PART 1.         CHINA 2.0 – THE NEW CHAPTER

China 2.0

China’s Maturing Economy

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