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China’s good corporate citizens find their v
For years, China has been subjected to sharp foreign criticism about conditions in its factories amid claims that its cheap exports come at the expense of the environment and workersâ€
Beijing fears virtual money’s influence
China has issued restrictions on the use of “virtual moneyâ€
Do not over-egg the cultural pudding
When I hear the word culture used to explain business, I do not quite reach for the proverbial revolver but I do at least don my flak jacket. It is certainly wise to put one on early in this book, which, as its title announces, is a primer on how to
China confirms agency for forex reserves
China axes foreignersâ€
China ended almost 30 years of favourable treatment for foreign companies on Thursday with the introduction of a measure to equalise corporate tax rates paid by local and overseas enterprises. The law, introduced at the National People’s Congress,
Paulson urges Beijing to speed up reform
Hank Paulson, US Treasury secretary, outlined a new approach to economic and trade relations with China on Thursday in a speech calling on authorities in Beijing to deepen reforms of financial markets and let in more foreign investors and investment
Telecoms official hits at Beijing over 3G
A senior representative of China’s telecoms industry has slammed the government’s introduction of new mobile phone services as slow, opaque and ineffective. Such direct and trenchant criticism of China’s powerful policymakers is rare, and refl
China hits at ‘unfairâ€
China on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that its growing appetite for energy was behind rising global prices, saying reliance on local reserves of coal and oil to fuel its economy had helped stabilise resource markets. Ma Kai, head of the National
Property reform ignores Chinese farmers
For the farmers of Guanyun country, in Jiangsu province north of Shanghai, the pioneering property law that began its passage through China’s top lawmaking body this week holds little promise of salvation. Lu Zenghua, one of the farmers who claims
As a practical matter, we’re in charge
The Chinese economy may be racing into the 21st century, but the political system remains another beast altogether. The dense, 35 page-long speech delivered by Wen Jiabao, the premier, to the National People’s Congress on Monday was full of both p
China to push green cause at local level
China will increase pressure on local governments and enterprises to cut pollution and raise energy efficiency, Wen Jiabao, the premier, said on Monday, after the failure to meet benchmarks set last year in both areas. In his annual report to the Na
Banker with a well-heeled foot in two camps
Ma Weihua does not look like China’s best-paid commercial banker and one of the richest Communist party delegates to the National People’s Congress, the Chinese law-making body meeting this week in Beijing. Clad in a checked coat and turtleneck
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