China has a population of more than 1.3 billion with a labor force of more than 786 million people. Covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, it is the world’s fourth largest country after Russia, Canada and the USA. The country is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four Central Government municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The country recorded GDP growth of around 10% year-on-year in 2008 and from 1996 to 2006 the year-on-year GDP growth was consistently above 7.0%. In 2008, its GDP reached US$7.8 trillion, which was the second largest in the world after the USA. The RMB (currency of China) appreciated over 5% in 2006 and is anticipated to see continued appreciation in the coming five years.

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Legislation (Source: The Shanghai Municipal People's Government / Investment Shanghai)

• Foreign Investment Examination and Approval (Shanghai)

• Interim Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on Joint-stock Cooperative Enterprises (Shanghai)

• Interim Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on the Comprehensive Administration of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Center Zone (Shanghai)

• Law of People’s Republic of China on Wholly-Foreign Owned Enterprises (Shanghai)

•  The Company Law of the People's Republic of China (revised in 2005) (Shanghai)

Local Newspaper

• China Daily

• Shanghai Daily (Shanghai)

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