Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of New South Wales

 

 


 

 

 


CONTENTS OF THIS INTERNET SITE
BY SUBJECT

Main Subjects

Australia-China Economic Co-operation

Business Relations

China’s Cultural Sites

China’s Economic Reform

Legal Issues

Public Affairs

Trade and Investment

Unclassified

Urban Development in China

WTO

Other subjects will be added, as needed, with additional documents.  Key words are intended to indicate the nature of the documents and can be used for cross-referencing. 


Australia-China Economic Co-operation


Sister State and Sister City Relations between Australia and China, Chamber Position Paper, 14 November 2001.

Key words: friendship, local councils, partnerships, quangxi, Sister City Program, Sister City Forum.

Ninth APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Shanghai:  What Does It Tell Us About China? Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 19 October 2001.

Key words: APEC, economic outcomes, host country, ministerial meetings.

Economic Co-operation Between China and Australia: How Important Is It?, Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 20 September 2001.

Key words: bilateral treaty, key cities strategy, non-government organisations, Peter R. Moody Jr, Senator Cook, “three represents”, umbrella agreement, WTO.

Example of Co-operative Agreement in English, agreement between the Chamber and Urumqi Municipal People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.  March 1994.

Key Words: academic research and development, business information, commercial culture, import-export, joint ventures, MOU, public administration.

Example of Co-operative Agreement in Chinese, agreement between the Chamber and Urumqi Municipal People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.  March 1994.

 

Key Words: academic research and development, business information, commercial culture, import-export, joint ventures, MOU, public administration.


Business Relations

 


Update on Global Trade, Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 7 December 2001.

Key words: AmCham, export markets, trade, WTO.

What Other Nations’ China-Related Organisations and Business Councils Are Doing in China, Seminar on Australia-China Trade and Investment Trends in the Next 10 Years 2001-1010, 24 May 2001.

Key words: AmCham, reform, trade, WTO.

Negotiations (Part 1), by Jean-Marcel Malliaté, Total Career Management, ACCCI Business Letter No. 2, 30 September 2000.

Key words: discussion, preparation, offering a proposal, bargaining, agreement.

Negotiations (Part 2), by Jean-Marcel Malliaté, Total Career Management, ACCCI Business Letter No. 3, 31 October 2000.

Key words: discussion, preparation, offering a proposal, bargaining, agreement.


China’s Cultural Sites


Ningbo Cultural Heritage Conservation in Urban Upgrading, by the World Bank.  Date of posting unknown.  External link – it is not contained in this Internet site.  Brief description is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/citylink.htm

Key words: Cities in China, culture, urban development, World Bank.

See also individual cities in keycities which also describes the Chamber’s key city strategy.  These are listed alphabetically and by size.


China’s Economic Reform


Reform of State-Owned Enterprises, E-Letter No. 24, October 2000.

Key words: managerial ability, privatisation, reform strategy, restructuring, taxation, welfare benefits.

Cost of Financial Reform, E-Letter No. 22, 23 June 2000.

Key words: asset management companies, big-4 banks, capital-adequacy ratio, re-capitalisation, taxation, WTO.

China’s Financial Sector, E-letter No. 21, 13 June 2000.

Key words: China Securities Regulatory Commission, corporate governance, non-performing loans, state-owned enterprises, share market regulation.

See also the index for other E-letters.


Legal Issues


China’s Insurance Market After WTO: A Reality Check, commentary by Mary Studdert, Blake Dawson Waldron Shanghai Office, 20 August 2001.

Key words: competition, establishment requirements, liberalisation, product lines, regulatory restrictions, taxation.

Stand on Solid Land: Land-Use Rights, commentary by Yan Fang, Phillip Bushby International Lawyers, 20 August 2001.

Key words: acquired land-use rights, granted land-use rights, joint ventures.

Employing Local Staff Through Employment Agencies in China, commentary by Mary Studdert, Blake Dawson Waldron Shanghai Office, ACCCI Business Letter No. 4, 26 February, 2001.

Key words: authorised agencies, service contracts, social insurance, welfare benefits.

Critical Issues to Consider When Establishing Joint Ventures, by Mary Studdert, Blake Dawson Waldron Shanghai Office, ACCCI Business Letter No. 2, 30 September 2000.

