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Doing Business in China. Homson Shaw homsongarden@126.com 078 79160321 Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster Senior Advisor to Zhejiang Association of Entrepreneurs.
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Doing Business in China Homson Shaw homsongarden@126.com 078 79160321 Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster Senior Advisor to Zhejiang Association of Entrepreneurs
If we want to truly be world citizens and to create opportunities for business we want to have a strong relationship with China as it is one of the world’s strongest economic and cultural powerhouses. • Professor Richard Barnett
Questions and Assumptionsabout China • Assumptions • China is a world economic leader • China will be the world’s largest economy in 2 decades • China is the world’s largest manufacturing country • China is the world’s largest market of nearly every product • Your assumptions?
Questions and Assumptionsabout China • Questions: • Is China a market economy? What types? • Is China still a developing country? • How rich is China now? • How strong is China’s economy? • What’s the structure of the Chinese economy? • How significant is the role of the private sector? • How can I do business in China, and where? • Your questions?
Number of businesses on world’s top 500 sorted by country 2011 1 UnitedStates133 2Japan68 3 China61 4France35 5Germany34 6United Kingdom30 7Switzerland15 8South Korea14 9Netherlands12 10Canada11
Chinese enterprises on top 500 • 7 Sinopec • 8 State Grid • 10 China National Petroleum • 77 China Mobile Communications • 87 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China • 112 Hon Hai Precision Industry (Taiwan) • 116 China Construction Bank • 118 China Life Insurance • 133 China Railway Construction • 137 China Railway Group
How many private Chinese businesses have made it to world top 500? 0
Economic standing of China Hu Jintao:Any achievement will be diminished if calculated by average and problems amplified considering the size of our population.
2009 Ratio of total GDP n Consumer contribution • A: Total GDP: 5366 bln $/ per capita~US$3000(Compare with HK:US$37517) • B: Total consumer expenditure: 1282 bln $ • C: consumer expenditure contribution to GDP growth: 45.4%; Capital formation Contribution:95.2%;Trade: -40.6% • B/A=24% • Conclusion: consumer spending insufficient>economy not healthy> sustainable?
Problems and opportunities in China • Problems: • urban-rural disparities • Economic structures • Pollutions • Labour qualities and efficiency • Opportunities • Clean energy technologies • Pollution prevention • Education • Quality foodstuff
Businesses need help to plan and to understand the market they are going in to. That is why the Confucius Institute is so valuable. • First Minister Peter Robinson • Think about China, the pleasure in learning more about its people and culture and the possibility of connections. • Deputy First Minister McGuinness