-indent: -21pt;" class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;!--{12754437721615}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style=""&#62;&#60;span style=""&#62;1.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;!--{12754437721616}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;If you have signed up online you can cancel through the  AmCham China website (if you have paid online you will receive a refund  in a timely manner)&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 21pt; text-indent: -21pt;" class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;!--{12754437721617}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style=""&#62;&#60;span style=""&#62;2.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;!--{12754437721618}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;You can e-mail: cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 21pt; text-indent: -21pt;" class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;!--{12754437721619}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style=""&#62;&#60;span style=""&#62;3.&#60;span style="font: 7pt &#38;quot;Times New Roman&#38;quot;;"&#62;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;!--{127544377216110}--&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;You can call 8519-0828, the exclusive AmCham China  cancellation hotline and leave a voice mail &#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;If you call or e-mail, please be  sure to state your name and the event registration you are canceling.  Please note that you must cancel at least one business day before the  event.&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;AmCham China will continue to  permit walk-in registrations at the time of the events, unless otherwise  stated on an announcement. It should be noted that not all events have  space for guests who have not pre-registered.&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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&#60;p class="MsoNormal"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US"&#62;We look forward to seeing you at  an upcoming event. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.&#60;span style=""&#62;&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Get Published in China Brief</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/3824</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;China Brief Submission Policy&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Individual and corporate members are invited to submit articles for publication in AmCham China&#8217;s monthly magazine &#60;em&#62;China Brief&#60;/em&#62;. &#60;strong&#62;We accept articles both in English and Chinese&#60;/strong&#62;. Please note that Chinese submissions will appear in the original form, and will not be translated into English. The preferred length is 1,500 words, but shorter and longer submissions will be considered when deemed justifiable.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Submissions should be sent to: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:Editor@AmChamChina.org"&#62;Editor@AmChamChina.org&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Please include pictures as appropriate. The submission deadline is the first day of the month prior to publication (for example, March 1 is the deadline for articles to be published in the April issue).&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Submission Criteria:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Corporate Submissions&#60;/strong&#62;: Articles should cover industry trends, developments in the Chinese/world economy, or other similar topics. Strong priority will be given to articles that appeal to a wide range of AmCham China members, and not only specific industries. While this is a chance for member companies to increase their visibility, the goal is to provide our readers with useful content. In this spirit we encourage articles to be substantive rather than promotional. Companies will receive full accreditation, with corporate logos when applicable.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Individual Submissions&#60;/strong&#62;: &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;will consider articles with themes that fit the corporate submission criteria from individuals as well. However, we also encourage members to submit writing that discuss more personal experiences in China. AmCham China has thousands of members, both new to the country and &#8216;old hands.&#8217; These two groups, and everyone in between, have interesting stories that people want to hear. Individual submissions are a chance to share a little bit of yourself with the community.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Guidelines&#60;/strong&#62;: By submitting an article to &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;for publication, authors grant AmCham China the rights to print it, with full accreditation, in the magazine, and post it on the AmCham China website. &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;reserves the right to make all final editorial decisions regarding content.&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style=""&#62;China Brief&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;needs to receive an electronic copy of articles by the third day of the month to be considered for the following month&#8217;s issue. Submissions received after that date may be considered for future issues.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;It is the responsibility of people submitting material to inform &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;if submissions have previously been published, or are being considered for publication, elsewhere. A failure to inform &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;will result in disqualification from consideration. Furthermore, future publication of articles that appear first in &#60;em&#62;China Brief &#60;/em&#62;require the explicit consent of AmCham China. Excerpts from books that members have written will be considered for publication. However, when applying, members must include legally binding permission to re-print the material from the applicable publisher.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;China Brief&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62; retains the right to make all decisions regarding publication and editing.&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>China Wire: May 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/7061</link> 
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            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;16 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%" align="right"&#62;A service of &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amchamchina.org"&#62;AmCham China&#60;/a&#62; and &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediamonitors.com.cn"&#62;&#60;img border="0" alt="Media Monitors" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.sinofile.net/com/amc/mmlogo.gif" /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C1"&#62;1. US continues to levy anti-dumping duties on foundry coke imports from China&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C2"&#62;2. Ministry of Finance and China Meteorological Administration to enhance management of funds to support weather modification operations&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C3"&#62;3. Free trade is engine of economic growth&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C4"&#62;4. FDI fell for sixth consecutive month; foreign enterprises change strategies in China silently&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C5"&#62;5. QFLP difficulty requires improved Partnership Enterprise Law&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C6"&#62;6. Stock market still the most modern part of Chinese economy&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C7"&#62;7. China&#039;s rare earth exports may be investigated by WTO&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C8"&#62;8. Macroeconomic decision making should break restraint of &#38;quot;maintaining growth&#38;quot;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C9"&#62;9. Li Yang: China has ample &#38;quot;weapons&#38;quot; to maintain growth&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C10"&#62;10. Breaking &#38;quot;perpetual paradox&#38;quot; of growth model reform&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577407043170671730.html"&#62;China Big Four Banks Barely Issue New Yuan Loans In 1H May - Report&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/16/technology/16reuters-chinamobile.html?scp=3&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China Mobile in Talks With Apple for iPhone&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=59423434d2157310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Red tape puts suitors off deals, survey finds&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c8523434d2157310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;E.U. warns airlines over emissions compliance&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/china-flexes-its-regulatory-muscle-catching-google-in-its-grip/?ref=china"&#62;China Flexes Its Regulatory Muscle, Catching Google in Its Grip&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a id="C1" name="C1"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;1. US continues to levy anti-dumping duties on foundry coke imports from China&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The US International Trade Commission said on May 15 that it will continue to levy anti-dumping duties on foundry coke imports from China. This is the second five-year review instituted by the US Commerce Department, which began imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese foundry coke in 2000.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Xinmin.cn, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/543D792AA506140C48257A00001119C0?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;627&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C2" name="C2"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;2. Ministry of Finance and China Meteorological Administration to enhance management of funds to support weather modification operations&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            According to the Ministry of Finance, China&#039;s central government will launch a special fund to support weather modification operations by local authorities in areas prone to drought and haze. The Ministry of Finance and China Meteorological Administration recently published interim measures on the management of funds to support weather modification operations.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Tencent, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/B9F1DEAF90333F4548257A00001148E6?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;325&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C3" name="C3"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;3. Free trade is engine of economic growth&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Wan Jifei, president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, attended the World Trade Promotion Summit today and said that free trade is the engine of economic growth. Only free, open and fair international trade and investment cooperation can achieve the sustainable recovery of the global economy.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Tencent, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/41BA08F950DC8CF048257A000011A37E?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;866&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C4" name="C4"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;4. FDI fell for sixth consecutive month; foreign enterprises change strategies in China silently&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The Ministry of Commerce announced on May 15 that foreign direct investment (FDI) in China fell by 0.74% from a year earlier to $8.4b in April. China&#039;s FDI has seen negative growth for six consecutive months. Experts think China&#039;s FDI situation is still tough because of depressed European and US economies, rising costs and an economic slowdown in China and competition from other developing countries. General capital inflow into China will slow over the long term. Meanwhile, foreign banks in China are changing their strategies. On the one hand, they are withdrawing production with low added-value from China. On the other hand, more foreign enterprises will build research, development, design and marketing centers in China.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sohu, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/2FFF6D3A44E4B37848257A00001199A0?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;3,888&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C5" name="C5"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;5. QFLP difficulty requires improved Partnership Enterprise Law&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The qualified foreign limited partners (QFLP), which Shanghai and Tianjin are preparing to launch, is facing a deadlock because the current Partnership Enterprise Law needs to be improved. A benign competition environment for partnership enterprises needs to be created.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/2E4EF157E2BAF69748257A0000115B82?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,619&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The author thinks China&#039;s stock market is the most modern part of the Chinese economic sector and the most successful economic system that imitates the economic systems of developed countries.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Hexun, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/7EF5558FA64B135F48257A0000118B16?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,409&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C7" name="C7"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;7. China&#039;s rare earth exports may be investigated by WTO&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said on May 15 that China had not yet resolved the dispute over rare earth export restrictions with the US, the EU and Japan. The negotiations between them are ongoing. It has been reported that there have been no signs the three countries will yield on the issue, so the case may be investigated by the WTO and proceed to court.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/6D11BF58C5ACDA9B48257A0000113701?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,258&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C8" name="C8"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;8. Macroeconomic decision making should break restraint of &#38;quot;maintaining growth&#38;quot;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The author thinks that, now that economic growth is an endogenous choice, continued expansion of growth room will be sought under the current restrictive market conditions. So, it is not necessary for macroeconomic policy adjustments to pay significant attention to signals sent from short-term economic indicators. In other words, even though China&#039;s economic growth has fallen to 7% in the second quarter of this year, it is not necessary to overreact.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/8ECF319D02F9CD4148257A0000118228?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,906&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C9" name="C9"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;9. Li Yang: China has ample &#38;quot;weapons&#38;quot; to maintain growth&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Li Yang, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that China has ample &#38;quot;weapons&#38;quot; to adjust and control China&#039;s economic slowdown. In his opinion, China&#039;s economic slowdown will be obvious in the second quarter of this year, but the Chinese economy will still be energetic. However, he reminds to prevent against a rapid economic slowdown.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/CF78DBADDC43274948257A000011B178?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;569&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C10" name="C10"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;10. Breaking &#38;quot;perpetual paradox&#38;quot; of growth model reform&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The author thinks the emphasis of reform is not to re-define the income distribution structure, but rather to re-define government and market power. Breaking the traditional benefit distribution structure among governments, enterprises and families can change the role of the government from &#38;quot;striving for benefits against the people&#38;quot; to &#38;quot;creating benefits for the people&#38;quot; through the reform of the government.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.16]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/90118DD533A4ADBC48257A000011BCC8?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,287&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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<title>China Wire: May 15, 2012</title>
