Business in Beijing

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: International Trade and Business in Beijing China. Syllabus:

1. Beijing: the political and cultural capital of China.
2. The Economy of Beijing.
3. Chinese “Silicon Valley.”
4. The main economic Districts and Counties of Beijing.
5. International Trade of Beijing
6. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Beijing.
7. Case Study:
   - Lenovo.
   - Founder Group.
   - aluminium Corporation of China.
   - Sinochem Group.

Sample of the Sub-subject: Doing Business in Beijing:

Sub-Subject Description: Foreign Trade and Business in Beijing:

Beijing: the Chinese “Silicon Valley.”

1. Beijing is the political, financial, and cultural centre of the People's Republic of China.
2. The population of Beijing is 15 millions of people.
3. The majority of the residents in Beijing are of the Han ethnic Group.
4. Beijing is the home to hundreds of thousands of Chinese, foreign and Sino-foreign companies.
5. Foreign companies alone have employed 20,000 locals (most are young professionals with high revenues.
6. Many top 500 global enterprises (Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Sun, Hitachi), all occupied in high-tech industries, are situated mainly in Haidian District.
7. Gross domestic product of Beijing was double that of 2000.
8. The main economic districts and counties of Beijing: Dongcheng, Haidian, Fengtai, Tongzhou, Chaoyang, Chongwen, Shijingshan, Yanqing, Xicheng, Xuanwu, Shunyi
9. High tech and modern manufacturing companies have become the leading forces of the industrial growth of Beijing
10. Haidian hosts the Haidian Science Park, known as the Silicon Valley of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Fengtai District is as a major resource for the high-tech industry.