Emerging Markets: China. Long-term investment projects such as electrical power generation require a thorough understanding of all attributes of doing business in that country. China is currently the focus of investment and market penetration strategies of multinational firms worldwide. Using the Web (you might start with the Web sites listed below), build a database on doing business in China, and prepare an update of many of the factors discussed in this chapter.

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, PRC english.mofcom.gov.cn China Investment Trust and Investment Corporation www.citic.com/wps/portal/

enlimited ChinaNet Investment Pages www.chinanet-online.com