By Julia Gu
Feb. 3 – At the eighth annual World Famous Brands Assembly (WFBA) recently held in Jakarta, Indonesia, the U.S.-China Economic Trade and Investment General Chamber of Commerce, the Europe-America-Asia Cooperation Union for Investment in Industry and Commerce, and the World Cities and World Business Research Association jointly released a list of the “2011 Top 50 Chinese Cities with Strongest Investment Potential.”
By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping concluded his recent visit to the United States when he left Los Angeles, California, wrapping up his official visit to the Unites States completing the first leg of his three nation tour which also took him to Ireland and Turkey.
Xi visited Washington, DC, the state of Iowa and Los Angeles during the five-day trip to America as a guest of his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden. He met with U.S. President Barack Obama and held talks with Biden. He also participated in a number of trade and economic events and had wide-ranging contacts with the American people from all walks of life.
USTR and USDA welcome concrete results in trade negotiations, reiterate need to achieve greater market access for U.S. exporters
Chengdu, China – [Nov. 21, 2011] marked the conclusion of the 22nd session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Chengdu, China. United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson co-chaired the JCCT along with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also participated in the discussions.
China clamps down on expats working in China – but which visa type is required?
Posted on December 30, 2011 by China Briefing
Dec. 30 – China currently issues nine different types of visa for various purposes, however for foreign nationals working in China, only the Z visa is valid. Here we provide details on all of the different types of visas and their applications and permitted uses as follows. A summary on the Z visa situation and the required supporting documentation is provided at the end.
The nine types of Chinese visas fall into two categories, namely, ordinary and diplomatic visas. The ordinary visa consists of eight types, which are respectively marked with Chinese phonetic letters F, L, Z, X, C, J-1, J-2 and G. The diplomatic visa is marked D.
Editor's note: The Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper on China's peaceful development on Sept. 6, 2011. Following is the full text:
Situated in the East, China, a country with an ancient civilization and a population of more than 1.3 billion, is making big strides in its advance toward modernization. What path of development has China chosen? What will China's development bring to the rest of the world? These issues are the focus of the whole world.
China has declared to the rest of the world on many occasions that it takes a path of peaceful development and is committed to upholding world peace and promoting common development and prosperity for all countries. At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century and on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China declared solemnly again to the world that peaceful development is a strategic choice made by China to realize modernization, [to] make itself strong and prosperous, and [to] make more contribution[s] to the progress of human civilization. China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development.
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