Chinese and African Enterprises in Cooperation

IN 1997, China changed from a net exporter to a net importer of oil. In 2004, Chen Biting, chair- man of the board of Shenhua Group – one of China’s leading coal producers – accompanied Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong on a tour of four African nations. During the tour, he signed a coal liquefaction synthetic oil cooperation project with South Af- rica’s Sasol Synfeuls International. Said Andre de Ruyter, president of Sasol Synfuels International (China), “China has more oil…     

Realities and Opportunities——Chinese Private Enterprises in Africa

正IN recent years,growing numbers of Chinese enterprises have initiated investment in Africa.From2009 to 2012,China’s direct investment in Africa increased from US$1.44 billion to US$2.52 billion,with an annual growth of 20.5 percent.Over the same period,China’s cumulative direct investment in Africa rose from US$9.33 billion to US$21.23billion.Currently,over 2,000 Chinese     

Corporate Social Responsibility——A Rite of Passage for Chinese Enterprises

CHINESE people often derisively refer to the rapidly prepared offerings of McDonald's and KFC as "junk food." Yet it was these two fast food giants that made the common people of China aware of the corporate social responsibilities (CSR) undertaken by transnational companies. When McDonald's and KFC entered China in the 1990s, public toilets were scarce and the facilities in hotels and restaurants were not for public use. But McDonald's and KFC allowed anyone at all. whether or not they were customers, to use their washrooms. The McDonald's and KFC logos consequently have particular significance to members of the Chinese general public, whether or not they eat there. A similar public spiritedness is now being displayed by a number of Chinese enterprises that have begun to make their washroom facilities open to the public. On rainy days, signs can also be seen in certain stores assuring shoppers that they are: "Welcome to take shelter from rain." It would appear, therefore, that corporate social responsibility, a concept introduced by transnational companies, is being taken on by Chinese enterprises.     

Traces of the Past and Tomorrow＇s Opportunities

In his book No Future Without Forgiveness Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, wrote: “Forgiving and being reconciled are not about pretending that things are other than they are...True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the pain and degradation, the truth... If the wrongdoer has come to the point of realizing his wrong, then one hopes there will be remorse,     

Enterprises Globalize as Sports Commercialize

China's 1.3 billionth citizen was born on January 6, 2005. Statistics show that if not for the Chinese birth control policy, he would otherwise have been its 1.7 billionth. There are suggestions in some quarters that the government should lift its stringent birth control policy. There is expressed concern in others that the policy will eventually cause serious social problems. China's current gender imbalance (men to women 119.92:100) is directly attributable to the traditional Chinese concept of male superiority.     

Yabuli：The Making of a“Chinese Davos”

ALBERT Suen,presi-dent of the Associa-tion for the Promotionof Trade and Eco-nomic CooperationbetweenMacaoandHeilongjiang,and     

Chinese Mining Enterprises in Zambia ＂Bad Employers＂？

In overlooking multiple faceted labor issues, Human Rights Watch has indiscriminately accused CNMC of deep-rooted, persistent human rights misdemeanors.     

Chinese Enterprises Plow Aheadin Africa＇s Farm Machinery Market

AFRICA has 60 percent of the world＇s uncultivated land and millions of potential jobs in the agricultural sec-tor, according to the World Bank and other institutions. Meanwhile, the utilization rate of tractors is only 10 percent and manual irrigation has been available on only four percent of cultivated land in Africa.     

The Inscrutable Charm of Chinese Bosses

THERE are currently more than 100,000 foreigners working in China, and their numbers continue to rise. They comprise lan- guage teachers and technical experts employed by the government, and executives and other white-collar workers at companies that have been taken over by Chinese enterprises - an ongo-     

透视联想并购风波

令人焦虑的等待之后,美国外国投资委员会(CFIUS)终于完成了对中国联想集团收购美国IBM个人电脑(PC)业务的审查。3月9日晚,联想向记者的电子邮箱中投送了一封邮件,透露了这一消息。至此,联想并购风波尘埃落定。IBM高级副总裁、候任联想首席执行官的沃德当晚表示,既然美国政府的审查已经完成,那么联想和IBM将迅速行动,整合双方PC业务。他透露,目前一切进展顺利,双方将在第二季度完成交易。一直为此揪着心的联想掌门人柳传志,在得到并购案已通过美国政府审查的消息后,长出一口气。10日上午,作为全国人大代表的他,在此间召开的全国“两…     

A Chinese Economist＇s View of the Global Financial Crisis

Amid the escalating global financial crisis, books on the gloomy topic are flying off the shelves. Which Way Should China Turn - When the Sub-prime Crisis Changed the World gives one Chinese economist＇s take on the cause and effects of the current crisis - and how one of the world＇s few growing economies should respond.     

Enterprises： Transformation from Economic to Social ＂Persons＂

SOCIAL accountability is now an important aspect of the Chinese enterprise business agenda. In this age of economic globalization, competitive advances from hardware to software and technology to technological products bring with them corporate concepts and ethics that must also be accepted and embraced. It is a situation that requires Chinese enterprises to transform themselves from economic to social entities.     

Chinese Reform：Thirty Years of Progress

A Western journalist covering the Beijing Olympic Games said that what touched him most were the smiling Chinese faces he saw, and that remark highlighted the fundamental changes that the past three decades of reform and opening-up have brought to the country. Indeed, compared with the smiles, which beam an increasing confidence, the sprawling cityscape of high-rise buildings has become an old story.     

Human Rights： Dialogue and International Cooperation

Dialogue is a major form of international cooperation on human rights issues. It is also instrumental in settling human rights dis-putes between nations. In this age of globalization, exten-sive global dialogues on human rights serve to deepen mutual understanding between nations, speed up the formation of international norms governing human rights, and hasten the advent of a harmonious world.     

Going Global： an Uphill Baffle

Chinese companies face a myriad of restrictions in offshore markets despite abundant access to financing CHINESE companies "going global" are increasingly welcomed in foreign markets. Even U.S. regulators, who once balked at the prospect of Chinese investment on American shores, now routinely approve     

Let Chinese Calligraphy Go Global -- An Interview with Zhao Changqing, Vice President of the Chinese Calligraphers＇ Association

One hot summer day not long ago, in the central courtyard of the Temple of Imperial Ancestors in Beijing, 30 Chinese and foreign calligraphers could be seen working on a 100-meter-long scroll they were preparing lor the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.     

China＇s Role in Global Climate Change Challenge

CLIMATE change is one of the biggest challenges faced by the international community today. Over the past few years, the problem has received escalating global attention and China has made active efforts in dealing with climate change, meeting its obliga- tinns set bv the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change （UNFCCC） and the Kyoto Protocol and playing a constructive role in international cooperation in the field.     

Migratory Manufacturers： Foreign Enterprises Relocate to Southeast Asia

DURING its momentous economic expansion, China quickly became one of the largest manufacturing countries in the world and was often referred to as the world’s factory. It attracted a huge amount of foreign investment and the "Made in China" tag became ubiquitous. In recent years China’s position in the world economy has changed further, and the country