Latest China Headlines
All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
China-EU Summit Opens
Oct 23 2000 // The annual summit meeting between the Chinese Government and the high level members of the European Union currently taking place in Beijing has so far failed to produce any new breakthrough which would assure China’s...
Barshefsky In Beijing – Seeks To Break China/WTO Impasse
Oct 12 2000 // Chief U.S. trade negotiator Charlene Barshefsky made an unscheduled trip to Beijing to meet premier Zhu Rongji in an apparent effort to break the impasse which has developed between Chinese and WTO negotiators in Geneva...
President Clinton Signs China PNTR Bill
Oct 11 2000 // On Tuesday night President Clinton signed into law the bill granting China Permanent Normal Trading Relations (PNTR), opening a new era between the U.S. and the People’s Republic, and furthering China’s bid to...
SENATE GRANTS CHINA PNTR STATUS
Oct 9 2000 // The U.S. Senate passed a bill granting China permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), thus clearing one of the final obstacles to the entry of the world’s most populous nation into the World Trade Organization...
New Chubb China Office To Serve Foreign Investors P/C Needs
Sep 29 2000 // Federal Insurance Company, a subsidiary of The Chubb Corp., officially opened a wholly owned branch office in Shanghai to “focus on the non-life insurance market for foreign-invested enterprises in...
Senate Approves PNTR Deal With China
Sep 20 2000 // As expected the U.S. Senate passed the bill granting China permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), thus clearing one of the final obstacles to the entry of the world’s most populous nation into the World Trade...
Chubb China License Finally Approved
Aug 16 2000 // Chubb Corp.’s license to do business in China has finally been approved after a lengthy delay . The Chinese originally agreed to issue licenses to Chubb and John Hancock in April of 1999, but tensions between the...
New State Farm Ad Campaign Targets West Coast Chinese Market
Aug 10 2000 // State Farm Insurance announced the launch of an advertising campaign targeting the Chinese community in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Toronto. The new marketing campaign will include television, print and radio ads that...
China Reviewing Aegon License
Jul 6 2000 // China is considering allowing Aegon’s Transamerica unit life insurance to operate in China according to a statement made by Aegon CEO Kees Storm. According to a Reuters report, Storm said Chinese Prime Minister Zhu...
CGNU Forms Investment Partnership With Government For China
Jun 19 2000 // CGNU and the U.K. government’s CDC Capital Partners, its emerging market investment agency (formerly the Commonwealth Development Corporation), announced the creation of an investment fund of up to $100 million in...
CIGNA President Calls For Senate PNTR Approval
Jun 6 2000 // CIGNA Corp. President and CEO H. Edward Hanway urged the U.S. Senate to approve the bill passed by the House giving China permanent normal trade relations status (PNTR). While approval by the Senate is widely expected, as...
BREAKTHROUGH IN WTO
May 29 2000 // On May 19, the European Union and China announced that they had reached a compromise on the terms of a trade agreement that would lead to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). At issue was EU demands...
Industry Heads Hail PNTR Vote
May 25 2000 // The House vote on Wednesday in favor of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China was widely praised by insurance industry leaders and the heads of companies in other sectors affected by the new trade terms, which...
CIAB Supports China Entry Into WTO – Applauds
May 24 2000 // The CIAB has endorsed China’s entry into the WTO without reservation, predicting that it would open “a wealth of opportunity for the financial services industry.” CIAB Board member Jesse J. Watkins in...
Breakthrough in EU/China WTO Negotiations
May 19 2000 // The European Union and China announced early this morning that they had reached agreement on the terms of a trade agreement between them which would lead to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. The end of...
EU/China To Hold New Talks on WTO Membership
May 15 2000 // Following the failure to reach an agreement last March between the European Community and China over membership in the World Trade Organization, both sides continued to characterize the existing gaps between their...
International Commmentary
May 15 2000 // China, PNTR and WTOÐPart II What is the Chinese Market? The Western world has long had an ongoing fascination with China’s enormous population-1.2 billion and counting. Corporate leaders fantasize that, if only 10...
International Commmentary
May 1 2000 // China, PNTR and WTOÐRealism and Caution The current phase of American trade and foreign policy towards China, which began with the recognition of the Communist regime by the Nixon administration in 1972, will reach...
EU, China Set New WTO Talks
Apr 27 2000 // The on-again, off-again negotiations between the European Community and China over the terms of a trade agreement, which could lead to China’s joining the WTO, are now set to resume beginning May 15. The European...
UPDATE – EU/China WTO Negotiations
Apr 13 2000 // Following the latest failure to reach agreement with his Chinese counterparts, Chief EU negotiator, Pascal Lamy, returned to Brussels for consultations with EU officials. He is reportedly seeking a broader mandate for...
