Welcome to the April 2009 edition of China Pulse, the newsletter for the U.S. Commercial Service in China ("CS China"). CS China offers you the resources you need to grow your business in China. By partnering with CS China, the U.S. Embassy's and the Consulates' contacts and expertise are put to work for your business. Knowledgeable Commercial Service specialists and American Trading Center ("ATC") representatives can help you contact and set up appointments with Chinese organizations in 19 cities in China. We can help you meet the right people at the right levels to expand your business. Our customer service team can help you identify top regional markets and opportunities to export your product to China. Set up an appointment with with customer service team.
CIEPEC 2009
The Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is pleased to invite American firms to participate in our U.S. Pavilion at the 11th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference (CIEPEC 2009) to promote American goods and services to the Chinese environmental protection market. The exposition, with a 21-year track record, is one of the most established events of its kind in Asia, showcasing an extensive array of companies dealing in environmental protection products, equipment, and services. CIEPEC 2009 will be held at the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) in Beijing from June 3-6, 2009.
The U.S Pavilion at CIEPEC 2009 affords you a low-cost means of exhibiting at this major international expo with a comprehensive package of on-site support. For $3,600, you will receive:
-- A fully furnished, nine square-meter standard booth in a prime location on the expo floor
-- U.S. Pavilion decoration and logistic support
-- Pre-show region-wide marketing campaign to buyers
-- On-site counseling throughout the show
-- Free market research reports on China’s environment market - water, air and solid waste
-- Networking with officials of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and
-- Local and international media support
For detailed information, please visit:
http://www.chinaenvironment.org
For space reservation, please contact:
Organizer:
Ms. Zhang Yeling and Ms. Yang Yan
China Association of Environmental Protection Industry
Tel: (86-10) 51555020, 51555021 Fax: (86-10) 010-51555028 E-mail: ciepec@163.net
U.S. Embassy Commercial Service specialist
Ms. Wang Yi
Tel: 86-10-85314505
Fax: 86-10-85313701
E-mail: yi.wang@mail.doc.gov
SINOCES 2009
The Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is pleased to invite American firms to participate in our U.S. Pavilion at SINOCES 2009 to promote American consumer electronics and IT products and services to China’s fast-growing consumer electronics market. The exposition is an event sponsored by Chinese central government ministries, and produced in collaboration with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Shandong Provincial People’s Government. .
SINOCES 2009 is a U.S. Department of Commerce certified trade show. The 2008 show attracted more than 500 technology companies, including leading Chinese manufactures such as Haier, Changhong, and TCL, as well as international players such as Oracle, HP, Hitachi and Toshiba.
We are eager to work with you to promote your American products and services in China. We look forward to hearing from you by May 31, 2009.
- On-site counseling and networking assistance
- Pre-show marketing campaign to potential buyers
- Welcome kit and briefing from the U.S. Embassy officials
- All for a reasonable exhibitor fee of $2200 (3m x 3m standard booth)
For More Information, please contact:
Mr. WANG, Cong or Ms. GAO, Yan
Tel: 86-532-81978683
Fax: 86-532-81978692
Email: Wang.Cong@sinoces.com
Email: yan.gao@mail.doc.gov
China Promotes New Energy Automobile By Four Policy Measures
In the past few days, China State Council Executive Meeting considered and adopted Automobile Industry Adjustment and Promotion Plan in principle. This, National Development and Reform Commission of China will vigorously promote demonstration and extension pilot project on energy saving automobile and new energy automobile, in coordination with related departments in four respect:
Firstly, National Development and Reform Commission will promote demonstration and extension pilot project on energy saving automobile and new energy automobile in 13 cities nationwide, explore working methods of large area popularizing energy saving automobile and new energy automobile.
Secondly, implement technical transformation item of energy saving automobile and new energy automobile with related departments, the focal point including that promoting pure electric automobile, battery charging mix-up power automobile, and rapid industrialization of key components and parts on new energy automobile.
Moreover, National Development and Reform Commission will consider the policy measures of encouraging vehicle purchasing and using of energy saving automobile and new energy automobile, such as preferential electricity price policy and preferential tax policy of energy saving automobile and new energy automobile, accelerate setting up quickly charging network of power-driven automobile in pubic place (such as park), etc.
Finally, consider large-scale popularizing energy saving automobile and new energy automobile by the means of direct finance allowance.
From Ramrayt Corp.
