Abstract
This paper discusses and evaluates Chinese foreign policy towards the US from 2001 to 2004, focusing on the foreign policy goals of the Chinese vis a vis the US. The paper provides a description of specific developments over the period specified.

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"In the last couple of years ,starting about the time of the terrorist attacks on the United States, China's relations with the United States have undergone a marked improvement. The relationship in the last two years has been characterized as the best it has been since the Tienanmen Square violence of..."

Tags:china, us, foreign, policy, international, relations, taiwan, korea

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"TRADE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES

Introduction

This research examines trade between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and other Pacific Rim countries. Of interest in this context are the trends in such trade and the factors that affect or may affect these trends.

The Pacific Rim

The most common geographical designation in considerations of trade in the Pacific region is.."

Abstract
McDonald's is the largest food service retailer in the world with more than 30,000 restaurants in 121 countries. This paper explores the economic impact of McDonald's entering the Chinese market. The two main economic impacts discussed are employment and the encouraging of greater foreign trade and investment. It also briefly describes the economic collaboration between America and China, the restaurant industry in China, and the goals that McDonald's has for the Chinese Market.

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"Every new McDonald s Restaurant creates at least 100 new job opportunities depending on the size of the store. So by 2013 McDonalds would have created at least 100,000 more jobs for China s economy. In addition, McDonald s provides its employees with an opportunity to advance in the organization, McDonald s Restaurants offers comprehensive training programs to all staff levels and is committed to promoting from within. (http://www.sjross.com/mcdonalds.html) This commitment provides workers with increased pay and training. "

Tags:FDI, Chinese-Foreign, Joint, Ventures, Law, WTO

Abstract
This research examines how Chinese monetary policy is utilized as a foreign policy device for very specific gains in international relations in a fashion that other countries do not utilize their monetary policy. A large aspect of this discussion centres on the managed float of the Chinese currency, the Renminbi (RMB), which has only just recently been un-pegged from the U.S. dollar. The paper discusses, however, how there are several other aspects of China's monetary policy that have been used to indirectly influence, positively, Chinese positions in terms of international relations and foreign policy.

Tags:chinese, economic, policy

Abstract
This paper explores some of the issues involved in American investment in China. The paper shows how such investments allow us to learn a great deal about the specific relationship between the United States and American investors and the Chinese government and Chinese business people. It also demonstrates some of the many complexities involved in the foreign investment procedure.

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"Investing in a foreign nation can prove highly profitable for companies or groups of independent investors (or government entities themselves), but it is also a strategy that contains a great deal of risk. There are, however, well-established ways of reducing the risk to the foreign investor. The most important of these is in fact the same way that one reduces risk in any investment, which is to become as knowledgeable as possible about the present and future conditions that will affect that investment. The difficulties with foreign (over domestic) investment arise primarily from the fact that there are more conditions to be considered in foreign investment as well as the fact that it may be more difficult for the investor to obtain accurate information about conditions in another country. This is likely to be especially true of countries that are relatively closed to foreigners. This paper explores some of the issues involved in American investment in China. Such investments allow us to learn both a great deal about the specific relationship between the United States and American investors and the Chinese government and Chinese business people but also demonstrates something of the complexities that obtain in any case of foreign investment."

Tags:business, chinese, investor, government, consumer, market, wealth, beijing, trade

Abstract
This paper is a revision of an original paper that was revised to eliminate the somewhat problematic concept of "state-centered" analysis of investments. The resulting paper more accurately details the Chinese situation regarding foreign investments without compromising the basic findings of the earlier paper. Aslo, reliance on a single article has been reduced.

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"In 1979, in a dramatic reversal of its policy toward investment from foreign sources in its country, the People's Republic of China began to encourage foreign direct investment. Since 1949, China had maintained a rigid policy against foreign direct investment. After 1978, government began to allow such investment, although it attempted to maintain a degree of control (Pearson, 3). The change that resulted over the next decades was so profound that an American journalist living in Beijing and describing a "typical" Saturday outing with her children in 1998..."

