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Learning unit: Doing business in Guangzhou (Canton). Syllabus:

- Guangzhou (Canton). Economy and Foreign Trade. The Canton Fair.
- Shenzhen: A gateway for China to the outside world.
- Automotive sector in Guangzhou.
- Case study: Guangzhou Automobile Group.
- Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry.
- Case study: ZTE Corporation. Huawei.
- Logistic sector.
- Bio-pharmaceutical sector.
- Case study: Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings. Galanz Group.

M Course learning materials: En. Also available in Es Negocios en China Fr Affaires China Pt Negocios China

M Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.

Doing Business in China: China - Chinese economy - China: Marine transport and ports - Customs of China - FDI in China - Beijing - Shanghai - Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) Hong Kong

M Master International Business MIB for Chinese students

M Related International Trade Courses and Masters: Business in Eastern Asia - Master Business in Asia - Master in Emerging Markets - Master Business Asia Pacific Region.

Course summary Doing business in Guangzhou (Canton):

Doing business in Shenzhen (Guangzhou): A gateway for China to the outside world. Canton Fair. Automotive sector

Guangzhou has become one of the wealthiest Chinese cities. Its proximity from Hong Kong has permitted its development, and the one of the whole Guangdong region. Widely open to foreign investors, Canton is an important industrial and commercial centre, thanks notably to its International import and export fair.

Guangzhou has such three pillar industries as automobile, petrochemical and electronic information manufacturing.

Guangzhou is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta, one of mainland China's leading commercial and manufacturing regions. In 2009, the GDP reached ¥911.28 billion (US $133.5 billion), per capita was ¥89,498 (US $13,111).

Canton (Guangzhou) is the third biggest city in China. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12.78 million.

Example of the course Doing business in Guangzhou (Canton):
Doing business in Guangzhou (Canton)

The auto industry is one of the pillar industries of Guangzhou. In 2010, the auto output in Guangzhou reached 1.3584 million, accounting for 7.44% of the national total (18.2647 million). In 2010, 552 enterprises exported their vehicles and auto components to the world. By the end of 2010, Guangzhou has attracted 448 projects concerning auto and component production, involving a total investment volume of 9.258 billion USD.

Electronic information manufacturing industry is one of the three pillar industries in Guangzhou. In 2010, the total output of the electronic information manufacturing industry in Guangzhou reached RMB 180 million yuan, an increase of 32.8% compared to that of the corresponding period last year.

As a central city of the nation, Guangzhou is a national center for road, rail, air, sea and river transport and information. The city enjoys a solid economic foundation and a strategic geographic position for the development of international logistics.

Guangzhou, the “National Bioindustry Base” and “National Medicine Export Base”, has developed its biomedicine industry speedily under the “Industry Cluster” mode, which is crucial to the pattern of biomedicine development in China.

Guangzhou Municipal Board for International Investment (Invest Guangzhou) is a professional institution engaged in promoting international investment in Guangzhou.

Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangzhou Municipality is an administrative authority of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, responsible for Guangzhou’s foreign trade and economic cooperation.

Shenzhen: A gateway for China to the outside world

Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland and on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River. It neighbors Hong Kong. The total population that includes migrants reached 13.22 million by the end of 2010. Shenzhen is fourth on the Chinese mainland in terms of economic power and one of the cities that has generated the biggest economic returns.

Shenzhen is a link between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and a transport hub in coastal southern China. Of the Fortune Global 500 companies, 180 have branches in the city. One in every five mobile phones is made in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen is one of the most developed cities in China and a city that has grown the fastest. The city is also the high-tech and manufacturing hub in southern China, the world's fourth-busiest container port, China's fourth-busiest airport and one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. The high-tech, logistics, financial services and cultural industries are mainstays of the city.


The Canton Fair takes place twice a year. There is no doubt that it is the biggest import-export fair in the world. Inaugurated in 1957, the event has become very famous since then. Gathering more than 150, 000 buyers each year, the show is now a reference in the world of international exchanges.

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. ("GAC") is integrally converted into a joint stock company from the former limited liability company on June 28th, 2005. In 2008, GAG ranked 40th in “China Top 500 Enterprises”. Currently, the Group has a total market share of 3.37% in the automotive market in terms of sales volume.

ZTE Corporation is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions operating in more than 140 countries. ZTE was the only Chinese IT and telecoms manufacturer listed in Business Week 2005's Information Technology 100 and was also included in Business Week’s 2006 ranking of China's Top 20 Brands. The company has 15 global R&D centers located in the United States, France, Sweden, India and China.

ZTE Corporation China

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Their products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population. Huawei Holding is solely owned by employees of the Company, without any third parties, including the government bodies, holding any of its shares.

Huawei China

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sales of Chinese patent medicine and western pharmaceutical products including the research, development, manufacturing, sales, export and import of Chinese medicine, western pharmaceutical products, medical apparatus and hygienic materials.

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Galanz Group is a world-class enterprise with the target of building “a centennial enterprise and global brand” and has globally leading R&D centers of microwave oven, air conditioners and household appliances in Shunde and Zhongshan, Guangdong. It has 13 subsidiaries in headquarter, 52 sales offices across the country and branches in Honk Kong, Seoul (Korea) and North America. Today is the major producer of air conditioners in the world.

China Galanz Group

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