Xinjiang to Offer First Local Government Bond Sale
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is set to make history when it offers the first local government bond sale in the country amounting to RMB3 billion.
The proceeds of the bond sale will be used to finance the economic stimulus package announced last year and reinforce schools and hospitals against earthquakes, build roads, renovate old districts and construct low-rent homes.
This is the first time that a local government will be allowed to issue bonds. The current financial crisis has led to Chinese policymakers enacting proactive fiscal policies that should to benefit local demand and increase public facility investment.
The three-year bonds will be issued by the Ministry of Finance between next Monday and April 1, while secondary market trading will begin on April 3.
Beijing said it would only shoulder RMB1.18 trillion of the RMB4 trillion stimulus plan while the rest of the funding will come from local governments, policy loans and corporate bonds.
Local governments will now be allowed to issue RMB200 billion worth of government bonds that should go to the provincial budgets.
China May Release another Stimulus Package
China could release another stimulus package should figures for the second quarter of the year be below expectations, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Finance.
The head of the Research Institute of Fiscal Science, Jia Kang, told China Securities Journal that the stimulus package launched last November won’t produce results in the short term, so the economic data for the second quarter will likely indicate whether more stimulus measures are required.
He added, “The second-quarter economic figures can be estimated as early as June.”
He suggested that the new stimulus package should go to more government-backed financing measures for the rural economy and smaller companies, as well as an emphasis on more public spending.
The World Bank recently changed its forecast for China’s economy from 7.5 percent to 6.5 percent because of shrinking exports.
China is expected to cope with the global recession better because unlike other countries that will need to rehaul their financial system; the country’s state-owned banks are actually lending more.
The director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Zhang Yutai, said he expects the two-year package contributing 1.5 percentage points to 1.9 percentage points to China’s economic growth this year.
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China: Clinical Laboratory Market
China’s clinical laboratory market was the second largest in Asia in 2007, and is one of the world’s fastest growing. While no longer a small player in global terms, China’s clinical laboratory market remains in a developmental stage, albeit one with significant potential. The market is being driven by both an increase in discretionary income and a population that is aging faster than any other nation’s population. By 2020, China will have 400 million people age 60 and older, and 100 million older than 80. By 2050, a third of the 1.4 billion Chinese will be at least 60.
China’s clinical laboratory instruments market is expected to grow by about 20% per year over the next three years, far exceeding the predicted growth rate of the global clinical laboratory market. China’s 2003 accession into the trade-liberalizing World Trade Organization, improvements in clinical laboratory technology, a growing number of professionals returning to China with overseas Ph.Ds, and an increasing number of private laboratories are all factors contributing to the current growth.
China’s $13 billion medical equipment and devices market is the third largest in the world behind the United States and Japan. The market potential for China is enormous; from 2000 to 2006 sales capacity has increased from $5.6 billion to $12.85 billion. With a population of 1.3 billion, the transition from socialized care to a free market system has left the majority of healthcare institutions without proper equipment, but now with a rising Chinese middle class the demand for quality equipment and supplies is growing at an unprecedented pace. A number of regulatory changes taking place in China are expected to spur even further growth in the market. Nonetheless, hurdles still exist for US companies looking to do business in China, thus the clinical laboratory market should be approached systematically. The approach should be part of a company’s long-term goals, and possibly initiated by way of strategic alliance.
For full article please go to http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7977620.pdf
China: Water Monitoring Technology and Instruments
Like most developing countries, China is putting the lion’s share of its environmental investment in water and wastewater treatment. China's wastewater treatment market is large and expanding rapidly. Furthermore, the Chinese government has set the goal to establish an advanced environmental monitoring forecast system during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. Tremendous business opportunities are emerging.
In concert with increasing national infrastructure, China has issued laws, regulations and standards on wastewater online monitoring. Chinese lawmakers are suggesting more severe punishment for enterprises that excessively discharge water pollutants. Such fines are to be assessed according to the amount of monitored pollutant discharge. The operation of the online monitoring equipment is also subject to regular supervision.
In 2008, the Chinese government issued the “The 11th National Plan on Environmental Monitoring and Supervision” in order to establish an overall automatic air quality monitoring system for all the cities, an overall automatic monitoring system for the major rivers and basin, and an automatic system on desert storm and acid settlement and offshore sea areas.
