1. The People's Republic of China Names: Chris Young, Suman,Jacqueline Ng Course Code: BBB 4M Teacher Name: Mrs. Hills Due Date: May 27, 2009

2. Map of China 中國中國 中国中国

3. China Full name: The People's Republic of China Population: 1,330,044,544 Some Languages spoken in China are: - Mandarin - Cantonese - Shanghainese Government Type: Communism GDP- per capital (PPP) (2008): $4869.68 CAD Climate: 4 seasons Two Famous University in China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking UniversityShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityPeking University

4. Competitive Advantages of China Three products that are best known are: Chinese Tea, Chinese Painting and Clothing Two innovations of China include: Space Suit, Spacecraft China natural resources: Coal Competitive advantages of China: - low labour cost - large labour forces

5. Currency 1.00 CNY= 0.160867 CAD 1.00 CAD = 6.21564 CNY CNY symbol: ¥

6. Facilities / Infrastructures in China Airport Airline transportation Communication Utilities Health Financial

7. Working in China Job Title: Italian Office secretary Location: Beijing, China Salary: 15000-20000 RMB Office Building Name : Shangdu SOHO Rent: CAD16-26/sqm/month

8. Three Ways to do Business in China Licensing Joint Venture Wholly owned subsidiary

9. Dos and Taboos Dos Polite Discussion Shake hands with each other Wear Business Attire Taboos Late Schedule meeting on holiday Go to night club

10. Risks to invest in China Political Risk: Risk scale 7 Economic/ Financial Risk: Risk scale 5 Social/ Cultural Risk: Risk scale 7 Technical/ Commercial Risk: Risk scale 7 Natural/ Physical Risk: Risk scale 9

11. Members of international trade organization World Trade Organization World Bank Group International Monetary Fund Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

12. Market in China Age Structure: 0-14 years: 19.8% 15-64 years: 72.1% 65 years and over: 8.1% Median Age: Total: 34.1 years male: 33.5 years female: 34.7 years Per capita income of families : RMB 26,100.00 (USD3,480.00) Literacy level in China : 90.9% Labour Force: 807.7 million - agriculture: 43% - industry: 25% - services: 32%

13. Product

14. Commercial in China

15. Advantages to invest in China: low labour cost large labour forces not fully developed market Conclusion