Trading places
Numerous benefits await those companies willing to look beyond China’s big coastal cities
Doing Business in China
Resources
In recent years, business and trade links between the UK and China has deepened across a range of industries and sectors. British exports to China rose 40 per cent in the first half of the year. Yet the business environment remains challenging, especially for western companies.
Bilateral thinking
The deepening trade relationship between China - soon to become the world’s number one exporter of goods - and the UK promises rich rewards for both sides, writes John Willman
Spending time
With a gloomy forecast for exports and investment, China is looking to its own consumers to maintain recent turbo-charged growth, writes Geoff Dyer
Missing links
Poor transport networks are hampering China’s evolution into an efficient place to do business
Year of the draconian
The past 12 months have seen crackdowns on the media, internet and even manufacturing
Dangers of success
Pride in recent triumphs is blinding China’s leaders to their weaknesses and need for reform
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SECOND CITIES
EDUCATION
New school ties
Demand for western-style education is prompting British schools and universities to set up in China
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Slow going
Private ownership has allowed machinery group JCB to take a long-term view in its China operations
INSURANCE
Assured performance
With 450,000 customers across the country, the man from the Pru is making his face known in China
LABOUR CONDITIONS
Rights and wrongs
Sourcing products from China continues to raise ethical concerns for British companies
TRAINING
Course of change
A joint EU-China initiative aims to help managers adapt to doing business in the People’s Republic
MEDIA
Brand building
Television services group Red Bee has found that rebranding in China is not always commercially driven
TIMELINE
Treaty and trade
A guide to some of the key events in the 150-year relationship between British and Chinese business
