Challenges or Opportunities?——Developments of China's Grain Industry since WTO Entry

Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy,while grain is the cornet stone of that foundation.It is also essential for subsis- tence and development of the mankind. In recent years,especially since its entry     

Agriculture

CCPIT-Specialized Sub-Council of Agriculture(hereafter"Sub-Coun- cil")is growing stronger day by day along with the development of the re- form and opening-up in China.During the past 20 years since its foundation,under     

Grasping Historic Opportunity for our Great Goal

Anhui,located in the hinterland of EastChina,is an area of transition from thesoutheast coastal areas to the hinterlandof China.Along with its rich natural resourcesof coal,iron,copper,sulphur and limestonethat are among some of the biggest depositsin China,Anhui also ranks among the 10richest provinces and regions nationwide forits output of grain,cotton,oils,silkwormcocoon,fruit,Chinese medicinal herbs,tea,pork,beef and sheep.Anhui is famous for itsscenic spots of the Mount Huangshan,MountJiuhua,Mount Tianju,Mount Qiyun andancient residential districts in Huizhou.So ithas become an important production base inChina for its energy,raw materials andagricultural by-products production andtourism. Since the reform and opening to theoutside began,Anhui has grasped theopportunity of Pudong's development andopening on the middle-and-upper reaches ofthe Yangtze River to expand its opening     

China's High-Tech Industry

In 1986, China began to implement its Fast high-tech research and development programme, the 863 Programme. Its objective was to lay a solid foundation for the take-off of the national economy by the end of this century or the beginning of the next. After years of concerted efforts, the 863 Programme has made breakthrough     

NEW POLICIES FOR PUDONG DEVELOPMENT

As a major area of China for reform andopening and economic developmentin the 90s and the next century,Pudongis in a period for beefing up its development.The next stage of its development will requirenational support and involvement.For thispurpose,the central government is offeringmore preferential policies on the basis ofcontinuing the former preferential policiesfor Pudong,thus accelerating its developmentduring the Ninth Five-Year Plan period.The     

A Survey of Tibet's Natural Resources

Ⅰ. Agricultural resources Agriculture, the foundation of Tibet's economic development, demonstrates its chief superiority in the following aspects: 1. Concentrated arable land, large and varied grassland and rich waste land. The 3.36 million mu of arable land in Tibet are centered onthe valleys of "one jiang and two rivers" with abundant water and excellent temperature. According to 1990 statistics, the total areas of arable land in the 18 counties and cities situated on the middle section of the "one jiang and two     

Reforms on SOEs Can Be Done in a Number of Ways

China is actively exploring new ways to utilize foreign capitals including encouraging international merger, the establishment of enterprise investment foundation, risk investments, stock markets and franchising in order to speed up the process of reforms on the state owned enterprises (SOEs), and to promote the development of medium and small enterprises through participating in global production.     

YANTAI:Apple's Hometown

Yantai is located in the northeast of the Shandong Province.It is bordered by both the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.Although Yantai is not a metropolis like Beijing and Shanghai,it has its own unique charm. Yantai is a small sleepy port city on the Shandong coast that to this day still retains some of its colonial charm.The city is fairly small but there is a bustling development zone and large container and shipbuilding ports.The seaside is home to a promenade for walking or relaxing.Among the seaside a...     

Hebei Sets Sights on Coastal Economy

Hebei Province is setting its sights on the economic development of its coastal area and the gtate Council has officially approved the development plan. "The Hebei Coastal Area Development Plan,upgraded to a national strategy,is a great event in Hebei's history.The province will make full use of this advantage and make itself an important growth center in Bohai Bay," said Zhao Yong,deputy governor of Hebei,at a press conference organized by the State Council Information Office on Dec.1.     

“Theory on China's Grain Crisis” Lacks Scientific Basis

China is marching on towards the21st century with full confidence,and is forging ahead towards thegoal of socialist modernization. Near theturn of the century, a piece of sensationalnews was transmitted from abroad: "Whowill support China by the year 2030?" Thisproblem was put forward by Mr. Brown,director of the American Research Instituteof World Observation, He said that China'sPopulation is increasing, its cultivated landis decreasing, sown areas are being reducedand will continue to be reduced. The per unitarea yield is approaching its ultimate, so thattotal output will continue to fall. By the year2030, grain output produced by China itselfwill be reduced to 263 million tons, and willnot meet the grain needs of 479 million tonsor 568 million tons or 641 million tons for apopulation of 1.6 billion (consumption percapita is counted in terms of 300 kg, 350 kg     

