China investment guide

China’s foreign investment regime is commonly called foreign investment enterprises (FIE). The main types of FIE available to foreign investors are: China business information
Wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) – A limited liability company with 100% foreign ownership China business information
Equity joint venture (EJV) – A limited liability company with both foreign and Chinese investors
Cooperative joint venture (CJV) – A joint venture with both foreign and Chinese investors. A CJV may be incorporated as a limited liability company or may exist as an unincorporated venture.
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Foreign investment company limited by shares (FICLS) – A share issuing company with limited liability
Holding company – A qualifying FIE that can invest in, and coordinate the activities of, the investor’s China subsidiaries
Regional headquarter – A qualifying FIE that can provide management and support services to the regional subsidiaries of an investor

You’d better have an overall understanding of Chinese laws, policies and regulations through a local investment service company when you are planning to invest in China. A local service company can be a great hand for you, not only in investment consulting, but also in operational service in China.

china market trend

Following are some key statistics about China's industrial sector. Figures are for the first half of 2008 unless otherwise stated.China business information

Construction: Output 2.27 trillion Yuan ($330.9 billion), up 24.4 percent year-on-year; constructed floor space 3.7 billion square meters, up 20.1 percent; gross income 2.07 trillion Yuan, up 25.9 percent; profits 49 billion Yuan, up 42.2 percent.China business information (National Bureau of Statistics)

Steel: Output 299.96 million tons, up 12.51 percent year-on-year. (China Iron & Steel Association)China business information
Cement: Production 648.05 million tones, up 8.7 percent year-on-year. (National Development and Reform Commission)China business information

Electricity: Output of large power plants (annual sales of at least 5 million Yuan) 1.68 trillion KW/hr, up 12.9 percent year-on-year. China business information Coal-fired and hydropower generation up 11.7 percent, and 18.5 percent, respectively. (National Development and Reform Commission) China business information

Coal: Raw coal output 1.26 billion tons, up 14.8 percent year-on-year. (National Bureau of Statistics)
Crude oil: Output 94.33 million tons, imports 90.53 million tons, up 1.7 percent and 11 percent year-on-year, respectively. (National Development and Reform Commission)

Autos: Imports $16.33 billion, up 39.64 percent year-on-year, exports $24.78 billion, up 39.45 percent
Domestically produced passenger car sales from January-July up 15.79 percent year-on-year. Full-year production expected to exceed 10 million units, vs 8.8 million in 2007. (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers)

Telecommunications: Revenue 39.9 billion yuan, up 9.2 percent year-on-year. Mobile phone users 600.8 million as of June, up 53.5 million from the end of 2007; 45.6 percent of population using mobile phones, 27 out of 100 Chinese residents using fixed-line phones as of June. (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)

Machinery: Output up 21.6 percent year-on-year by value. (National Development and Reform Commission)
Textiles & Garments: From January to July, exports $100.36 billion, up 7.67 percent. (National Development and Reform Commission)