China has begun to establish a basic automatic monitoring environmental system. The three-tiered system is composed of the national, provincial and municipal levels which include over 2,300 monitoring stations and 47,000 professional experts. There are ten national environmental monitoring networks covering the major rivers and basins. These rivers and basins include the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Huai River, Hai River, Pearl River, Liao River, Song Hua River, Tai Lake, Chao Lake and Dian Lake. Those systems generate reports on weekly, monthly and quarterly bases.
During the 11th Five Year Plan period, it is projected that all key sources of pollution will be equipped with
automatic monitoring instruments. Currently, China is moving towards monitoring the pollutant sources of key manufacturers in heavy polluting industries. The major monitored parameters include CODCr, NH3-N, TP, pH, temperature and water flow, all of which are capable of monitoring U.S. products.
For full article please go to http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7373737.pdf
Tackling Intellectual Property
Infringement in China
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Companies face a challenging, rapidly evolving intellectual property rights (IPR) landscape in China. PRC officials are increasingly cognizant of the importance of IPR protection to an innovative economy and, as evidenced by revisions to core IPR laws and the 2008 National IPR Strategy, seek to improve the legal frameworks and channels through which companies can protect their IPR. Companies still battle regular infringement of their patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, however, and face not only administrative hurdles—significant procedural barriers and uneven enforcement—but also commercial challenges from increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters. Companies must carefully plot their corporate strategies to navigate the terrain of China's IPR landscape successfully.
Companies can take several main steps to protect their IPR in China. First, they should establish internal controls to identify and protect IPR, factor IPR issues into their exchanges with suppliers and customers, register IPR to take advantage of PRC legal protections, and conduct surveillance and due diligence to uncover infringement (see the CBR January-February 2006, IP Protection Best Practice Tips). If IPR infringement occurs, however, a company faces a few critical choices. It can take external action to battle IPR infringement, using either administrative or judicial channels. These channels exist for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret infringement, but the processes and advantages each provides differ greatly.
For full article please go to http://www.chinabusinessreview.com/public/0903/ong.html
Opportunities within China’s
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The cooling Chinese economy, which saw growth slow to 9 percent in 2008 (down from 13 percent in 2007), is having a profound effect on the country. Millions of migrant laborers are losing their jobs and domestic stocks are on a roller coaster. As consumer demand for Chinese products dropped worldwide and factories all over South China began to close, Beijing became increasingly concerned with the economic and social stability of the country. In a move to boost the economy in the short term while providing for stable long-term economic development, the State Council, the government's highest executive body, announced a massive RMB4 trillion capital stimulus package on November 9, 2008.
While many details of the plan have yet to be publically disclosed, the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s macroeconomic management agency, did indicate where the bulk of the money will go – towards infrastructure projects. The plan: RMB1.8 trillion is to be used for construction projects including railways, highways, airports and electrical grids; RMB1 trillion will go towards rehabilitating areas devastated by the Sichuan earthquake; RMB370 billion will be directed specifically to rural areas; RMB350 billion will go to the environment; RMB280 billion to prop up the housing market; RMB160 billion for independent innovation; and RMB40 billion for health care and education.
If you interested this article, please go to http://www.china-briefing.com/article/opportunities-with-china’s-economic-stimulus-plan-561.html for full article
Ramping Up Customs Compliance
Reviews
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During the past few years, little has been more bewildering, frustrating, and costly for companies than new government requirements for compliance in almost every area of business. In addition to requirements under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, companies face new security, health, and quality requirements, some of which apply to the cross-border movement of goods.
Customs compliance requirements have been affecting a growing number of businesses involved in the cross-border movement of goods and the manufacture of goods under bonded conditions. Free-trade agreements have also added customs requirements, because the agreements often contain provisions for the sharing and disclosure of companies' information with other customs authorities or for audits by teams from an importing country's customs service.
To ensure full compliance with complex and changing customs requirements, companies should take a holistic approach. Any company that uses a myopic or piecemeal approach is likely to overlook potentially serious problems in its business transactions that may be found during a customs audit. Having a sound, efficient, and effective customs compliance review program in place will certainly pay dividends.
For full article please go to
http://www.chinabusinessreview.com/public/0903/kerr.html
AmCham-China in Action |
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Amcham - China In-action
Amcham - China In-action
Upcoming Events
Assessing the Impact of the Credit Crisis on Business in China
Date: 01 April 2009, 08:30 - 10:30
Venue: Kerry Center Hotel
Fourth Annual Expo Central China
Date: 25 April - 27 April 2009
Venue: Hefei, Anhui Province
Other Events:
Upcoming Events
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