Tags:china, investment, foreign

Abstract
The paper discusses the Chinese market which is rapidly changing in light of the increasingly global market place. The paper states that the economic boom in China's urban areas is creating a new consumer culture where the consumer has more disposable income, which has affected consumer preferences within the Chinese marketplace. The paper states that the result is that a sophisticated Chinese consumer is emerging and foreign companies need to market to their sophisticated needs, while at the same time marketing to the general population's needs. The paper states that the most effective way for a company to build a strong brand name in the rapidly emerging Chinese market is to adapt itself to the rapidly changing Chinese culture. The paper concludes that despite the numerous challenges that the Chinese market presents, a company can be successful if it spends the time and resources necessary to gain an in-depth understanding of the local culture and the Chinese consumer's attitudes and thus becomes prepared to cope with the many unexpected intricacies of the Chinese marketplace.

Outline:
Introduction
Understanding Cultural Issues
Collective Society
Brand Perception
Language
Aesthetic Sense
Conclusion

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"The Chinese people carry with them a strong aesthetic sense, based on their perceptions of nature. To the Chinese consumer, in general, images of the natural form are highly attractive. For example, mountains and animals are often used in association with brand names in order to create attractive brand imagery and visual displays. On the other hand, abstract symbols are not favored as they are inconsistent with the Chinese cultural preference for natural aesthetics. Further more, the marketer needs to understand that the Chinese people enjoy complicated forms and shapes and certain colors. For example, the color red is seen as being the most cheerful color and thus can be successfully used to attract people's attention. Another example is the Chinese preference for peaceful imagery, largely a result of the influence of such religions as Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. When a company is designing a strategy for marketing their brand in the Chinese marketplace, all of these aesthetic considerations must be made. Therefore, it is important to use specific colors and imagery in order to strengthen the brand's market presence and thus increase overall company profits."

Tags:economic, boom, Chinese, preference, traditions

Abstract
This research examines the supposition that China utilizes its foreign exchange rate to erect an effective barrier to foreign imports of goods and services while it encourages foreign direct investment. The strategy China employs to expand its export market and minimize its import market is simple but effective and not as blatantly antagonistic as an outright tariff on imports or imposition of quotas on imported goods.

Tags:foreign, exchange, rate

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The paper points out that Japanese and Chinese cultures are independent of one another in that they have accepted their own cultural ideas of others, focus on gender and religious beliefs over the course of time. However, the paper discusses how these views do parallel one another to a significant degree in that as time has elapsed many of the ideas that have survived are correlated between cultures, with individualized philosophies making them unique. For example, the paper notes that the Japanese are taught specific culture attitudes that they exhibit in every day life. The paper relates that the typical Japanese individual views those from other cultures as "outsiders" in Japan, regardless of the residency status of the person ("Japanese Culture", 2007, sec. 1) and this is because the Japanese individual is traditionally taught to be part of a group that is comprised of members of his or her own culture. The paper clarifies that this is not to suggest that the Japanese individual practices rude behavior to others or does not associate with those from other cultural groups. The paper notes that the Japanese individual is taught that despite differences that may exist, a decision can be reached in which both parties will be satisfied with the outcome, and so in most cases individuals foreign to Japan will not witness hostility from those in the Japanese culture.

From the Paper
"The Japanese and Chinese cultures are independent of one another in that they have accepted their own cultural ideas of others, focus on gender and religious beliefs over the course of time. However, these views do parallel one another to a significant degree in that as time has elapsed many of the ideas that have survived are correlated between cultures, with individualized philosophies making them unique. For example, the Japanese are taught specific culture attitudes that they exhibit in every day life. The typical Japanese individual views those from other cultures as "outsiders" in Japan, regardless of the residency status of the person..."

Tags:chinese, japan, culture

Abstract
This paper discusses China's economic policies, its monetary policies, and the use of its artificial control over its exchange rate as an unofficial brief of its foreign policy. The writer discusses that while China would never admit that its exchange rate was being utilized to influence its policies internationally, there can be little doubt that its former currency peg to the U.S. dollar and its current managed float currency exchange regime is a powerful negotiating ploy used internationally to improve its positions on trade, foreign relations, and bilateral agreements with various countries.

Tags:china, yuan, foreign