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Highlights the International High-Tech Industries Week hosted by Beijing, China in 1999. Forums established during the week; Forum that attracted the most speakers; Ideas presented by overseas advisors; Definition of government purchase.

Reports on the efforts of the Chinese government and businesses to address the year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem in China. Action taken by the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry to tackle the Y2K problem; Efforts of the banking sector to address the problem; Work of the Civil Aviation Administration of China to tackle the Y2K problem in civil aviation; Efforts of the Beijing medical system to eliminate the Y2K problem in Chinese hospitals.

Reports the policy reforms on the telecommunications industry made by China. Reason of China for liberalizing the industry; Its desire to become a member of the World Trade Organization; Entry of foreign telecommunication companies in China; Size of the telecommunication market in the country.

Reports the major tax evasion cases in China exposed by the State General Tax Administration (SGTA). Determination of the government to improve the taxation environment; Information on the case of Jinhua of Zhejiang Province, Enwei of Sichuan Province and Nangong of Hebei Province; Self-protection activities of the local governments.

Looks at the economic growth of the Chu River Delta in China. Advantages for a commodity economy; Average annual increase in agricultural output; Experiment with the modern enterprise system; Introduction of conglomerates; Efforts toward sustainable development.

Focuses on issues discussed at the 1996 China Exports Commodities Fair. Participants and attendees; Mix of commodities sold and the range of countries involved in the fair; Foreign trade reform achievements; Brand-name sense and trademark ownership concerns.

Presents highlights from the 1996 China Export Commodities Fair. Main commodity transactions; Results of foreign trade reforms in China; Growing popularity of Chinese brand-name products; Efforts to prevent trademark ownership violations; History of the commodities fair.

Reports on China's increased output of personal computers in 1995. Cooperation between Great Wall Co. Ltd., a domestic brand and International Business Machines Corp., the world's leading computer enterprise; Comments from deputy director of the Information Center of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, Zhu Pengju.

Reports on the government of China's attempt to combat corruption. Country's mechanism for fighting corruption; Country's exposition and investigation of corruption and bribery cases; Why the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Administration was founded; Expansion of cooperation with the international community; Observations from Zhao Dengju, deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Focuses on the use of transnational conglomerates in China. Effect on China; Features; Information on industrial conglomerates; Financial cliques; Personnel training; Competition.

Focuses on the positive economic status of farmers in southern Jiangsu, China. Per-capita income of the farmers in 1994; Comparison with their living standards in the 1980s; Government support of crops and farming methods; Industries supplementing the farmers' agricultural income.

Details career-profile of Bi Jilong, former deputy secretary-general of the UN. Bi's works as in-charge of the UN Department of Technical Cooperation for Development; Bi's opinions regarding status of member developing countries, existing problems before UN and future of the organization.

Discusses the efforts exerted by the Chinese government between March and April 1995 to protect intellectual property rights. Results of the Sino-US consultations on copyrights; Protection of audio-visual products and computers; List of Chinese products targeted for trade retaliation; Issue on Chinese sovereignty and irrational demands; Publicity; Laws against piracy; Seeking legal protection.

Presents an interview with Shanghai's Vice-Mayor Zhao Qizheng regarding the achievements made in Pudong in China and the plans for its future development.

Reports on the topics discussed at the Third Session of the Eight National People's Congress (NPC) and the Third Session of the Eight National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Reform of state-owned enterprises; Agricultural issue; Inflation; Social security and the struggle against corruption.

Reports on the adoption of the Law on the People's Bank of China on March 18, 1995 on the Third Session of the Eighth National People's Congress. Provision of a legal framework for the establishment of an overall system based on the central bank; Law as a prerequisite for China to stabilize its currency, the Renminbi; Procedures involved; Monetary policies; Major functions of the People's Bank of China. INSET: Nature and status of the People's Bank of China..

Discusses the economic opportunities in China's Bohai Rim region. Prospects for region's economic upsurge in 21st century; Region's geographical makeup; Characteristics that make Bohai Rim a center of economic activity; Outline of region's economic development plan; Plans for increased economic cooperation with foreign entities; Application of Bohai Rim model to other economic regions.

Reports on the growth of China's electronics industry in 1994. Progress in the information processing project called the Golden Bridge Project; Focus for 1995; Minister Hu Qili's call for the entire sector to strive to construct a modern electronic information processing industry in China.

Reports on the implementation of the new system of taxation in China. Unification of tax laws; Unified value-added tax and business tax; Separation of state levy and local taxes; Lower tax burden on foreign investors; Raising the tax-consciousness of citizens.

Features the China's reform policies for the reform of its banking system. Commercial banks established from 1986 to 1993; Shortcomings in the financial system; Turning the People's Bank of China into an actual central bank; Turning specialized banks into real commercial banks; Financial institutions within the network; Development of the financial market system.

Focuses on the implementation of China's taxation regulations and the revised Personal Income Tax Law on January 1, 1994. State financial system in China prior to 1980; System defects; Unification of personal income tax; Reform of enterprise income tax; Reform of turnover tax; Reform of other tax categories; Reform of tax levying and management system; Tax revenue sharing system.

Discusses China's efforts to build highways to alleviate the problem of hindered economic development. Forecast of total highway transportation network by the year 2000; Handling of freight and passenger transport; Sector most closely linked to the economy; Summary of highway construction effort since 1988; Main problems; More.

Reports on the efforts to improve the handling capacity of China's coastal and inland ports. Effect of increased economic activity; Operation of harbors at maximum capacity; Eighth Five-Year Plan (1991-1995) of China's Ministry of Communication; Construction of four international deep water ports; Use of foreign capital.

Reports on re-employment efforts in China. Reasons for the unemployment in the country; Re-employment projects; Employment concept; Employment policies.

