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 The CHINAtalk eJournal - July 2012
 

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In this issue
China automotive...
China headline articles...
China-EV.org Blog by Alysha Webb...
The Fragile Bridge: Conflict Management in Chinese Business...
China HR articles...
Doing Business in China? What You Need to Know About Health Care...
The Importance of Guanxi when Negotiating in China...
China update - global headline articles...
"Doing Business in China" recorded On-Demand Seminar...
White Paper of the Week...
Recorded On-Demand Seminars on China...
Additional CHINAtalk eJournal July articles...

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China automotive
   
China Leads World in Global Light Vehicle Assembly Growth
Presenting challenges and opportunities to automotive suppliers. There has been a great deal of media coverage regarding the growth in new vehicle demand in the BRIC countries, with much of that growth taking place in China.   Read on

Overcapacity: A Potential 'Speed Bump' in the World's Largest Automotive Market
Overcapacity in the auto industry is not an issue across the board. Rather, it is a structural issue with "over" inefficient capacity and "under" efficient capacity.  To ease the problem, there needs an industry consolidation by eliminating inefficient ...   Read on

China: Domestic automakers see a grim future
One of the most influential insiders in China's car manufacturing industry has warned that half of the country's domestic auto brands could be wiped out in the next few years, as it's hard for them to recover from the current sales slump.   Read on

China's Auto Sector Hit by New Caps on Car Purchases
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China Automotive Monthly: Executive Summary (June 2012)
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Malaysia: Chinese auto firms keen to work with local players in view of the revised NAP
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Industry group warns more than half of Chinese brands will vanish in 3 to 5 years
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CHINAtalk headline articles

China's manufacturing growth hits 7-month low in June
China's manufacturing activity eased further in June, as the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slipped to its lowest of 50.2 percent since last November, according to official figures. The June figure retreated 0.2 percentage points from ...   Read on

The Future of Manufacturing Is in America, Not China
How new technology is driving a U.S. industrial comeback. A furor broke out last week after it was reported that the uniforms of U.S. Olympians would be manufactured in China. "They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big ...   Read on

SocGen's Presentation On The Slowing State Of The Chinese Economy
Everyone agrees that China's economy is slowing. In a year of political transition, the Asian giant has to grapple with a deflating housing bubble, job creation, an economic slowdown, a massive shadow banking system, and reforms that would ...   Read on

Merger Control in China: Think Twice Before Deciding Not to File a Notifiable Transaction
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Multinationals refocus in China to offset wage inflation and increased domestic competition, finds report
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Chinese Manufacturing. Delivery Date? What Delivery Date?
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China-EV.org Blog by Alysha Webb
   
China official EV plan short on details, long on optimism. Good news is that China has a plan.
China's State Council finally released the official "Plan for the Development of the Energy Efficient and New Energy Automotive Industry (2012-2020)" last week. The plan is dated June 28, 2012 but the complete document wasn't posted ...   Read on

The Fragile Bridge: Conflict Management in Chinese Business

Conflict management in Chinese business. Negotiating in China means dealing with conflict. China is a paradox when it comes to conflict and disagreement. Local Chinese talk about harmony, but seem quick to enter into disputes. They put a ...   Read on

CHINAtalk HR articles

China labor shortage may help deal with slowdown
Despite the sharpest economic slowdown in China since the global financial crisis, wages are still climbing rapidly and many companies are having trouble filling jobs--evidence of a structural shortage in the labor market that may help China ...   Read on

Beijing: Foreigners in the Spotlight
Last month, the Beijing Public Security Bureau ("Beijing PSB") announced a summer-long campaign targeting the illegal entry, overstay, or employment of foreigners in Beijing.  This effort will run from mid-May to the end of August and has ...   Read on

Headhunters drafted to search for talent to work in China's top industries
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Jiangsu minimum wage now higher than Beijing
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Doing Business in China? What You Need to Know About Health Care

Is your company struggling to understand the Chinese health care system, the spectrum of medical insurance in China and how the new Social Insurance Law affects your non-local employees? The recently launched ...   Read on 

The Importance of Guanxi when Negotiating in China

Recorded On-Demand Seminar - recorded June 1, 2012

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China update - global headline articles

Below are the latest articles from around the world featuring articles on China.   To read these articles, please click here.

 

WTO to examine China rare earths dispute, says source
Source: Phys.org

China, Getting Worried
Source: Forbes

China exports close to 500,000 in first six months
Source: Just-Auto.com

Demystifying China's Slowdown
Source: CNN

Wage Rises in China May Ease Slowdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal

IMF cuts China forecast, 'hard landing' possible
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Structuring your Operations / Currency Controls / Tax Considerations

Presented by Timothy Hilligoss
Release date: January 31, 2012

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Additional CHINAtalk eJournal July articles

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Made in China: Why knockoffs disappeared from Beijing markets

Disclosure of Price Sensitive Information (PSI): A statutory obligation for Hong Kong listed corporations from 1 January 2013

China: Steel industry downturn to continue in H2

China 'building up rare earth reserves'

Taiwan Export Control Regulatory Reform: China is No Longer a "Restricted Area" Under the Strategic High-Tech Commodity ("SHTC") Regime

Shanghai to be top air cargo hub

Large Housing Market Upturn Puts China in Policy Quandary

China will not relax property control policies

Largest Yangtze intermodal terminal to open by year end

China's Logistics Industry Slows in First Half

West China to see fastest growth nationwide: report

McKinsey: Chinese firms still lack global status
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