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Business Guide to West China
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Setting the scene—West China
1.1 Historical context
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1.2 Modern policies and initiatives
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1.3 Economic overview
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17
CHAPTER 2
Provinces, autonomous regions and cities of West China
CHONGQING
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GANSU
: Lanzhou
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33
GUIZHOU
: Guiyang
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41
NINGXIA
: Yinchuan
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50
QINGHAI
: Xining
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57
SHAANXI
: Xi’an
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64
SICHUAN
: Chengdu
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72
TIBET
: Lhasa, Tibet’s border trade
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82
XINJIANG
: Alashankou, Kashgar, Urumqi, Xinjiang’s border trade
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90
YUNNAN
: Kunming, Yunnan’s border trade
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103
CHAPTER 3
Establishing business
3.1 Choosing your China structure
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3.2 Development zones
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3.3 Regional updates
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CHAPTER 4
Industries
4.1 Infrastructure developments
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4.2 Energy
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4.3 Environment
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4.4 IPR issues
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4.5 International schools
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CHAPTER 5
Future outlook
CHAPTER 6
Directory and reference
Basic resources; Consulates; Business associations; Transportation and hotels;
Exhibition centers
Glossary
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Further reading
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NINGXIA
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SHAANXI
JIANG-
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HENAN
HUBEI
SICHUAN
YUNNAN
HAINAN
GUIZHOU HUNAN
ANHUI
ZHE-
JIANG
FUJIAN
GUANGDONG
GUANGXI
ZHUANGA.R.
QINGHAI
GANSU
XIN JIANGUYGHURA.R.
TIBETA.R.
HEBEI
INNERMONGOLIAA.R.
CHONGQING
SHANGHAI
Hohhot
Yin-
chuan
Xi'an
Lanzhou
Xining
Urumqi
Jinan
Nan-
jing
Zhengzhou
Wuhan
Nanchang
Fuzhou
Taiwan
Guangzhou
Haikou
HONGKONG
MACAU
Changsha
Guiyang
Chengdu
Lhasa
Kunming
Nanning
Shijiazhuang
Hefei
Hangzhou
HEILONGJIANG
Harbin
JILIN
LIAONING
Shenyang
BEIJING
TIANJIN
SHAN-
DONG
Changchun
SHANXI
JIANGSU
ZHEJIANG
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Yinchuan
Guiyang
Taiyuan
HEILONGJIANG
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