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            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;15 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%" align="right"&#62;A service of &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amchamchina.org"&#62;AmCham China&#60;/a&#62; and &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediamonitors.com.cn"&#62;&#60;img border="0" alt="Media Monitors" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.sinofile.net/com/amc/mmlogo.gif" /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;SELECTED CHINA MEDIA REPORTS&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C1"&#62;1. How can situation of agricultural economic level of China lags behind that of the US by 100 years be changed?&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C2"&#62;2. Ministry of Education: government workers involved in exam cheating will be severely punished&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C3"&#62;3. CIRC: insurance enterprises allowed to use insurance funds to invest in debenture bonds&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C4"&#62;4. Zhang Monan: dealing with &#38;quot;population bonus&#38;quot; drainage through innovation&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C5"&#62;5. Will Chinese economy follow in steps of Japanese economy?&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C6"&#62;6. Hu Angang: Chinese economy needs to walk on two legs&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C7"&#62;7. Seven-year local government bonds to be added this year; four provinces and cities continue to issue government bonds&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C8"&#62;8. Ministry of Finance regulates deduction problem with net profit of state-owned capital gains&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C9"&#62;9. National Social Security Fund can invest RMB250b over next three years&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C10"&#62;10. International institutions predict China&#039;s GDP growth may exceed 8% in Q2&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;SELECTED FOREIGN REPORTS: 15 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577404971921042882.html"&#62;China April Foreign Direct Investment Down 0.74% At $8.4 Billion&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/15/business/15reuters-china-qfii.html?scp=2&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China May Raise Investment Quota for Foreigners: Paper&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/05/15/business/ap-as-china-economy-slowdown.html?scp=3&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China Faces Pressure to Reverse Economic Slump&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d2715d85efb47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=News&#38;ss=China"&#62;Bo&#039;s successor woos more foreign investors&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=23457aa7cce47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;China money rates tumble on RRR cut&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d690f69565e47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Investment curbs eased for insurers&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=078f5d85efb47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Foreign investors get a break&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=829e5d85efb47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Beijing&#039;s level of debt casts doubt on credit rating&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/news-corp-acquires-stake-in-chinese-movie-company/?ref=china"&#62;News Corp. Acquires Stake in Chinese Movie Company&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/global/14iht-rav-charter14.html?ref=china"&#62;A Measured Pace for Growth in China&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/global/14iht-rav-china14.html?ref=china"&#62;China Market Challenges Plane Makers&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122425&#38;sid=36396540&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120515&#38;fc=2"&#62;Stand by for lower rates, says expert&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a id="C1" name="C1"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;1. How can situation of agricultural economic level of China lags behind that of the US by 100 years be changed?&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The China Center for Modernization Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences claimed in a report about China&#039;s modernization for 2012 that China&#039;s agricultural economic level lags behind that of the US by 100 years. China&#039;s agricultural labor productivity is about 10 times lower than industrial labor productivity. China&#039;s agricultural modernization level is about 10% lower than that of its modernization level. This shows that China&#039;s agricultural development requires greater reform to improve the agricultural modernization level and achieve the sustainable development of agriculture.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Net Ease, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/D572D19CDD00B617482579FF001276A9?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,740&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The Ministry of Education amended rules concerning punishment for cheating on national exams. Government workers who participate in exam cheating will be &#38;quot;severely punished&#38;quot; by discipline inspection and supervision departments.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Ifeng.com, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/73AAE21FFDCE9D90482579FF00107A02?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;605&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) issued a notice on its website on May 14 about supervision of the utilization of insurance funds. According to the notice, insurance enterprises will be allowed to invest in debenture bonds, which marks the further expansion of investment channels for insurance funds.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Hexun, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/E20DC0D10EBFEEC5482579FF0011A334?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;696&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C4" name="C4"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;4. Zhang Monan: dealing with &#38;quot;population bonus&#38;quot; drainage through innovation&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Population bonus has always been regarded as an important factor of China&#039;s growth miracle. As the population structure changes, the &#38;quot;population bonus&#38;quot; that has supported China&#039;s rapid economic growth for a long time will begin to shrink. Over the next decade, China&#039;s advantages from its &#38;quot;population bonus&#38;quot; will gradually shrink. Zhang Monan, a researcher with the State Information Center, says that China&#039;s economic development model should change from &#38;quot;factor-driven&#38;quot; into &#38;quot;innovation-driven&#38;quot; over the next decade through the improvement of human capital, technology and total factory productivity.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/2C3E8DE8AD716802482579FF00123718?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,962&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            If allowed to proceed unchecked, China&#039;s economic problems, which are similar to Japan&#039;s economic problems, may trigger an economic bubble. However, the Chinese economy is different from the Japanese economy. So, this enables China to adjust macroeconomic policies and promote micro market reform in a timely manner to avoid a crisis and a repeat of Japan&#039;s bubble economy.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/0C1A385EAA0E2BA9482579FF00123D1F?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,278&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C6" name="C6"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;6. Hu Angang: Chinese economy needs to walk on two legs&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Hu Angang, director of the Center for China Studies at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University, describes state-owned enterprises and private enterprises as &#38;quot;two legs&#38;quot; of the Chinese economy. He suggests the Chinese economy walk on &#38;quot;two legs.&#38;quot; If so, China&#039;s economic development will be more rapid, steady and harmonious.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/0DEEA93202E2C674482579FF001246D9?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,508&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C7" name="C7"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;7. Seven-year local government bonds to be added this year; four provinces and cities continue to issue government bonds&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The Ministry of Finance recently released rules to allow Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shenzhen to continue to issue local government bonds in 2012. Local governments will be allowed to issue seven-year local governments bonds this year. Data shows China&#039;s local governments issued RMB200b worth of local government bonds in 2011, including three-year and five-year bonds.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Eastmoney.com, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/5B79360D1E6E1FAA482579FF0010FC35?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;516&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C8" name="C8"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;8. Ministry of Finance regulates deduction problem with net profit of state-owned capital gains&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The Ministry of Finance recently issued a notice about collecting state-owned capital gains for 2012. According to the notice, central cultural enterprises that are required to pay state-owned capital gains can deduct losses to offset legal accumulation funds from the previous and current year, and then calculate their income.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Eastmoney.com, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/F681A2D1B8BA22DF482579FF0011324D?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;688&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C9" name="C9"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;9. National Social Security Fund can invest RMB250b over next three years&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            According to the website of the National Social Security Fund, the investment scale of the National Social Security Fund will reach RMB250b from 2012 to 2015 and will have greater potential for development.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Dfdaily.com, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/78FF043AA31CBA22482579FF001259FD?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,878&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C10" name="C10"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;10. International institutions predict China&#039;s GDP growth may exceed 8% in Q2&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Because China&#039;s economic data for April was lower than expected, Bank of America Merrill Lynch reduced China&#039;s economic growth forecast for the second quarter last week from 8.5% to 7.6%. Bank of America Merrill Lynch thinks economic stimulus policies may be more active than expected. Mizuho Securities also reduced China&#039;s economic growth forecast for 2012 from 8.6% to 8.3%.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Caixin Online, 2012.05.15]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;14 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%" align="right"&#62;A service of &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amchamchina.org"&#62;AmCham China&#60;/a&#62; and &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediamonitors.com.cn"&#62;&#60;img border="0" alt="Media Monitors" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.sinofile.net/com/amc/mmlogo.gif" /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;SELECTED CHINA MEDIA REPORTS&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C1"&#62;1. SFC revises Securities and Futures Ordinance to expand application range for tax exemption&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C2"&#62;2. Ministry of Finance adjusts list of offshore oil exploitation enterprises that enjoy tax rebate&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C3"&#62;3. Integration resolves chaotic rare earth development&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C4"&#62;4. Medical insurance items and items about commission of survey trigger insurance disputes&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C5"&#62;5. &#38;quot;12th Five-Year Plan&#38;quot; period will be a big development stage for social organizations&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C6"&#62;6. Goldman Sachs: it is necessary for China&#039;s central bank to maintain easing monetary policy&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C7"&#62;7. Cooperation between banks and securities firms will replace cooperation between banks and trust firms&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C8"&#62;8. Liu Yuhui: reserve requirement ratio decrease cannot change debt contraction demand&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C9"&#62;9. China adopts measures to maintain growth&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C10"&#62;10. Wen Jiabao presides over fifth meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;SELECTED FOREIGN REPORTS: 14 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303505504577401901780204374.html"&#62;A Rare Speed Bump in Commodities&#039; Long Run&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577401533144561986.html"&#62;There Isn&#039;t a Quick Fix for China&#039;s Growth&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577403170552240592.html"&#62;Fitch: China Local Currency Rating &#039;More Likely Than Not&#039; To Be Downgraded&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577402811046368388.html"&#62;China Loosens Controls On Foreign Investors In QFII Program-Report&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/14/business/14reuters-china-economy-risks.html?scp=2&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;Analysis-China Growth Risks Signal Need for Fiscal Action&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/14/business/14reuters-ford-china.html?scp=5&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;Far Behind Rivals, Ford Tries to Play Catch-Up in China&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=63d31179f1a47310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;JPMorgan executives expected to leave&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c7a8161fc8647310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;More overseas SMEs open offices in Hong Kong&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122369&#38;sid=36387504&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120514&#38;fc=1"&#62;Taxman will knock on all doors&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122368&#38;sid=36387883&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120514&#38;fc=1"&#62;Pessimism rules even as RRR reduced&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122366&#38;sid=36387320&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120514&#38;fc=1"&#62;Experts fear lower reserve ratio for banks may fail&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a id="C1" name="C1"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;1. SFC revises Securities and Futures Ordinance to expand application range for tax exemption&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on May 11 that it will revise the Securities and Futures Ordinance. It will expand the application range for offshore funds to enjoy tax exemption.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Tencent, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/D1B0B59660A3CFB7482579FE00107878?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;310&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C2" name="C2"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;2. Ministry of Finance adjusts list of offshore oil exploitation enterprises that enjoy tax rebate&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation recently issued a notice about adjusting the list of offshore oil exploitation enterprises. The notice will adjust the list of offshore oil exploitation enterprises that enjoy a VAT rebate on marine engineering structures.