Economic Frontier Series -- China Launches. Era of Change

Author: Hu Xinxin
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Is China a manufacturing base or an innovation center? The role of private enterprises in China, the capital market at a crossroads, which mobile communication technologies suit China? Has China emerged a middle-class society? What are the solutions to China's transportation problems? What does a globalized China look like? The 2002 China Business Summit was held from April 18 to 20, 2002, in Beijing, attended by over 500 leaders from global renowned multinational companies, representatives from China's business community, government officials, and scholars. The summit's theme was "China: Launching a New Era of Transformation." The participants engaged in extensive and in-depth discussions on various economic and social issues, including China in the context of economic globalization and its competitiveness after joining the WTO, China's relationships with Asia and the United States, the direction of China's finance, energy, and reforms, as well as how to foster an entrepreneurial spirit and the development of China's private enterprises. This book is compiled based on the speeches delivered by Chinese and foreign representatives at the 2002 China Business Summit.