Focuses on China's First Session of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC) held on March 5-19, 1998, adopting the institutional restructuring plan of the State Council. List of the progress made in government restructuring; Targets and principles of the modern government restructuring.

Reports that China has entered the world's top ten trading countries and regions in 1997 according to the World Trade Organization. Developments in export and import trade of China; Reason for China's achievements; Features in absorbing foreign capital in 1997; Goals for 1998 foreign trade; Propose policies and measures to develop export markets.

Focuses on the efforts to diversity the economic undertakings of the oilfields of Daqing, China, to achieve sustainable development. Introduction of new technology to tap potential resources; Stable and moderately increasing production in the Daqing oilfields since it reached its peak in 1976; Development goals.

Reports on China's reemployment project which aims to resolve the problem of unemployment caused by the numerous redundant workers from state-owned enterprises. Problem of unemployment in state-owned and other businesses; Principles set in the provisions of the State Council program; Service centers; Achievements and pressures in the reemployment project.

Focuses on the cooperation between the Chinese government and the Boeing Corp. Contract signed by Air China to buy five 777-200 aircraft; China's first purchase of the model; Estimated number of Boeing aircraft operated by China's aviation companies; First country to host an overseas service representative office of Boeing; Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's visit to Boeing's head office in Seattle.

The article discusses the reform of state-owned enterprises in China which is an important component of the nation's restructuring. Enhancement of overall efficiency of public economy and improvement of entire state-owned capital; Corporation and conglomerate strategy; State's supportive measures to help state-owned enterprises improve production scale, efficiency and competitive capacity; Benefits from merging.

Focuses on the Technological Innovation Fund for Technology-Based Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) in China. Impact of SME on the economy; How the fund differs from non-governmental funds or commercial risk investment; How the fund supports the technological innovation of technology-based SME.

Reports on the Gansu Dunhuang Art Theater's presentation in Beijing, China of the dance called Donhuang Ancient Music. Featuring of the Tang music; Basing of the music score on the `pipa'; Choreographers.

Reports on the amendments made to the Law on Criminal Procedure and the Law on Administrative Penalities in China, at the Fourth Session of the Eighth National People's Congress. Definition of the concept of offender in the amended Law on Criminal Procedure; Why the Law on Administrative penalties was designed; Amendment of the constitution to include a socialist market economy; Description of market economy laws enacted; Legislative trends in China.

Reports on the development of ports, fisheries and coastal tourism in Zhejiang Province, China. History of port operations; Implementation of marine development strategy; Development of aquaculture.

Highlights issues and topics discussed at the 1994 CITIC International Economic Forum II in Beijing, China. Focus on China's economic condition in the year 2000; Economic trends in Asia; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) status; Role of investment.

Discusses the results of merging China's dual exchange rates and abolishing the official exchange rate of the Renminbi. Includes the amount of foreign exchanges settled and sold in April 1994; Creation of a banking system for exchange settlements and sales; Interbank foreign exchange trading markets; Improvement of exchange rate formation mechanisms.

Reports on the Beijing International High Tech Industrial Week held on May 11-15, 1998 in China. Details on the seminars conducted; Information on the exhibition at the Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Center; Contracts and agreements signed during the event.

Evaluates the term of the Eighth National People's Congress of China from March 1993 to March 1998. Information on legislations related to the market economy; Features of the revised Criminal Procedure Law and Criminal Law; Legislations concerning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Shortcomings in legislation.

Presents statistics on the economy of China for 1999. Gross domestic product; Agricultural production; Industrial growth.

Interviews Arthur L. Kobler, president of AT&T China Inc., regarding the economic development in China. Development on infrastructure construction industry and other sectors; Satisfaction of the company on the economic environment in the country; Information on the company.

Interviews Doctor Rainer Kloubert, chief representative of Robert Bosch GmbH in China. Background of Kloubert; His fluency in the Chinese language; Business operations of his company in China.

Reports the briefing given by Minister Zeng Peiyan of the State Development Planning Commission of China to journalists regarding the economic conditions of China. Challenges facing the Chinese economy; Events that have affected the economic growth of China; Plan of the government to stimulate consumption and investment to maintain economic growth.

Reports on the sensationalism of `Toy Story', world's first three-dimensional cartoon film, in Beijing and Shanghai, China. Adventures of cartoon characters in the film; Implication of the film on the children of all nations; Award won by the film.

Reports that Snow-Lotus cashmere sweaters produced by the Beijing Snow-Lotus Cashmere Co. Ltd. have been acknowledged by ISO-9001. Awards received by the product; Statement from Li Yuanzheng, general manager of the company.

Focuses on the trend of China's taxation reform. Statement from Xiang Huaicheng, deputy director of the State Administration of Taxation; Plan to eliminate preferential taxes; Mistake made in implementing tax reform in 1994; Keys in establishing a structure featuring a tax declaration system, computer network, centralized tax management and inspection.

Reports on the reformation of state-owned business enterprises in China. Expansion of the experimentation with modern enterprise system; Promotion of mergers; Transfer of operational mechanisms.

Reports on the research achievement exhibition hosted by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) and the Bell-Northern Research (BNR) at the BUPT-BNR Center. Aim of the center; Achievements of the center; Two main objectives of the center.

Reports on the expanded use of foreign investments in Beijing, China. Benefits from foreign investments; Increased productive projects; Imports and exports of the city.

Informs about the '95 Shanxi International Economic and Trade Symposium in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province in September 16, 1995. Features of symposium; Valued resources of Shanxi.

Informs about China International Trust and Investment Corp.'s plans to improve Daxie Island's economy and attract foreign investment for cooperation in projects related to harbors, wharfs, warehousing, storage and transportation. Evaluation of investment prospects by foreign companies.