China has set up a top-level body to draft sweeping changes to its constitution, part of economic and political reforms that could change the ideological complexion of the state, the Finanial Time's reported. The establishment of the new body was said by who took office in March, has already begun to set China's political agenda. […]
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President Hu Jintao has assumed executive control over Beijing's relations with Taiwan from former president Jiang Zemin, reported the Financial Times. According to sources quoted by the newspaper, Hu now heads the Communist Party's leading group on Taiwan affairs. The second-ranked member of the group is Jia Qinglin, a former governor of Fujian province. Hu […]
Vincent Siew, appointed by Taiwan's president Chen Shui-hian as his economic adviser in May, has called for Taiwan to present pro-posals for direct transport links with mainland China. Talks have been held up because President Chen said he was not ready to offer a blueprint for direct links to the mainland unless Beijing agreed to […]
China failed to improve its international competitiveness standing over the past year, according to a study by IMD, the Swiss business school. It came 12th out of a group of 30 economics with a population of more than 20m. The list was headed by the US and Australia and propped up by Venezuela and Argentina. […]
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Website for foreign investment
A Ministry of Commerce website for foreign investment in China was launched at the beginning of June, Xinhua reported. The site, called Invest in China (www.fdi.gov.en), includes information in both Chinese and English on China's economy, laws, government departments, statistics and research. It also has links to relevant bodies such as the business agencies of […]