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China Briefing Blog 
Provides news, analysis and commentary on economic, business and regulatory issues in China.
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By Andy Scott and Chris Devonshire-Ellis
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China M&A activity unlikely to slow down, economy appears immune from U.S. recession
Posted on February 24, 2008SINGAPORE, Feb. 25 ? Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates, speaking at the Asia Business Forum Annual China M&A Conference in Singapore today said that he felt the Chinese economy would withstand any U.S. recession and that M&A activity would continue in the PRC...
Dezan Shira announce new offices in Vietnam and India
Posted on February 22, 2008Firm?s expansion into Asia a result of increasing FDI investment into other locations SHANGHAI, Feb. 22 - Dezan Shira & Associates, the specialist foreign direct investment practice, announced today the establishment of two new offices in India, and the new opening of a Vietnam practice with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City...
Central bank issues RMB102 billion in attempt to absorb excess liquidity
Posted on February 22, 2008The People’s Bank of China on Thursday issued two batches of central bank bills totaling RMB102 billion in its the latest attempt to clean up excess liquidity. According to Xinhua, the move is intended to maintain stable growth in the money supply and steady market interest rates...
Joint ventures in China as commercial investment sense
Posted on February 20, 2008JVs still a valid legal vehicle for use in China manufacturing By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Feb. 20 - Joint Ventures (JVs) were the first legal entities to be promulgated and available for foreign direct investment into China and remain the vehicle of choice for many larger investments...
FDI in China more than doubles in January
Posted on February 19, 2008Feb. 20 - China used US$11.2 billion in foreign direct investment in January, a growth of 109.78 percent over the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. This is a result of strong investor confidence in China?s economic growth...
China, India, Vietnam foreign direct investment discussions - Singapore
Posted on February 18, 2008Complimentary meetings to discuss FDI available February 27-29 Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Senior Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates, and publisher of China Briefing, India Briefing, 2point6billion.com and the brand new Vietnam Briefing title is in Singapore next week speaking at the Asia Business Forum ”China Mergers & Acquisitions” conference, and will be available following this, from February [...
CPI predicted to rise 7.5 percent in January
Posted on February 18, 2008Jan. 18 - The Bank of China forecast a minimum 7.5 percent rise in the January Consumer Price Index (CPI), mainly fuelled by rising food prices and the worst winter weather in decades. The bank said in a report issued Friday that the CPI would rise between 5 to 7 percent in the first half this [...
Waging an ?internet war? in China
Posted on February 17, 2008Abuse of public forums designed to defame plaintiffs slowly being reined in Feb. 17 - In an ongoing trend in China, large numbers of legal disputes, which should be the preserve of the courts, are being aired via public forums. At China Briefing for example, we are involved with several litigation suits over the inappropriate use [...
Politicizing the Beijing Olympics a flawed concept
Posted on February 15, 2008Political protests in such forums also a denial of free speech By Chris Devonshire-Ellis With Steven Spielberg?s decision to resign as advisor to the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony over the civil war in Darfur, coming on top of the British Athletics Federation bungling over the IOC?s clause 51 and the comments by marathon champion Haile Gebreselassie [...
Chinese New Year retail sales up 16 precent
Posted on February 13, 2008Consumer spending up despite poor weather conditions Feb 14 - China’s retail sales, the country’s key gauge of consumer spending, surged 16 percent during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday despite the worst winter storms in 50 year buffeting the country...
Government increases Central Regions Infrastructure spending to USD67 billion for 2008
Posted on February 12, 2008Policy shift targets rural areas instead of developed coast for infrastructure spending, Guangdong based low cost manufacturers relocating February 12th - The central government has topped up its investment budget for rural areas by an increased RMB100 billion ($13...
Common misperceptions about China
Posted on February 12, 2008By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Feb. 13 - During the build up to the Olympics, China will come under increasing scrutiny from the world press and tourists. Many of them may not be familiar with China and some will have misperceptions about the country based on old stories or misunderstandings...
Beijing Olympics becoming politicized, UK Olympic Association backs down after stand-off with athletes
Posted on February 12, 2008Section 51 of Olympic Charter likely to be a key issue of interpretation Feb. 13 - In the second potentially embarrassing event to hit the Olympics this week it has emerged that the British Olympic Association has had to back down from proposed clauses it had wanted to insert into athletes contracts to prevent them [...
Direct sky casino flights planned between Hong Kong and Las Vegas
Posted on February 12, 2008In-flight gambling proposed for Venetian Las Vegas ? Venetian Macao-linked route Feb. 13 - Plans have been announced in the Las Vegas Review Journal to launch VIP flights between Hong Kong and Las Vegas to capture some of the high roller market operating in Macau and its American counterpart...
