Penn State University Libraries - Reference Sources

• China's Trade with the United States and the World (January 23, 2006) [CRS Report for Congress]

• China - U.S. Trade Issues (May 12, 2008) [CRS Report for Congress]

• Doing Business in China : a Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce]

• Doing Business in Hong Kong and Macau: a Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce]

• The EU's Relations with China [European Union]

  • Partnerships and strategy
  • Economic and trade relations

• Trade Policy Review: China [World Trade Organization (WTO)]

  • Recent press release with links to reports, data and official WTO documents

• U.S.-China Trade Relations U.S. Trade Representative

International Business Councils

• USCBC (The US-China Business Council)

  • Reports, analysis, and statistics
  • U.S.-China trade, economy, foreign investment, finance, and manufacturing
  • USCBC survey results, best practices

• CBBC (China-Britain Business Council)

• CCBC (Canada China Business Council)

• ACBC (Australia China Business Council)

• China Banking Regulatory Commission

  • Rules and Regulations
  • Public Notices
  • Statistics
  • Languages: Chinese and English

• Chinese Security Regulatory Commission

  • Laws and regulations
  • Statistical information
  • Languages: Chinese and English

Banks

• People's Bank of China [People's Republic of China]

  • Central bank of China

• China 's largest state-owned commercial banks:

  • Agricultural Bank of China

  • Bank of China

  • Bank of Communications

  • China Construction Bank

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Stock Exchanges

These websites provide:

• Company information and trading information
• Regulatory framework and rules
• Market data and statistics, annual fact book

• Shanghai Stock Exchange

• Shenzhen Stock Exchange

• Hong Kong Stock Exchange

• China [U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce]

  • Industry Overview
  • Market Research Report

• China Market

  • Daily briefing
  • National laws
  • Government affairs
  • China products
  • China companies

• An Introduction to China 's Provinces, Municipalities, and Autonomous Regions [China Internet Information Center]

  • Regions and cities
  • General economic, social, and geographic information
  • Industry and market information

• KPMG Hong Kong

  • Detailed reports of consumer markets, financial services, industrial markets, information, communications, entertainment, property, and infrastructure

• The McKinsey Quarterly

  • Markets and business issues in China, India, and other countries
  • Registration required (free)
  • Some articles require purchase

China's top industries:

• Machinery and transportation equipment
• IT and consumer electronics
• Textiles
• Leather products
• Electronic components
• Miscellaneous manufacturing

Reports and Resources

• U.S. Commercial Service China [export.gov, U.S. Department of Commerce]

• Going Global: Prospects and challenges for Chinese Companies on the World Stage [IBM Business Consulting Services]

• KPMG Hong Kong

  • Industry research reports

• Fortune Global 500 (China ) [CNN]

• China's 40 Largest Companies [Forbes]

• China's Top 20 Brands [BusinessWeek]

• Corporation Information

• Asia Sources

• China Culture [Ministry of Culture]

• Bucknall, Kevin B., Chinese Business Etiquette and Culture
  Penn State Libraries' electronic resource

• China - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette [Kwintessential]

• Chinese Business Culture [about.com]