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2008 Issue

China Currents · Volume 7, Number 3

4 articles on greater China's politics, economy, society and culture.

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Business

Banking Sector Challenges in China

China's Economy & Financial Market Context In 1980, as Chinese reforms were just getting under way, the country's gross national income amounted to 9% of the figure reported by the United States. Last year...

Business

China’s New Labor Law: A View from Foreign Business

January 2008 was my ninth year working in China, and it also marked the implementation of China’s new labor law. This law has had an immediate impact on foreign companies in China, and will influence business...

Economy

The Financial Crisis and China's Future Growth

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games offered a spectacular demonstration of the success and prosperity achieved by Chinese reform policies that opened the door to the outside world. However, as China enjoys...

Economy

China’s New Labor Contract Law: An Indian Perspective

China’s new labor contract law, adopted by the National People’s Congress in June 2007 and put into force in January 2008, is a landmark in the effort to achieve better labor standards in the country. It can...

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