Doing Business with China
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paints and coatings industry 342 “45, 343, 344, 345
partners
identifying and assessing 203 “05
relations with 255
partnerships 31
party organizations 257 “58
passenger car market 291 “93, 291, 292, 293
Patent Re-examination Board 167
patents 164 “68
enforcement 170 “72
foreign exchange payments 274
'patience, persistence and product' rule 180
payment terms, import contracts 205 “06
payments infrastructure 269 “70
PBT production 317, 317
PC (personal computer) market 332 “33, 332
PC ( polycarbonates ) production 316 “17, 316
People's Courts 135, 137
People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) 327
personal relationships, importance of 196 “97
petrochemical industry 346 “51, 347, 348, 350
see also petrochemical industry
pharmaceuticals 352 “55, 353, 354
PICC (People's Insurance Company of China) 327
plastics industry 315 “18, 315, 316, 317
polyamides production 315 “16, 315, 316
polycarbonates (PC) production 316 “17, 316
polyether ether ketone production 318
polyimide production 318
polyoxymethylene (POM) production 317, 317
polyphenylene sulphide production 318
polysulphone production 318
POM (polyoxymethylene) production 317, 317
population statistics 33 “36, 34, 35, 36, 37
annual survey 55 “56
ports 241 “42
post-shipment finance 267 “68
potassium sorbitate production 321
power distance 184 “85, 186 , 189, 195 “96
pre-feasibility studies, joint ventures 212 “13
Premier, powers of the 23
prescription drug market 352
preservatives production 321
pre-shipment finance 267 “68
price controls 91, 94
price terms, import contracts 205
prices surveys 57
pricing practices 235
primary industry 30 “31
private enterprises 95
private car ownership 292, 293
private sector 29 “32, 30
privatization 143
processing and assembly agreements 129
product introduction meetings 204
productivity improvements 3 “4
professional services 356 “58
profit remittances, foreign exchange payments 274 “75
promotion practices 238
promotional advertising 359 “63, 359, 361, 362, 363
provincial foreign trade companies 94
provincial level governments 26, 26, 27, 28
Provisions on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investment 7
public relations 255 “62
macro 259 “62
micro 255 “59
publicity techniques 261 “62