Business

• Bamboo Goalposts: one man’s quest to teach the People’s Republic of China
to love football. By Rowan Simons. Macmillan.  Not just about football, full of insights about how to get things done in business.
• Business Insights: China practical advice on entry strategy and engagement. Edited by Jonathan Reuvid.  Kogan Page.  Excellent book covering all aspects of the China business environment.
• Mr China: a memoir. By Tim Clissold. Constable & Robinson. Fascinating and brilliant account of business in China in the 1990s.
• The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century. By Will Hutton. Little Brown. Lucid and well-researched book about the growing importance of China to the world economy.
• China Shakes the World: the rise of a hungry nation. By James Kynge. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Must have.
• Billions: selling to the new Chinese consumer. By Tom Doctoroff. Palgrave Macmillan. Sound analysis of changing consumer habits of an increasingly wealthy nation.
• One Billion Customers: lessons from the front line of doing business in China. By James McGregor. Wall Street Journal Books. Absorbing account from the perspective both of a journalist and businessman.

Handbooks

• Business Insights: China - Practical Advice on Entry Strategy and Engagement, 2008. Kogan Page, edited by Jonathan Reuvid. Indispensable.
• The China Business Handbook. Alain Charles Publishing. Excellent source of information for an ever growing readership.
• Active Business Travel – China is a conveniently-sized handbook, centred on the interests and needs of business executives travelling to China. It contains business and travel information in the current year, together with handy tips such as Chinese psyche, etiquette and useful Chinese phrases for regular travellers. For sample chapters and purchase of the book, please click here.

Periodicals

• Business China (published by Economist Intelligence Unit)

Travel & General Interest

• River Town. By Peter Hessler. John Murray.
• Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior. By Liam D'Arcy Brown. John Murray.

Controversy & Alternative Points of View

• The China Dream. By Joe Studwell. Profile Books.
• The Tiananmen Papers. Edited by Andrew Nathan and Perry Link. Little, Brown & Co

History

• Mao: A life. By Philip Short. Hodder & Stoughton
• The Long March. By Ed Jocelyn and Andrew McEwen. Constable & Robinson

China Provincial Governments

A. Municipalities under the central government

Beijing government http://www.beijing.gov.cn/
The official website of Beijing municipal government. Features include: Beijing economy, government & policy, education, digital atlas, Beijing on-line service, Letter to the Mayor. English version with limited contents.

Chongqing government http://www.cq.gov.cn/
The official website of Chongqing municipal government. Features include: A glance at Chongqing, Chongqing economy, government & policy, government circulars, social development, Chongqing on-line service, Letter to the Mayor. English version with limited contents.

Shanghai government http://www.shanghai.gov.cn
The official website of Shanghai municipal government. Excellent English version. Features include: Basic Facts, Investment, Laws & Policies, Economy, Gazette, Statistics, Infrastructure, Pudong, Education, City Agencies, City Life.

Tianjin government http://www.tj.gov.cn
The official website of Tianjin municipal government. Features include: Structure and functions, Decrees & Local Ordinances, BinHai New Area, International Cooperation, Tianjin Higher education, Tianjin news, economic info, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone. English version with limited contents.




B. Provinces & autonomous regions

Anhui provincial government http://www.ah.gov.cn/
The official website of Anhui Provincial government. Features include: Structure and functions, government archive, latest release, laws and regulations, economic info, foreign investment and brand names.

Fujian provincial government http://www.fujian.gov.cn
The official website of Fujian provincial government. Features include: Structure and functions, government and policies, laws and regulations, photo archive, Letter to the Governor, Fujian and Taiwan, TWO and Fujian.

Guangdong provincial government
N/A

Guangxi autonomous region government http://www.gxi.gov.cn
The official website of Guangxi provincial government. Features include: About Guangxi, government offices, policy and law, economy and trade, investment guide, annual reports and related websites. English version features include Guangxi info, survey of Guangxi, economy and development, policy and law, investment guide and tourism.

Hainan provincial government http://www.hi.gov.cn/index_c.htm
The official website of Hainan provincial government. Features include: About Hainan, structure and functions, policy and law, investment guide, strategic planning, tropic agriculture, emerging industries, tourism, cities & counties in Hainan, and related websites. English version not available yet.

Hebei provincial government http://www.hebei-window.com/index.php
The official website of Hebei provincial government. Features include: About Hebei, structure and functions, policy and law, finance info, e-commerce, industrial and commercial companies, and related websites. English version with very limited contents.

Heilongjiang provincial government
N/A

Harbin Foreign Investment Administration Bureau http://www.hfiab.gov.cn/en/indexe.htm
The official English website of the provincial capital of Heilongjiang province. Features include: About HFIAB, Brief introduction, Investment Environment, Utilizing Foreign Investment.

Henan provincial government http://www.henan.gov.cn/
The official website of Henan provincial government. Features include: About Henan, structure and functions, investment policy, laws and regulations, local governments, brand names.

