| China and the WTO
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| Market Entry and Restructuring Operations
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- World trading system
- The major agreements
- GATT and GATS
- TRIMs Agreement
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- Current investment models and choice of business vehicles
- Mergers and division of existing FIEs
- Establishment of WFOEs pre-and post-WTO
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| Import, Export and Customs
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| Local Content Regime
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- China's trade and customs regime
- Customs declaration, registration and clearance procedures
- Restrictions on import and export of goods
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- Local content requirements
- Direct local content requirements
- Indirect local content requirements
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| Intellectual Property
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| Trading and Distribution
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- Standards, enforcement and dispute settlement
- Amendments to the Copyright, Trademark and Patent Laws
- Protection of software
- Protection of trade secrets
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- Distribution channels
- Bonded zones in China
- Qualifications for setting up foreign trade JVs, and trading rights
- Transportation and logistics services
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| Tax Reform
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| Financial Services Sector
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- Current tax structure
- Taxation in China's special investment areas
- The new tax regime and the WTO
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- Banking and Insurance
- Fund management
- Impact of WTO on the financial services sector
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| Telecommunications, Media and Technology
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| Industrial Sectors I – Oil and Gas Industries
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- Basic telecom services and value-added services
- Foreign investment in the telecom sector
- Introducing domestic and foreign competition
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- The regulatory regime
- Pricing and distribution
- Local protectionism
- Trading, licensing and quotas
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| Industrial Sectors II – Automobile Industry
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- WTO impact on domestic automotive producers
- Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
- Establishment of auto joint ventures
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