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sohu, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/DDA98B6363922925482579FE00109D1D?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;397&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C3" name="C3"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;3. Integration resolves chaotic rare earth development&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The US, Japan and Europe have filed a lawsuit against China&#039;s rare earth export policies with the WTO, making rare earth a popular topic again. The Chinese government is adopting an active attitude towards dealing with the lawsuit. Meanwhile, the Chinese government will adopt a series of measures to regulate the rare earth industry to boost its sustainable development.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sohu, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/775E1C603B873489482579FE0010B057?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,771&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C4" name="C4"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;4. Medical insurance items and items about commission of survey trigger insurance disputes&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            In the cases of compensation for human trauma during road accidents, the insured person undertakes compensation responsibility because the insured has an insurance contract relationship with an infringer. The responsibility is vicarious liability instead of direct tort liability. So, the insured&#039;s responsibility and amount of compensation should be based on the insurance contract. Some cases are introduced.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/63C9D516A1135F68482579FE0010C123?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;4,786&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            Social organizations are expected to see rapid development during the &#38;quot;12th Five-Year Plan&#38;quot; period. At present, there are more than 2,000 social organizations. The government should legalize social organizations that are beneficial but not registered. Meanwhile, it is necessary to promote the innovation of registration management at all kinds of social organizations, expand the range of direct registration of social organizations and explore the integration of registration management and administrative business functions.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[People.com.cn, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/C509F4EB399505B4482579FE00119044?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,448&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C6" name="C6"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;6. Goldman Sachs: it is necessary for China&#039;s central bank to maintain easing monetary policy&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            China&#039;s central bank announced last Saturday that it would reduce the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to support economic growth. Song Yu, an economist at Goldman Sachs, said the move by China&#039;s central bank is meant to maintain easing monetary policy and it is very necessary.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[JRJ, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/408A9612CD8BA3D7482579FE00121710?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;508&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C7" name="C7"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;7. Cooperation between banks and securities firms will replace cooperation between banks and trust firms&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Securities firms have begun to step up efforts to cooperate with banks in terms of wealth management. Their relationship has become closer and closer. Industry analysts say that professionals at securities firms can act as consultants for wealth management products from banks. As supervisory authorities continue to expand the channel to bring wealth management funds into the market, securities firms can play a bigger role in such business.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Ifeng.com, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/D55BFCA1898EEFD5482579FE0011A800?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,933&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C8" name="C8"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;8. Liu Yuhui: reserve requirement ratio decrease cannot change debt contraction demand&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Liu Yuhui from the Financial Key Laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said the central bank&#039;s reduction of the reserve requirement ratio cannot change &#38;quot;debt contraction demand.&#38;quot; According to macroeconomic data for April, foreign trade, industry, investment and consumption data is gloomy. Weak domestic demand is driving down China&#039;s economy.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Gold Online, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/61667CF7E4B9BC3D482579FE00124717?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,578&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C9" name="C9"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;9. China adopts measures to maintain growth&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            China has relaxed its monetary policy to promote growth. Last week, disappointing data showed that the world&#039;s second-biggest economy has been slowing continuously. Last Saturday, China&#039;s central reduced the deposit reserve ratio of banks. In fact, this will inject about RMB400b into China&#039;s economy. Lu Ting, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said this reflects the fact that China&#039;s central bank will further relax liquidity.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[FTchinese, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/60807B0DF2E5A023482579FE001203B8?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;929&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C10" name="C10"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;10. Wen Jiabao presides over fifth meeting of leaders of China, Japan and South Korea&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The fifth meeting of the leaders of China, Japan and South Korea was held on May 13. The meeting was chaired by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and attended by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[66wz.com, 2012.05.14]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;11 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%" align="right"&#62;A service of &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amchamchina.org"&#62;AmCham China&#60;/a&#62; and &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediamonitors.com.cn"&#62;&#60;img border="0" alt="Media Monitors" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.sinofile.net/com/amc/mmlogo.gif" /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C1"&#62;1. Buy-back becomes top choice to manage liquidity&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C2"&#62;2. Ministry of Culture: number of cultural industrial parks to be restriced to prevent blind investment in cultural industrial parks&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C3"&#62;3. Report of the central bank: supply of money and credit grows steadily and properly&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C4"&#62;4. Three ministries, including Ministry of Health, to jointly regulate management of medical service prices&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C5"&#62;5. CSRC: Supreme Court has passed the judicial interpretation on insider trading&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C6"&#62;6. China&#039;s trade surplus increased in April; affected by weak imports&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C7"&#62;7. Ren Shougen: economic stimulation should aim to upgrade consumables in the future&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C8"&#62;8. NBS: PPI fell by 0.7% in April year-on-year&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C9"&#62;9. Andy Xie: tax reduction needed for China to boost domestic demand&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C10"&#62;10. Four ministries including Ministry of Education issue a document to forbid international summer camps driven by profits&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/05/11/business/ap-as-china-economy.html?scp=2&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China&#039;s Inflation Eases, as Economy Slows Further&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/11/business/11reuters-china-auto-exports.html?scp=6&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China Automakers Look Overseas as Local Slowdown Pinches&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/11/business/11reuters-china-economy.html?scp=8&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China Industrial Output Growth Weakest in Nearly Three Years&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=6042473ef7a37310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=News&#38;ss=China"&#62;Colombia, China study pipeline deal&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4f3a33dc49737310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;China&#039;s weak trade data fuels concerns&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=1f8733dc49737310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;GE and Shenhua in gasification joint venture&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/business/global/china-trade-growth-slumps-in-april.html?ref=china"&#62;Data Signals Economic Trouble in China&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122323&#38;sid=36355641&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120511&#38;fc=8"&#62;Data put rebound in doubt&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=2&#38;art_id=122324&#38;sid=36355773&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120511&#38;fc=8"&#62;China banking watchdog to release new rules on bank fees&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a id="C1" name="C1"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;1. Buy-back becomes top choice to manage liquidity&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The central bank brought forward the idea of using a combination of buy-back and other liquidity management tools to adjust liquidity in the banking system and allow the interest rate to operate smoothly in its monetary policy report announced on May 10.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Xinhuanet, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/A5C4C90AAFF8CF1A482579FB001162E7?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;859&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C2" name="C2"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;2. Ministry of Culture: number of cultural industrial parks to be restriced to prevent blind investment in cultural industrial parks&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Yesterday, the Ministry of Culture published the cultural reform and development plan during the &#38;quot;12th Five-Year Plan&#38;quot; period. Wu Jiangbo, deputy director of the Department of Culture Industry under the Ministry of Culture, says that the ministry will resolutely prevent blind investment and redundant construction of cultural industrial parks. The Ministry of Culture will restrict the number of cultural industrial parks to 10 during the &#38;quot;12th Five-Year Plan&#38;quot; period.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/9D93A83A483F779C482579FB0010AD54?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;702&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C3" name="C3"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;3. Report of the central bank: supply of money and credit grows steadily and properly&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            A report issued by the central bank on May 10 indicates that China&#039;s economic operation is stable in general. The supply of money and credit grows steadily and properly, and strongly support economic development. The report says China will stick to the stable monetary policy in the next phase and pay close attention to change of economic and financial situation at home and broad.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/805109A247F69215482579FB001105A2?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,621&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C4" name="C4"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;4. Three ministries, including Ministry of Health, to jointly regulate management of medical service prices&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Health and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine recently issued a notice about regulating management of medical service prices and also published the &#38;quot;criterion of prices of national medical service items for 2012&#38;quot; to alleviate patients&#039; burden.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[People.com.cn, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/702FEA5AD7F815DD482579FB0010998D?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;537&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C5" name="C5"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;5. CSRC: Supreme Court has passed the judicial interpretation on insider trading&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            An official from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on May 10 that the Supreme Court has passed the judicial interpretation on insider trading, but some procedures need to be followed.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[People.com.cn, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/F192A3CC7CCED805482579FB00115418?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;398&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C6" name="C6"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;6. China&#039;s trade surplus increased in April; affected by weak imports&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            China&#039;s trade surplus increased in April to $18.4b due to slow imports. This reflects the weak economy of China. Economists say that weak domestic demand and price decreases of global bulk commodities are main reasons for the slow growth of China&#039;s imports. Affected by the trade statistics, China&#039;s stock market fell on Thursday. Other stock markets in Asia were affected by China&#039;s trade statistics.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Pec365, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/B31BB78ADD41A076482579FB00111488?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,127&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C7" name="C7"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;7. Ren Shougen: economic stimulation should aim to upgrade consumables in the future&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The growth rate of revenue in the first quarter of 2012 was the lowest in three years. China&#039;s consumption demand in future has two trends: on the one hand, consumption demand increases steadily; on the other hand, luxury products supply increases rapidly. China sees great potential consumption demand. China should boost the upgrade of consumables.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Net Ease, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/53E1BF712AA8C13C482579FB00112FFC?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;2,283&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C8" name="C8"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;8. NBS: PPI fell by 0.7% in April year-on-year&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday that China&#039;s Producer Price Index (PPI) in April fell by 0.7% year-on-year, or increased by 0.2% month-on-month. Producer purchase prices fell by 0.8% year-on-year and stayed flat on a monthly basis in April.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Chinanews.com, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/20C0DBB7B1BA74F7482579FB0004E3DD?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;815&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C9" name="C9"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;9. Andy Xie: tax reduction needed for China to boost domestic demand&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Andy Xie, an independent economist, says that domestic demand includes investment and consumption. Investment has been excess, but consumption is not enough. The low consumption level is related to income. If the Chinese government wants to stimulate consumption, China should firstly cut taxes. If China wants to change its export-driven economic model into a domestic demand-driven one, China must cut taxes.