Shanghai Opens Its Door to Businessmen Worldwide

Shanghai is the largest economic hub in China and the most important seaport for foreign trade. Since the start of the 1990s when it began carrying out its development strategy of "opening and developing the Pudong Area" and "building up an international economic, financial and trading centre" and exploring with every possible means a development course to the construction of an huge international metropolitan, the city     

Qinghai's Strategy For Foreign Economic and Trade Development

Qinghai Province in northwest China has recently drawn up its strategy for foreign economic and trade development. The highlights include optimizing its investment climate, developing channels for introducing foreign capital and making good use of foreign funds, the development of natural resources and the reform of its medium-to-large enterprises to improve and benefit the development of its poverty-striken     

China, Japan and South Korea：Trade Integration under Economic Globalization

Economic globalization and regional economic integration are the two majot trends of world economic development. In the practice of regional economic integration, the EU and NAFTA as two successful models, has had a significant impact on world economic pattern. Until July 2007, the global effective free trade agreement （FTA） reached 143. In recent years, FTA among developed and developing countries and regions are on the rise. Within regions, such as ASEAN and Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, there have been 14 FTA （including early harvest plan） in operation. To achieve regional economic cooperation in East Asia, the key is to build economic integration among China, Japan and South Korea. Therefore, economic integration among the three is their inevitable choice in the backdrop of economic globalization. While trade integration is the foundation and prerequisite of economic integration, and the former can promote the formation and development of the latter.     

Thinking and Exploring： Road to ModemLogistics Development

Logistics came into being with manufacturing and circulation of products, and is developing with the improvemeut of market economy. Afterm any years‘ development, international logistics has formed its operation mechanism on the basis of market adjustment. With continuously increased     

Shanghai World Expo, Not Only in Shanghai

The World Expo is a huge event sponsored by national governments. It is the world＇s highest level of comprehensive exhibitions with many countries and international organizations＇ participation. Since the first Expo held in London in 1851, the Expo has been recording and making tremendous contributions to the prosperity and progress of human civilization in over 150 years. Time proves that the Expo is a great opportunity for the host country to promote economic growth and social development, brings long-term economic and social benefits, as well as enhances its international status. Therefore, almost all countries attach great importance to holding the Expo. It is really a unique opportunity for the hosting country to promote economic development, upgrade,technology, speed up the domestic infrastructure construction, strengthen international cooperation, and display its own civilization.     

Guizhou''''s Goals in the Development of West China

Guizhou is situated in the southwestof China. In 1998, the gross domesticproduct of this province reachedRMB84188 million.As its basic status of agriculture isgetting stable and strong, by 1998, percapita share of grain by rural populationreached over 350 kilograms. In themeantime, the green industry and thespecialized agriculture have developedsteadily, and the livestock husbandry hasretained a consistent increase for 20years.The industry is expanding in size,having formed some key manufact…     

MUYANG GROUP

With its headquarters in the historic city of Yangzhou,Jiangsu Muyang Group Co.,Ltd has since its founding in 1967 grown into a well-known group corporation whose activities cover research ＆ development,project design,manufacturing,installation and services in a multitude of industries including feed machinery and engineering,storage engineering,grain machinery and engineering,environmental protection,conveying equipment and automatic control systems.     

Xylograph Waterprinting,Practical Techniques to Make Contemporary Cultural Relics

Xylograph Waterprinting,known as a "living cultural relic" of the Rongbaozhai brand, was registered in the Directory of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritages. It is famous for its techniques of large-format calligraphy reproduction and its lifelike painting facsimiles. In China's Foreign Trade's exclusive interview with Wang Tiequan, Administrative Vice General Manager of Rongbaozhai. He introduced the history and the development of Rongbaozhai, and how it plans to adapt competitively to the current market conditions at home and abroad.     

Sichuan Opening to the Ontisde World

Expanding its opening is a major eventin the economic development ofSichuan, a big hinterland province inChina. Sichuan will adhere to the guidelineof promoting development by opening, andpromoting further progress by exploitation,and make full use of two resources, twomarkets at home and abroad and becomeactively involved in exchange and competitionat home and abroad. It will further strengthenthe work of foreign trade, foreign capital,foreign economy, foreign affairs and tradingport, and by the turn of this century, moredevelopment will be made in the foreign-oriented economy of the whole province,creating a new way for the hinterland province     

China Underscores Scientific and Technological Innovation for Sustained Agricultural Growth

Chinese authorities issued its first policy document for 2012,underscoring the importance of scientific and technological innovation for sustained agricultural growth. To ensure an effective supply of agricultural products is vital to the country's overall and strategic development amid the complicated global economic situation,deepening influence of global climate changes and increasing shortages of arable land and water at home,said the document,the ninth of its kind since 2004 to address rural problems.