Key words: business licence, joint venture contract and articles of association, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, rights and obligations, Sino-foreign Equity Enterprise Law.

Feasibility Studies Require Total Involvement, by Mary Studdert, Blake Dawson Waldron Shanghai Office, ACCCI Business Letter No. 1, 7 August 2000.

Key words: business scope, foreign investment enterprises, MOFTEC, premises and financial sources, projections, registered capital, total investment.

Suggestions for Improvements in the Supervision of Law Enforcement in China, International Seminar on the Environment of Law Enforcement Supervision, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, 27-29 June 2000.

Key words: authorisation and regulatory function, decentralisation, economic reform, outcomes, performance, public sector, state-owned enterprises, supervision.


Public Affairs


Outcome of the 1st December Elections in Taiwan (“Chinese Taipei”), Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 4 December 2001.

Key words: cross-Straits relations, “one-China” principle, Taiwanese attitudes, Taiwanese politics.

Implications of a Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (“Chinese Taipei”), Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 17 November 2001.

Key words: cross-Straits relations, “one-China” principle, Taiwanese attitudes, Taiwanese politics, WTO.

Message From the Chamber’s President, marking the 25th anniversary of the Chamber. 16 September 2001.

Key words: accomplishments, committees, history, structure. 

Taiwan Issue, E-Letter No. 23, 10 July 2000.

Key words: cross-Straits relations, 8 propositions and 5 nos, history, “one-China” principle, Taiwanese politics.


Trade and Investment

 


Update on Global Trade, Chamber Report on Recent Developments, 7 December 2001.

Key words: AmCham, export markets, trade, WTO.

Position Paper on Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment With Special Reference to Australia-China Relations, Chamber Position Paper, August 2001.

Key words: FDI, globalisation, infrastructure, private sector, public sector, world cities.

What Other Nations are Doing to Enhance Their Exports to China, ACCCI Business Letter No. 4, 26 February, 2001

Key words: Feasibility studies, reverse trade missions, sustainable development, training programs, US Trade and Development Agency.

Summary of ACCCI Roundtable Discussion on Australia’s Trade Policies With China, 24 November 2000.

Key words: APEC, bilateralism, DFAT, multilateralism, national interest, private sector, public sector, regionalism, WTO.

Summary of ACCCI Roundtable Discussion on Australia’s AID Policies With China, 24 November 2000.

Key words: aid programs, AusAID, industry associations, MOFTEC, official development assistance, private sector participation, poverty, urban development.


Urban Development in China


Position Paper on Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment With Special Reference to Australia-China Relations, Chamber Position Paper, August 2001.

Key words: FDI, globalisation, infrastructure, private sector, public sector, world cities

Urban Development History of Shanghai, by Huang Nanzhen.  June 2001.  Includes maps and pictures.  External link – it is not contained in this Internet site.  Brief description is available at: http://www.accci.com.au/citylink.htm

Key words: China’s cities, history, infrastructure, Shanghai, urban development.


WTO

 


China’s Entry Into the WTO: How Will it Affect China and How Will it Affect Australia?, Chamber Report on Current Developments, 20 September 2001.

Key words: agriculture, employment, manufacturing, services, state-owned enterprises.

Comment on WTO Related Issues, Submission to the Minister for Trade, the Hon Mark Vaile MP, 1 July 2001.

Key words: globalisation, institutional development, WTO Advisory Panel.

The Need to Re-examine Business-Government Relations After China’s Enterprise Restructuring and Entry Into the WTO.  Asian Region International Association of Cooperating Organisations (ARIACO) Conference 1999, 9 - 12 October 1999, Beijing, PRC.

Key words: business-government relations, corporate governance, enterprise restructuring, Securities Act, state-owned enterprises, WTO.

Foreign Investment in China After WTO Membership, ACCCI Business Letter No. 3, 31 October 2000.

Key words: Bruce Murray, high-tech, liberalisation, traditional industries.

Opportunities Arising from WTO Membership, ACCCI Business Letter No. 2, 30 September 2000.

Key words: Environmental management, Richard J. Ferris Jr and John Barlow Weiner.

 


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