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[China Finance Information, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/A07B671C53458883482579FB0010FB37?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;3,385&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C10" name="C10"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;10. Four ministries including Ministry of Education issue a document to forbid international summer camps driven by profits&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security and National Tourism Administration have jointly issued a notice about further strengthening management for international summer or winter camps for primary and high school students. The notice asks to stop international summer or winter camps driven by profits.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[66wz.com, 2012.05.11]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="30" valign="middle" width="50%" align="right"&#62;A service of &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.amchamchina.org"&#62;AmCham China&#60;/a&#62; and &#60;a class="smalllink" target="_blank" href="http://www.mediamonitors.com.cn"&#62;&#60;img border="0" alt="Media Monitors" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.sinofile.net/com/amc/mmlogo.gif" /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C1"&#62;1. &#38;quot;Measures on the Management of Service Prices of Commercial Banks&#38;quot; to be released soon&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C2"&#62;2. CSRC: creating good external environment for cash dividends&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C3"&#62;3. Wu Jinglian: era of enterprises making a lot of money rapidly is over&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C4"&#62;4. Wenzhou Party Secretary Chen Derong: biggest fear is lack of momentum and creativity for reform&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C5"&#62;5. Ministry of Finance to issue RMB28b worth of 50-year treasury bonds&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C6"&#62;6. Sino-US dialogue: in-depth opening up promotes in-depth reform&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C7"&#62;7. Fixed asset investment in first four months may hit 10-year low; experts appeal to accelerate reform&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C8"&#62;8. IMF: no problem for Chinese economy to grow by 8%&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C9"&#62;9. China&#039;s import and export growth in April was weaker than predicted&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold" href="#C10"&#62;10. Correctly understanding and trying to avoid middle income trap&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;span class="subtitle"&#62;SELECTED FOREIGN REPORTS: 10 MAY 2012&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/td&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304543904577394533978464876.html"&#62;Chinese Banks Get Nod In U.S.&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(AWSJ - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/10/business/10reuters-china-auditors.html?scp=4&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China Orders &#039;Big Four&#039; Auditors to Restructure&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/05/10/business/ap-as-china-foxconn.html?scp=6&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;Foxconn Building Shanghai HQ, Aims at China Market&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/10/business/10reuters-china-economy-trade.html?scp=5&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;China April Trade Data Casts Doubt on Rebound&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/05/10/technology/10reuters-foxconn.html?scp=10&#38;sq=china&#38;st=nyt"&#62;Apple Supplier Foxconn Says to Hit 10 Percent Revenue Growth in 2012&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(NYT - reg. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=35918d7d64237310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Venetian is high roller for Sands China&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=823dd48869237310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&#38;s=Business&#38;ss=Companies+%26+Finance"&#62;Firms seek deals but unsure on funding&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;( SCMP - subs. req.)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/business/global/china-trade-growth-slumps-in-april.html?ref=china"&#62;China Trade Growth Slumps in April&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(IHT)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="titlelink" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&#38;art_id=122261&#38;sid=36341538&#38;con_type=1&#38;d_str=20120510&#38;fc=7"&#62;Fat in fire as new US pork cargo canned&#60;/a&#62;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="text-decoration: none"&#62;(Standard)&#60;span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;td valign="top" colspan="2"&#62;&#60;a id="C1" name="C1"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;1. &#38;quot;Measures on the Management of Service Prices of Commercial Banks&#38;quot; to be released soon&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Yin Long, vice director of the Supervisory Cooperation Department for Banking Innovation at the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), said the newly revised &#38;quot;Measures on the Management of Service Prices of Commercial Banks&#38;quot; may be released next week. The CBRC will team up with administrative pricing departments to catalogue government guideline prices for service fees of banks.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/4A82871749E300AC482579FA0010CD84?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,116&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a notice on May 9 to launch measures driving listed companies to reward shareholders. An official from the CSRC said that listed companies should give proper rewards to investors and share their growth with investors. This is a responsibility and obligation that listed companies should undertake. Cash dividends are a major way to achieve return on investment, foster the long-term investment concept of the capital market and enhance the energy and attraction of the capital market.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/4004E4B9E0192751482579FA00112F68?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,424&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C3" name="C3"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;3. Wu Jinglian: era of enterprises making a lot of money rapidly is over&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            Wu Jinglian, a famous economist, said that, over the past 30 years, the development of the Chinese economy and enterprises has proceeded smoothly. China has developed from a backward country into a high-level, middle-income country. However, he warned that the era of Chinese enterprises making a lot of money rapidly is almost over. China is facing severe challenges, such as rising labor costs, a lack of technological innovation and a weak role driven by the government.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Sina, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/BCA8D03EE500F0C3482579FA001158A9?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;6,228&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The State Council granted approval to residents of Wenzhou to invest overseas. Wenzhou Party Secretary Chen Derong said he has noticed that Zhou Xiaochuan, central bank governor, and Xiang Junbo, from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, said during their inspections of Wenzhou that &#38;quot;mistakes are allowed during financial reform&#38;quot; and &#38;quot;necessary failures should be tolerated.&#38;quot; He feels that the central government does not fear mistakes during reform, but fears losing the momentum and creativity for reform.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[People.com.cn, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/FA608A6063333262482579FA00119DD1?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;3,559&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The Ministry of Finance will issue RMB28b worth of 50-year treasury bonds on May 16.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[People.com.cn, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/3D9E1DBD04252802482579FA001FDED0?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;385&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            The fourth round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue ended on May 4. Breakthrough progress was made in economic dialogue. For example, the US will relax export restrictions on high-tech products for civilian use. It should be noted that the two sides reached a consensus on many hotspots and difficulties regarding China&#039;s domestic economic reform.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[JRJ, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/2BA659707F5072D6482579FA00115F51?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,746&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C7" name="C7"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;7. Fixed asset investment in first four months may hit 10-year low; experts appeal to accelerate reform&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            It is widely believed that fixed asset investment growth in the first four months of this year will continue to decline, to about 20%, and hit a 10-year low since 2003. Many experts think an investment-driven economy is not sustainable. At present, the long-term factor that is restricting China&#039;s economic growth is structural imbalance. It is necessary to promote tax, financial, price, enterprise and income distribution systems.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Ifeng.com, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/4A929838DB3A96B7482579FA0011934A?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,589&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C8" name="C8"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;8. IMF: no problem for Chinese economy to grow by 8%&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            The IMF said in a report on May 9 that &#38;quot;It is impossible for China to achieve a hard landing, but China will enter a period of low growth.&#38;quot; The global economy will improve in 2012 compared with last year, and the Chinese economy will maintain 8.2% growth.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Hexun, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/E42C1924B598EAB3482579FA0011820A?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;1,231&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C9" name="C9"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;9. China&#039;s import and export growth in April was weaker than predicted&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            China&#039;s exports rose by 4.9% in April, lower than the 8.5% expected. China&#039;s imports rose by 0.3% in April, lower than the 11% expected. Even though trade surplus was $18.42b in April, better than the $8.5b expected, most of the trade surplus was caused by import growth weakness.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[Eastday, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/E49010C94DCA2968482579FA00056F7F?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;525&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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            &#60;a id="C10" name="C10"&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span class="titlelink" style="font-weight: bold"&#62;10. Correctly understanding and trying to avoid middle income trap&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            During the 14th annual China Political Economy Forum, participants exchanges views on &#38;quot;spanning the middle income trap: from middle-income countries to high-income countries.&#38;quot; The participants pointed out that it is necessary to correctly understand and try to avoid a middle income trap. They think accelerating the transformation of the economic development model is a necessary choice to span the middle income trap.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#60;span class="titlelink"&#62;[China Finance Information, 2012.05.10]&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
            &#60;a class="smalllink" title="click on the PReSEARCH link for SinoFile&#039;s cache of an article" target="_blank" href="http://www.sinoportal.net/clients/amcweb.nsf/amcA/4BA56C394CB56127482579FA00117361?opendocument"&#62;&#60;span class="smalllink"&#62;822&#160;words&#60;/span&#62;&#160;-&#160;PReSEARCH it now&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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<title>China Brief: May 2012</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/9606</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;Download the entire &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="http://web.resource.amchamchina.org/cmsfile/2012/05/08/28907fa7dfd2b5164eac725a892f4d4e.pdf"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62;May 2012 (PDF)&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium;"&#62; issue of &#60;em&#62;China Brief&#60;/em&#62;, or by article below.      &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>China Brief Extra: China's Media Goes Global</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/4510</link> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/4511</link> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/article/4512</link> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Junior Marketing &#38; Communications Manager - China, Cushman &#38; Wakefield (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch, Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1909</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;16 May - 15 Aug, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Cushman &#38; Wakefield (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Cushman &#38; Wakefield is the world&#8217;s largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. The company advises and represents clients on all aspects of property occupancy and investment, and has established a preeminent position in the world&#8217;s major markets, as evidenced by its frequent involvement in many of the most significant property leases, sales and assignments. Founded in 1917, it has 243 offices in 60 countries and more than 14,000 employees. It offers a complete range of services for all property types, fully-integrated on a global basis, including leasing, sales and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, investment banking, corporate services, property management, facilities management, project management, consulting and appraisal. The firm has more than $5.5 billion in assets under management through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cushman &#38; Wakefield Investors. In China, Cushman &#38; Wakefield maintains six market-leading offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;- Excellent English &#38; Chinese language skills
- 2 years&#8217; experience in a PR, marketing or media relations role
- The successful candidate must be a Marketing professional who has significant experience and a solid understanding of e-marketing and social media marketing, website management and database/client analysis. 
- Excellent organisational skills, the ability to balance a variety of tasks whilst delivering results. 
- Attention to detail and excellent analytical skills&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;This role will be responsible for managing and overseeing the use of strategic elements of communications, branding and marketing in order to ensure consistency of message delivery for C&#38;W in China &#8211; mainly through external channels &#8211; events, PR, online marketing and media relations. The key focus of this role is to plan and oversee a range of marketing activities, mainly events as well as e-marketing campaigns, proactively create content to keep our website accurate, fresh and exciting, create e-marketing mailers and campaigns, to understand and exploit new technologies and emerging on-line channels/distribution opportunities, analyze client data and mailing lists, increase traffic to our site, strive for continuous improvement and bring innovative ideas and deliver significant results for the business. Responsibilities include:

Public Relations/Events: 
-Develop and implement the organization&#8217;s public relations and communications strategy to ensure the best publicity for the organization.
- Planning and execution of events to ensure effective organization representation and maximize PR opportunities. Manage events to ensure that activities are carried out to the required standard, within agreed budgets, and that targets are met. 
- Develop an internal communications network to ensure that all staff are kept informed of the organization&#8217;s policies and achievements and to get source material for publicity purposes.

E-marketing: 
-Develop direct marketing campaigns for the promotion of the organization&#8217;s activities.
-Oversee and manage client mailing list, provide analytical input and segment clients
-Manage website content, proactively create content to keep our website accurate, fresh and exciting, increase traffic to our site
-Participate in the development and distribution of a range of publications to promote the organization as a knowledge leader
-Translation of marketing publications for website, e-marketing, media use
-Oversee the development and maintenance of the photograph library, Web site, publications and other communications/marketing tools.

Media: 
-Participate in the development of the media relations programme with appropriate print and broadcast media to raise awareness of the organization.
-Develop and maintain contacts with national, local and specialist media to maximize PR opportunities, to promote the organization&#8217;s activities and events, and to minimize negative publicity.Draft press releases and articles for publication to promote the image of the organization.

General: 
- Participation in the development of marketing brochures, newsletters, internal &#38; external announcements, website content maintenance, advertisements, event sponsorships &#38; attendance, webinars etc. 
- Oversee the quality of all presentations, proposals, case studies, CVs that are being sent to clients&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;wu.meng@ap.cushwake.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Simulator Technician, Boeing (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1908</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;16 May - 09 Aug, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Boeing (China) Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Shanghai, China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competencies:
&#8226;	At least 5 years&#8217; relevant experience with military or commercial simulators  
&#8226;	Undertake team leadership assignments, provide task and activity guidance within the immediate work team, and schedule the completion of allocated tasks within defined processes 
&#8226;	Manage an effective flow of information, use appropriate style, contribute to meetings and group settings 
&#8226;	Good oral and written communication skills 
&#8226;	Anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements and expectations 
&#8226;	Identify patterns and trends to generate ideas and solutions
&#8226;	Be accountable for the delivery of results to cost, quality and time within a single work team for both maintenance and development activities
&#8226;	Possess thorough knowledge of, and can demonstrate, technical and functional skills to enable effective decision-making 
&#8226;	Provide coaching to pass on the necessary knowledge, skills, performance and experience on tools and processes 
&#8226;	Ability to work any shift, on rotation, to meet the 24/7 operations needs of the training campus &#8211; work hours may also be adjusted for the purpose of special events such as Regulatory Evalutations/Certifications, Quarterly Flyouts, and DR clarification/resolution with instrcutors, customer pilots or other flight crew members
&#8226;	Ability to meet and manage the physical demands of the job &#8211; sit for an extended period of time, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, speak and hear, stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
&#8226;	Ability to climb a ladder on the motion base superstructure to maintain or replace visual components (such as visual displays), work in tight quarters (control columns or center pedestals), occasionally lift or move loads of up to 75 pounds
&#8226;	Ability to meet specific vision abilities, including close vision, color vision differentiation for material creation and review, and the ability to adjust focus while reading small print, schematic drawings, and other graphical materials
&#8226;	The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, and this position may occasionally expose you to the risk of an electrical shock&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Position Description:
&#8226;	Oversee general simulator maintenance, take on shift work, and report to the shift lead or Training Device Manager
&#8226;	Conduct informal shift handover with the shift lead and perform the responsibilities of that role when the shift lead is not available for incoming and outgoing shifts
&#8226;	Fill out the daily shift log with details of work accomplished including P/N &#38; S/N of spare parts used and bad parts removed 
&#8226;	Review outstanding Training Device Management System (TDMS) entries and new Defect Reports (DR&#039;s) 
&#8226;	Perform work assignments and Preventative Maintenance (PM) tasks during shifts 
&#8226;	Ensure TDMS entry modifications are complete and include ECD dates and details of how DR&#039;s are resolved 
&#8226;	Review, take action and assist in any unresolved TDMS logistics issues
&#8226;	Work with minimal supervision 
&#8226;	Obtain and follow up on ad-hoc outside email technical assistance
&#8226;	Interface with external manufacturers, suppliers, customers and regulatory authorities as required 
&#8226;	Assist other shifts in the preparation for regulatory qualifications, and ensure devices are ready for inspection by the regulator 
&#8226;	Consult with engineers in troubleshooting systems and support equipment
&#8226;	Perform preventative maintenance functions sss
&#8226;	Conduct troubleshooting and corrective maintenance activities on training devices 
&#8226;	Perform training device updates (software and hardware) 
&#8226;	Ensure documentation procedures are completed
&#8226;	Provide total customer support service 
&#8226;	Deputize for shift lead as required 
&#8226;	Carry out all, and any, lawful instructions of Company Managers to the best of your ability 