China?s commodity ration coupons
Posted on February 11, 2008China began issuing commodity ration coupons (known as liang piao) in the 1950s, with specific coupons issued for foodstuffs, fuel, even bicycles. Without them you were not permitted to purchase the goods. The system, which was only finally abolished in 1995, ensured that under the collective system, everyone got their fair share...
Beijing To Increase FDI in National Power Sector by Liberalizing Regulatory Environment
Posted on February 10, 2008National infrastructural investment rather than regional profit taking the key to policy change By Chris Devonshire-Ellis February 11th - Beijing is set to fast track regulatory changes to permit increased foreign investment in the countries stressed national and regional power grid network following the chaos of the winter?s snows, our contacts close to the NDRC explained yesterday...
Olympic Marathon World Record Athlete Threatens Beijing Air Quality Pull Out
Posted on February 10, 2008Haile Gebresellassie an asthma sufferer, may not participate February 11th - The current Olympic World Record holder for the Marathon, Ethiopian long distance runner Haile Gebresellassie stated he may pull out of participating in this summers Beijing Olympics if the air quality remains poor...
Ex PBOC Governor named Head of China?s National Pension Fund
Posted on February 10, 2008Responsible for USD70 billion national social security By Chris Devonshire-Ellis February 11th - Dai Xianglong, the ex Governor of the Peoples Bank of China and the current Mayor of Tianjin has just been named as the new Head of China?s national social security fund...
Year of the Rat Spirit Prevails As China Overcomes Its Weather
Posted on February 07, 2008Old Communist ideals triumph over freezing adversity By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Feb 8th - China’s long ten days of extreme snowy conditions finally relented as a massive coordinated effort by the national and regional Governments together with the military enabled the nation to enjoy a peaceful new year...
Beijing University Professor Named As World Bank Chief Economist
Posted on February 07, 2008Greater economic understanding of developing countries, Africa, seen as main benefits By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Washington, February 8th ? Justin Lin Yifu, of Beijing University China Center for Economic Research, has just been named Chief Economist of the World Bank , the first time a Chinese national has held the position...
Practical Accounting - It?s Really All In The Numbers
Posted on February 06, 2008February 7th - It’s always good to meet other industry professionals, and we all love a bit of media attention. So it was when our Senior Partner, Chris Devonshire-Ellis, bumped into Howard Wolosky, Editor-in-Chief at America’s industry standard “Practical Accountant” (www...
Greetings For The Chinese New Year of the Rat !
Posted on February 05, 2008February 5th - The Chinese New Year of the Rat begins at midnight on Thursday 7th February, with most people in China celebrating New Years Eve on Wednesday evening. All staff at China Briefing and Dezan Shira & Associates wish all our readers and clients around the world the very best for the New Year...
Power Chaos As More Snow Hits Central, Eastern & Southern China
Posted on February 04, 2008Chinese New Year passenger travel discouraged in favor of energy supplies ? more heavy snowfalls forecast February 4th - China continues to have problems with its worst winter weather for 50 years as further heavy snow hit already stressed cities and towns in much of the country...
ShanghaiExpat.com reported to Chinese Network Security Police
Posted on February 04, 2008Libel suit may follow - China based social websites increasingly under fire for publishing inappropriate content February 5th - The social expatriate website Shanghaiexpat.com has had a legal case against it lodged with the network security division of the Public Security Bureau in Shanghai for libel and ?disrupting social harmony? it has been [...
Establishing FICEs in China: Registration procedures explained
Posted on February 04, 2008Feb. 5 - Since June 2004 China has permitted foreign direct investors to establish fully operational, 100 percent foreign owned retail and trading companies that can buy and sell in China, holding their own import-export licenses. In this article, we will look at the pre-registration stage of the application process...
Common mistakes made during M&As
Posted on February 03, 2008Feb. 4 - Today we excerpt part of an article that appears in the China Briefing’s new Technical Guide to M&A. With more and more multinationals consider mergers and acquisitions as a means of entering the Chinese market, many are finding out the hard way that mistakes and misperceptions about M&A deals in China can [...
Chinese rubles
Posted on February 01, 2008China lost control much of the northern territory of Manchuria (latter day Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin provinces) from 1895 until the end of World War II and the defeat of the Japanese. The area was highly volatile and controlled via a series of treaties by both Russia and Japan...
Corporate America?s China plus one strategy
Posted on January 31, 2008By Chris Devonshire-Ellis LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 - Traveling around California and Nevada these past two weeks (you guessed it, Las Vegas has got to be an essential stop on any self-respecting conference go-er) it struck me in talking to American businesses large and small how much the Far East is changing in perception for the [...
37,000 reservists, 30 aircraft, 4,000 rocket launchers and 7,000 anti-aircraft guns
Posted on January 31, 2008China?s meteorological bureau guarantees good weather for Olympics BEIJING, Feb. 1 - Beijing?s Meteorological Bureau announced yesterday at a Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee meeting that they are fully prepared to take control of the most unpredictable element in sports ? the weather...
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