The country's urban population is expected to grow to 750m by 2020, according to the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operatfon Forum.The government has set itself a goal of keeping the total population below 1.37bn until 2010. China has one of the lowest population growth rates in the world, with the total fertility rate falling to 1.8 in 2007.The declining growth rate is the result of stringent-and, it must be conceded, successful- population control measures implemented by the state.

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Glossary

Foreword

Basic facts

Population

Social progress

Climate

History

Government chart

Religion

Legal system

Visitor information

Getting there

Internal travel

Language

Hotels

Shopping and tipping

Money

Travel tips

Telecommunications

Government ministries and embassies

E-mail and the internet

Emergency situations

Medical emergencies

Prevention

Safety survival tips

Emergency survival tips

Air travel

Major carriers

International connections

China's aidines

Increased competition

Air travel tips

Train travel

Expatriate living

Social contacts

The cost of living

Expatriate housing

Serviced apartments

Relocation

International schools

Finding a property

Renting a property

Buying a property

Benefits of an agency

Serviced offices

Healthcare

Healthcare advice

Infections

Check-ups and dental services

How to prevent trouble

Language training

Chinese language schools

Continuing education

MBA programmes in China

Business etiquette

Recruitment

Finding and nurturing staff

Benefits and career development

Business culture and rules

Employment law

Taxation

Tax treaties

Individual Income Tax (liT)

Income tax on FIEs and FEs

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Business Tax

Tax planning

Logistics & transport

Insurance market

Forms of investment

Special investment zones

Representative offices

Sino-foreign joint ventures

Wholly foreign-owned enterprises

The set-up process

Holding companies

Branch offices

Business associations

Legal representation

Branding & marketing

Advertising

Intellectual property

internal IP review

IP registration in China

Copyright

Trade secrets/know how

Managing employees

The provinces

Anhui

Beijing

Chongqing

Fujian

Gansu

Guangdong

Guangxi

Guizhou

Hainan

Hebei

Heilongjiang

Henan

Hubei

Hunan

Inner Mongolia

Jiangsu

Jiangxi

Jilin

Liaoning

Ningxia

Qinghai

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Shanxi

Sichuan

Tianjin

Tibet

Xinjiang

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Macau

Hong Kong

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