Closing Date: 9 August 2012

Other Job Related Information:
This requisition is for an international, locally hired position. Candidates must have current legal authorization to work in China. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labor sponsorship for any applicant. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing USA-based payroll. This job may be positioned at Level 2 or 3 and will be determined by the level of experience and qualifications of the selected candidate, in relation to the scope and responsibility of the position.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;How to Apply:
To view this position and apply online, please visit www.boeing.com/careers and enter Req. #12-1011220 in the Job Req # field under Quick Job Search.

Boeing is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace.

*** Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, credit checks and/or other requirements. These additional items are required for the Company to comply with various laws and regulatory rules. ***&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Chief of Staff, Boeing (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing,China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1907</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;16 May - 05 Jun, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Boeing (China) Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing,China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competencies:
&#8226;	Prior experience in program management, customer management or relevant work experience in the Aviation industry is an advantage 
&#8226;	Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English and Chinese languages
&#8226;	Ability to work well in a team environment with colleagues and clients across multiple time zones 
&#8226;	Possess strong entrepreneurial streak, along with the ability to find creative solutions for complex problems and organizational challenges 
&#8226;	Ability to travel within China and internationally, at a minimal level&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Position Description:
&#8226;	Serve as a member of the global Boeing International team based at the Beijing headquarters of Boeing China, as well as report to and serve as the key lieutenant to president of Boeing China
&#8226;	Ensure effective implementation of strategic initiatives of Boeing China and cross-functional coordination 
&#8226;	Assist the president of Boeing China in fulfilling all aspects of the responsibilities within the country&#8217;s operations, as per the discretionary direction and guidance of the president
&#8226;	Interface regularly with a variety of U.S.- and China-based matrixed functional colleagues, from across the enterprise, including personnel from Business Development and Strategy, Sales, Commercial Aviation Services, Shared Services Group, Human Resources, Law, Communications, Marketing, Research &#38; Technology, Government Relations, and Washington DC Operations 
&#8226;	Represent the president of Boeing China in external contact and communication with key stakeholders such as industry associations and other aviation-related institutions, when required
&#8226;	Take on project works in conjunction with Boeing&#039;s engagement with several China-based industry associations, working groups, and cooperatives, as assigned by the president of Boeing China
&#8226;	Organize, manage and support cross-functional participation in China&#039;s various aviation forums and conferences to ensure a coordinated presence and to create a magnified brand and substance impact by Boeing
&#8226;	Implement the China concept for Boeing Academy to brand existing China training programs of Boeing and create a Chinese community of advocates for Boeing based on training experiences. The initiative includes formulating plans to promote the brand through the stakeholders community and existing training curriculum, creating an approach for providing certificates to training class participants, developing social-networking tools and benefits to participants, and defining which elements of the program will also apply to P&#38;L activities within the Training and Flight Services business unit 
&#8226;	Develop and incubate a new strategic initiative activity for the early stages of any ideation and development by the president of Boeing China &#8211; as the activity matures to become a confirmed initiative, the responsibility of the activity will transit to that of the appropriate function in which it will ultimately reside
&#8226;	Serve as the lead implementer for the president of Boeing China of in-country coordination activities involving multiple Boeing Commercial Airplane functions that engage through the China Safety, Capacity &#38; Efficiency Initiative of the Company
&#8226;	Develop presentations for use by the president of Boeing China in conjunction with his leadership of growth and productivity initiatives and the development and implementation of the Boeing China strategy, which includes new business and industrial partnership opportunities.
&#8226;	Adjust to changes in duties as per management requirements   
Closing Date: 5 June 2012

Other Job Related Information:
This requisition is for an international, locally hired position. Candidates must have current legal authorization to work in China. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labor sponsorship for any applicant. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing USA-based payroll.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;How to Apply:
To view this position and apply online, please visit www.boeing.com/careers and enter Req. #12-1011322 in the Job Req # field under Quick Job Search.

Boeing is an equal opportunity employer supporting diversity in the workplace.

*** Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, credit checks and/or other requirements. These additional items are required for the Company to comply with various laws and regulatory rules. ***&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Junior Marketing &#38; Communications Manager - China, Cushman &#38; Wakefield (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch, Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1906</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;16 May - 31 Aug, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Cushman &#38; Wakefield (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Cushman &#38; Wakefield is the world&#8217;s largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. The company advises and represents clients on all aspects of property occupancy and investment, and has established a preeminent position in the world&#8217;s major markets, as evidenced by its frequent involvement in many of the most significant property leases, sales and assignments. Founded in 1917, it has 243 offices in 60 countries and more than 14,000 employees. It offers a complete range of services for all property types, fully-integrated on a global basis, including leasing, sales and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, investment banking, corporate services, property management, facilities management, project management, consulting and appraisal. The firm has more than $5.5 billion in assets under management through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cushman &#38; Wakefield Investors. In China, Cushman &#38; Wakefield maintains six market-leading offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;- Excellent English &#38; Chinese language skills
- 2 years&#8217; experience in a PR, marketing or media relations role
- The successful candidate must be a Marketing professional who has significant experience and a solid understanding of e-marketing and social media marketing, website management and database/client analysis. 
- Excellent organisational skills, the ability to balance a variety of tasks whilst delivering results. 
- Attention to detail and excellent analytical skills&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;This role will be responsible for managing and overseeing the use of strategic elements of communications, branding and marketing in order to ensure consistency of message delivery for C&#38;W in China &#8211; mainly through external channels &#8211; events, PR, online marketing and media relations. The key focus of this role is to plan and oversee a range of marketing activities, mainly events as well as e-marketing campaigns, proactively create content to keep our website accurate, fresh and exciting, create e-marketing mailers and campaigns, to understand and exploit new technologies and emerging on-line channels/distribution opportunities, analyze client data and mailing lists, increase traffic to our site, strive for continuous improvement and bring innovative ideas and deliver significant results for the business. Responsibilities include:

Public Relations/Events: 
-Develop and implement the organization&#8217;s public relations and communications strategy to ensure the best publicity for the organization.
- Planning and execution of events to ensure effective organization representation and maximize PR opportunities. Manage events to ensure that activities are carried out to the required standard, within agreed budgets, and that targets are met. 
- Develop an internal communications network to ensure that all staff are kept informed of the organization&#8217;s policies and achievements and to get source material for publicity purposes.

E-marketing: 
-Develop direct marketing campaigns for the promotion of the organization&#8217;s activities.
-Oversee and manage client mailing list, provide analytical input and segment clients
-Manage website content, proactively create content to keep our website accurate, fresh and exciting, increase traffic to our site
-Participate in the development and distribution of a range of publications to promote the organization as a knowledge leader
-Translation of marketing publications for website, e-marketing, media use
-Oversee the development and maintenance of the photograph library, Web site, publications and other communications/marketing tools.

Media: 
-Participate in the development of the media relations programme with appropriate print and broadcast media to raise awareness of the organization.
-Develop and maintain contacts with national, local and specialist media to maximize PR opportunities, to promote the organization&#8217;s activities and events, and to minimize negative publicity.Draft press releases and articles for publication to promote the image of the organization.

General: 
- Participation in the development of marketing brochures, newsletters, internal &#38; external announcements, website content maintenance, advertisements, event sponsorships &#38; attendance, webinars etc. 
- Oversee the quality of all presentations, proposals, case studies, CVs that are being sent to clients&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;wu.meng@ap.cushwake.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Associate Finance Manager, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1905</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;16 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#8226;	You should possess a Bachelor in finance with more than three years of working experience in a relevant field
&#8226;	Good understanding of  US GAAP
&#8226;	Demonstrate project management skills in prior working experiences
&#8226;	Have consultative and relationship management skills
&#8226;	Personal flexibility and sensitivity in approach and work style will be an important element in dealing effectively in the organization.  
&#8226;	Language: Efficiency on both Chinese and English. 
&#8226;	Self-starter, intelligent, resourceful.
&#8226;	High level of integrity and trustworthiness.
&#8226;	Builds teams and empowers others.
&#8226;	Understands IT and financial ERP applications, esp. Ufsoft.
&#8226;	Familiar with JD Edwards is a must&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#8226;	Works on China booking as per US GAAP including:
o	Timely key in data into Ufsoft system
o	Monthly US GAAP financial statement preparation(with the update format)
o	Quarterly and Annual company tax computation and prepare the report and submit to State Tax Bureau
o	Monthly payroll tax, sales tax, withholding tax computation and submit the report to Local Tax Bureau
o	Year-end US GAAP financial report preparation and prepare the audit schedule accordingly
o	Weekly/Monthly Ufsoft Data Backup; Maintain the Ufsoft Software
o	Monthly and Annual Vouchers/FS/Other Report Printing and Filing
o	Other Financial Documents Filing and put in good Order and set up a File List for record 
&#8226;	Issue Purchase Order to intercompany if any
&#8226;	A/R Collection
&#8226;	A/P Payment
&#8226;	Monthly/Annual bank statement reconciliation(for all of bank a/c)
&#8226;	Overseas Payment preparation
&#8226;	Update the Invoice Status timely
&#8226;	Other assigned jobs from General Manager or Finance Controller&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Project Director, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1904</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;15 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;1 Proficient in English/Chinese
2 Competency in use of Lotus 123, Word Pro, Microsoft Office
3 Sufficiency meets deadlines set forth in project timelines
4 Ability to balance work load (including requesting additional resources when required)
5 Contributes to the positive &#8220;can-do&#8221; attitude of the office
6 5+ years of project management or architectural development and supervision
7 Mobility, flexibility, creativity, team work and independent project management as well as project control&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;1 Project management for motor shows including cost estimations, cost controlling, design management with supervision of conceptual work as well as supervision of the construction drafts up until the survey of the build up on site in coordination with all in the building process within internally, client and other partners.
2 Engineering and quality assistance on architecture and related components
3 Production and quality assurance on all fabricated deliverables to company events
4 Responsible to account team for all production activities
5 Able to manager creative staff&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Coordinator,  Event Practices, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Shanghai</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1903</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;15 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Shanghai&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Primary
1 Confident in spoken and written English. Working experience with PR or Copywriting related field where English writing skills have been in practice.
2 Proactive and confident ability to communicate with multiple offices &#38; cultures within an international company environment.
3 Experience in the practice of Knowledge Management. Possessing an understanding on practices used to identify, collate, distribute and share Assets &#38; Practices across an international organisation. 1-2 years&#039; experience is preferred.
4 Experience with MS Office Suite &#8211; Excel, Word &#38; PPT. Advanced understanding of Excel required.
5 Candidate should be highly motivated, able to work independently, be extremely organized, have excellent time management skills and be open to new challenges.

Secondary
1 Understanding of graphic design file types. (ie. Adobe Suite software -InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
2 Working experience in copywriting. Specific abilities in writing agency pitch proposals.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Program Aligned Support - 50%

Event Practices Support
1 Proactively attain &#38; collate the latest client&#8217;s creative proposals, experience ideas, engagement techniques &#38; event examples from across the global client-GPJ network. In turn, continually feeding back targeted assets &#38; event practices to support the client &#38; GPJ country teams in their local execution.
2 Point of contact for distribution of &#8216;top down&#8217; Program creative guidance &#38; assets across the client &#38; GPJ Country teams.
3 Point of contact for supporting Country teams requests relating to event assets, work examples &#38; best practices.

4 Event Best Practice ＆Review Report development
1) Support the Program &#38; Country teams in identifying, collating &#38; sharing Event Best Practice &#38; Review Reports.

5 Client&#8217;s Proven Practices Library development
1) Support the Cross Agency Initiative in identifying and sharing client&#8217;s Proven Practices within the library housed in w3/Lotus Connections client&#8217;s Database.
2) Promote the library and the Proven Practices inside.
3) Promote and track replication of Proven Practices

Core Mgnt Support - 50%
1 Event Marketing Performance Reporting
1) Lead role in preparing ongoing cycle of event marketing performance reports &#38; scorecards. Including&#8230;
2) Develop &#38; maintain Event Data &#38; Performance reports for Programs.
3) Support by preparing ad hoc reports requested by team members and clients
2 Agency Operations Reporting
1) Lead role in preparing the ongoing cycle of client&#8217;s Procurement &#38; Marketing financial reports.
2) Centrally manage requirements for ongoingclient&#8217;s marketing financial reports covering event volume, spend &#38; fee type.
3) Centrally manage requirements for ongoing AP Procurement reports covering Cost Avoidance and Post Event Evaluation reporting.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
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<title>Director, Strategy + Planning &#8211;     Automotive, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1902</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;15 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

&#8226; BA/BS. Minimum 4 years work experience in automotive product marketing, automotive product management, automotive marketing consulting or 4A Agency (focused on auto clients).

&#8226; Exceptional analytical skills and strategic thinking. Demonstrated ability to develop creative/non-traditional solutions.

&#8226; Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment. Willingness to work overtime.

&#8226; Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English and Chinese. Previous experience interacting with and presenting to auto clients.

&#8226; Positive attitude, self-starter and proven team player in a high achievement-oriented environment.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Position Summary:

The Strategy + Planning Team collects and aggregates all pertinent business and market information to develop effective marketing campaigns. We use business and audience insight and analysis to develop marketing solutions that deliver measurable results while selling our full range of services. The Strategy + Planning team develops the overall program or campaign strategy and works with account, creative, digital and operations teams to provide the client with the best possible marketing campaign. We are often the drivers of new business development because of intrinsic involvement in new business pitches.


