FEATURED EVENTS

THE 15th PLENARY SESSION OF US-CHINA JOINT COMMISSION ON COMMERCE AND TRADE

The 15th plenary session of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) took place on April 21, 2004. This was a special session co-chaired by Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans and US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on the US side and by Vice Premier Wu Yi on the Chinese side. The JCCT covered a wide range of U.S.-China trade policy and promotion issues. (More)

WHAT'S NEW

IPR TOOLKIT

The U.S. Embassy in China recently launched the "IPR Toolkit" to guide American companies, particularly small and medium-enterprises (SMES) on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China. The goal of the guide is to provide practical information to U.S. companies doing business in China or thinking about entering the China market.

NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued the Notice on Perfecting Capital Account Settlement Review and Verification Procedures and the Management of Foreign Debt Registration Concerning Foreign-Invested Enterprises. More...

China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission has released the PRC Detailed Implementing Rule on the Administration of Foreign Insurance Companies. More...

The Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Commerce have jointly issued the Regulation on the Administration of Foreign Investment in International Shipping Businesses. More...

China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission released the revised Regulation on the Administration of Insurance Companies. More...

The State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Provisional Measures on the Trial Direct Purchase by Electric Power Consumers from Electric Power Generating Enterprises More...

CHINA COMMERCIAL BRIEF

1. Waste Disposal Facilities Have Been Incorporated into China’s State Plan
2. New Natural Gas Pipelines May Create Export Opportunities for Equipment Suppliers
3. China On-line Game
4. International Talents Enlighten Mascot Design for Beijing Olympics
5. China becomes world’s second largest radio broadcasting market
6. Energy Consuming Industry Intensifies Lack of Electricity in China
7. New Regulations on Registration of Combination Products of Drug and Medical Devices
8. China starts research in coal liquefaction to face oil shortage
9. Hydrogen-powered cars show great market potential in China
10. China Railcom to invest USD 1.2 billion (RMB 9.92 billion) in 2004 More...

IMPORTANT ISSUES

December 23, 2003, The U.S. Government made an Announcement of Request for Bilateral Textile Consultations with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the establishment of an import limit for knit fabric, cotton and man-made fiber dressing gowns, and man-made brassieres, produced or manufactured in the People's Republic of China.

For more information on China Textile Safeguard click here.