PART 1. CHINA 2.0 –
THE NEW CHAPTER
China’s Maturing Economy China 2.0
The Economic Landscape
Foreign Direct Investment
Domination of State-Owned Enterprises
Rebalancing the Economy: the 12th Five-Year Plan
Moving Forward: China’s Plan to Innovation
The Banking Sector
A Regulatory Challenge: the Chinese Stock Market
Internationalizing the RMB
China’s Infrastructure: an Overview
PART 2. CHALLENGES
Energy: Growth, Supplies, and Dependencies
Securing Resources: China’s Diminishing Supply
Growing Fast: the Environmental Impact
Demographic Dilemmas
Social Concerns
High Risk: China’s Real Estate
Urbanization: A Transforming Country
The Rising Middle Class
Unequal Wealth Distribution
China’s evolving Social Welfare System
Corruption: Skating on Thin Ice
Be aware: Fraud Risks
A Snapshot on Mass Media
PART 3. DOING THE BUSINES
Understanding Legal Entity Types
China’s Tax Structure
Types of Taxes
Passing Audit and Annual Examination
Protecting Intellectual Property
Chinese Migrants: the Hukou System
Working Culture and Effective Management Style
Human Resource Challenges: Retention and Skills
Playing by the Rules: Employment Regulations
The Big Picture of the Education System
Chops: The Chinese Form of Signature
Negotiation: how to deal in China
PART 4. THE CHINESE WAY
China and the West
Administrative Structure and Ethnic Mix
Political System: the One-Party-Nation
Philosophy and Religion
The Importance of Family
From Collectivism to Individualism
Generations of Change
Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts
Chinese Festivals: Knowing the Roots
Business Banquets
Social Concepts: Mianzi and Guanxi
Insight contributors
Part 1: China 2.0 – The New Stage
Stephen Green, Standard Chartered Bank, Binzhen Wu, Tsinghua University, Jim Rogers, Investment Expert, Dr. Stephen Dyer, A.T. Kearney, Dr. Daniel Zisper, McKinsey & Company, China
Part 2. Challenges
Chris Torrens, Control Risks, Belinda Tan, Deloitte
Part 3. Doing the Business
Titus von den Bongart, Ernst&Young, Sheng Tantzscher, Ernst&Young, Elliot Papageorgiou, Rouse, Nandani Lynton, CEIBS University, Hanno D. Wentzler and Bettina Schön, Freudenberg Group, Bryant J. Eggett, Mercer Consulting, Joerg Wuttke, BASF China
Part 4. The Chinese Way
Arnaud Debane, Superbrands