Essential Responsibilities:

&#8226; Establish and maintain a knowledge base and presentations of our automotive clients&#8217; business and markets with key statics such as market size, growth, penetration rate, client&#8217;s market share, product sales, etc. Identify key automotive market trends and key initiatives that clients should undertake.

&#8226; Synthesize research and insights into strategy and planning recommendations for individual marketing campaigns or annual marketing plans.

&#8226; Provide analytics and insights to help guide our client&#8217;s marketing strategy.


Supervisory Responsibilities:

&#8226; Work regularly with account, creative, digital and operations teams to provide strategy and planning insight and recommendations on pitches and for existing projects.

&#8226; Interface directly with clients for whom we provide Strategy and Planning services.

&#8226; Develop and implement measurement of ROI and marketing impact.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
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<title>Marketing Specialist, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1901</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;15 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Beijing&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

&#8226; BA degree with major in marketing/advertising/PR, English (or minor in marketing)

&#8226; Strong English translation skills (English to Chinese and Chinese to English)

&#8226; Familiarity with marketing terminology, industry practices, industry media/websites/publications/associations

&#8226; Strong organizational skills

&#8226; Strong time management skills

&#8226; Ability to do research independently

&#8226; Desire to learn and grow in a fast paced practice area

&#8226; Strong skills in Microsoft Power Point&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Position Summary:

Marketing Specialist involves overseeing all marketing activities of GPJ for one or more of the teams. The responsibilities include designing, creating and delivering marketing programs to support the growth or expansion of GPJ, its products and services. You will help develop marketing goals, create sales presentations, as well as provide reports about various researched data such as competition, pricing and market trends.


Essential Responsibilities:

&#8226; Help define and conduct research projects related to industry, client, product, competitors

&#8226; Collect, Maintain and update industry and client related data and statistics

&#8226; Create reports on research findings and make recommendations based on research

Supervisory Responsibilities:

&#8226; Organize, translate, edit, format and regularly update company credentials, go-to-market materials, RFP/RFI&#039;s

&#8226; Enforce deadlines for teams submitting case studies

&#8226; Additional research projects as deemed necessary

&#8226; Report directly to Senior Director, Strategy + Planning&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
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<title>Event Practices Lead, George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd., Shanghai</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/job/1900</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Date&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;15 May - 31 Jul, 2012&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Company&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P. Johnson Event Marketing Co., Ltd.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;George P Johnson was originally founded in 1914 in USA. Creating and managing 5,000 events a year worldwide enables us to prefect our approach to experience marketing.

Why GPJ? We are breaking down walls between brands and their audiences by creating ideas that flourish across media to help marketers build relationships with every interaction.

Our global reach with 27 offices, creative approach to brand experience and progressive delivery model translate into more loyal customers, a passionate work force and operational excellence. At GPJ, we use our brand values - Innovation, Creativity, Quality and Service as our compass.

Please visit our website at www.gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location Country&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;China&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Location City&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Shanghai&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Salary&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Competitive&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Education&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;University / College Degree&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Required Skills&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

&#183; Experience in the practice of Knowledge Management. Possessing an understanding on practices used to identify, collate, distribute and share Assets &#38; Practices across an organisation.

&#183; Experience with MS Office Suite &#8211; Excel, Word &#38; PPT. Advanced understanding of Excel.

&#183; Proactive and confident ability to communicate with multiple offices &#38; cultures within an international company environment

&#183; Understanding of graphic design file types. (ie. Adobe Suite software -InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

&#183; Ability to Working experience in copywriting. Specific abilities in writing agency pitch proposals

&#183; MUST be fluent in English (Mother tongue or 2nd language speaker, NO Englsih as Foreign language candidates pls)

&#183; Should possess excellent organizational skills (knows how to get resources, and push for activation from people)

&#183; Preferably resides in Shanghai&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Job Description&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Essential Responsibilities:

Event Practices Support 50%

Proactively attain &#38; collate the latest client&#039;s creative proposals, experience ideas, engagement techniques &#38; event examples from across the global Client-GPJ network. In turn, continually feeding back targeted assets &#38; event practices to support the Client &#38; GPJ country teams in their local execution.
Point of contact for distribution of &#8216;top down&#8217; WW &#38; GMU Program creative guidance &#38; assets across the Client &#38; GPJ　Country teams.
Point of contact for supporting Country teams requests relating to event assets, work examples &#38; best practices.

Event Best Practice ＆Review Report development

&#183; Support the GMU Program &#38; Country teams in identifying, collating &#38; writing local Event Best Practice &#38; Review Reports.

Event Marketing Performance Reporting 50%

&#183; Lead role in preparing ongoing cycle of event marketing performance reports &#38; scorecards. Including&#8230;

&#183; Develop &#38; maintain Event Data &#38; Performance reports.

IAgency Operations Reporting

&#183; Lead role in preparing the ongoing cycle of client Procurement &#38; Marketing financial reports. Including&#8230;

&#183; Centrally manage requirements for ongoing Client WW &#38; GMU marketing financial reports covering event volume, spend &#38; fee type.

&#183; Centrally manage requirements for ongoing AP Procurement reports covering Cost Avoidance and Post Event Evaluation reporting.&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Contact Info&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/p&#62;&#60;p&#62;Helen.Jin@gpj.com&#60;/p&#62;</description> 
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<title>Data in China: How Private Is It?</title>
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<title>US Sec of State Highlights New Strategic Focus on Asia</title>
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<itunes:subtitle>In this special edition of China Brief Insight, AmCham China visits the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, US, home of the the Margaret Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden.</itunes:subtitle>
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<title>(Business) Climate Outlook: Getting Cooler?</title>
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<itunes:subtitle>US Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. discusses the recent Ambassador&#8217;s IPR Dialogue, America&#8217;s G-20 priorities and what&#8217;s really going on in the rare earth export dispute. Full audio of Ambassador Huntsman&#8217;s speech at the IPR Dialogue is available here.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>With China&#8217;s rare earths export policy in the news, Dr. Theodore H. Moran of Georgetown University and the Peterson Institute for International Economics speaks with China Brief Insight. Dr. Moran is the author of the recently released &#8220;China&#039;s Strategy to Secure Natural Resources,&#8221; which covers China&#8217;s rare earth strategy among other issues. You can purchase the book on the Peterson Institute website.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Reuters global editor-at-large Chrystia Freeland joins China Brief Insight to discuss political reform in China. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post entitled &#8220;China&#039;s economic model isn&#039;t the answer for the US.&#8221; Chrystia also writes a blog for Reuters and and is currently writing a book about the global super elite.</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle>Thomas Wright of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses the successes and failures of President Obama&#8217;s China strategy.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>US FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg talks to China Brief Insight following a meeting with AmCham China members in Beijing.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>What&#8217;s behind China&#8217;s rare earths export clamp down, with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of The Daily Telegraph.</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle>Anshan Steel, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, recently put in a bid to buy a minority stake of a Mississippi-based company that makes rebar steel. The attempted purchase has been opposed by a group of 50 Congressman, who have alleged security and economic risks. Dr. Derek Scissors of the Heritage Institute joins China Brief Insight to discuss the situation.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Stephen Kho on China&#8217;s New GPA Accession Offer</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:45:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Patrick Chovanec, associate professor at Tsinghua University&#039;s School of Economics and Management, and regular China Brief Insight guest, addresses China&#039;s recent publicized labor disputes and their potential economic impact.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research, joins China Brief Insight to discuss China&#8217;s recent move on currency.</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle>Ambassador Huntsman comes back to China Brief Insight to discuss the S&#38;ED, Korean tensions and the visa situation.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Professor David Kang discusses North Korea&#8217;s recent sinking of a South Korean ship and what China&#8217;s role in the aftermath is.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>China is moving to cool the housing market. MarketWatch.com co-founder Bill Bishop talks about the potential impact.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 13:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Currency Issues with Prof. Daniel Drezner</title>
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<itunes:subtitle>Where the struggle over currency stands with Professor Daniel Drezner of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle>Patrick Chovanec, professor at Tsinghua University, discusses whether China is facing a property market bubble.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:15:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Peter Hessler, acclaimed author and journalist, joins China Brief Insight to talk about his latest book Country Driving.</itunes:subtitle>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:10:00 +0800</pubDate>
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