Hunan provincial government
N/A

Inner Mongolia autonomous region government
N/A

Jilin provincial government http://www.jilin.gov.cn/
The official website of Jilin provincial government. Features include: About Jilin, structure and functions, policy and law, government circulars, economy and trade, investment guide, on-line offices, government procurement, digital maps, and related websites. English version with very limited contents.

Jiangsu provincial government
N/A




Liaoning provincial government http://www.ln.gov.cn/
The official website of Liaoning provincial government. Features include: About Liaoning, structure and functions, policy and law, government circulars, letter to the governor, news on industry and agriculture, state companies and related websites.

Ningxia Hui autonomous region government
N/A

Qinghai provincial government
N/A

Shaanxi provincial government
N/A

Xi'an city government http://www.xa.gov.cn/
The official website of Xi'an government. Features include: About Xi'an, structure and function, Xi'an Gazette, online government, economy and construction, Science and technology, tourism, Western development, and related websites.

Shandong provincial government
N/A

Shanxi provincial government http://www.shanxi-china.com/english/
The official website of Shanxi provincial government. Features include: About Shanxi, Shanxi today, government offices, industry and commerce, statistical data, development zones, investment policy, state companies and related websites. Good English version.

Sichuan provincial government http://www.sichuan.gov.cn
The official website of Sichuan provincial government. Features include: About Sichuan, structure and functions, policy and law, economy and agriculture, and related websites to provincial offices and local other governments.

Xizang (Tibet) autonomous region government
N/A

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region government http://www.xj.gov.cn
The official website of Xinjiang government. Features include: About Xinjiang, structure and functions, policy and law, investment guide, economy info, social development, tourism and related websites.

Yunnan provincial government http://www.yn.gov.cn/
The official website of Yunnan provincial government. Features include: About Yunnan, government offices, government and policy, government procurement, investment policy, natural resources, tourism, national minorities and related websites. English version under construction

Kunming city government http://www.kmpg.gov.cn/~english/
English website of the Kunming city government. Features include survey of Kunming, tourism, the local economy, and Mayor's Email box.

Zhejiang provincial government http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn/
The official website of Zhejiang provincial government. Features include: About Zhejiang, structure and functions, laws and regulations, investment guide, economy info, social development, tourism and related websites. English version under construction

Government Departments & Important Organisations

China West investment http://www.onlinew.gov.cn/
The official website of China's development for western provinces (covering Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang [Tibet], Guangxi and Inner Mongolia). Features include: About the West, investment guide, policy and law, industrial and commercial companies, and related websites. English version with limited contents - http://www.onlinew.gov.cn/english/e1.htm

Website for China State Development Planning Commission. http://www.sdpc.gov.cn
(in Chinese) Features include: About SDPC, structure and functions, local SDPC branches, local price offices, live links to other ministerial websites.

Website for China Ministry of Education. http://www.moe.gov.cn
(in Chinese)About MOE, education trends, education laws and regulations, MOE policies, and other important documents

Website for National Bureau of Statistics of China. http://www.stats.gov.cn
In Chinese, English version with limited contents.

Website for China Ministry of Railways. http://www.chinamor.cn.net
(in Chinese) About MOR, structure and functions, laws and regulations, railway yellow pages, railway timetables, related railway groups and corporations, and top news

Website for China Ministry of Communications. http://www.moc.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About MOC structure and functions, MOC policies and announcements, laws and regulations, industry management, international cooperation, communications information and statistical data

Website for China Ministry of Agriculture. http://www.agri.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About MOA, news releases, MOA circulars and announcements, laws and regulations, analysis and forecast, domestic and international trends, WTO documents in Chinese and English and related agro websites.

Website for China Ministry of Information Industry. http://www.mii.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About MII, structure and functions, laws and regulations, IT management, telecoms prices, MII policies and announcements and statistical data.




Website for China State Drug Administration. http://www.sda.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About SDA, structure and functions, laws and regulations, SDA policies and announcements, latest trends, related bodies and statistical data.

Website for China Ministry of Health. http://www.moh.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About MOH, structure and functions, laws and regulations, latest trends, related bodies and statistical data.

Website for China Drug Business net. Sponsored by the State Economic and Trade Commission http://www.yyjm.net.cn
(in Chinese) About the net, business trends, laws and regulations, drug market, drug business management and e-magazines.

Website for China coal industry. http://www.chinacoal.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About China Coal Association, industry information, China coal information, laws and regulations, mines safety, coal import and export, coal companies and coal technology.

Website for China Machinery Industry Federation. http://www.mei.net.cn
English version with limited contents. About CMIF, industry information, Agro machinery, engineering machinery, machine tools, instruments, food packaging, car industry and other civil engineering

Website for China Academy of Sciences. http://www.cashq.ac.cn
(in Chinese) About CAS, CAS introduction, academic divisions and members, research and development, international cooperation, publications and statistical data. English version with limited contents.

Website for Civil Aviation Administration of China. http://www.caac.gov.cn
(in Chinese) English version with limited contents. About CAAC, structure and functions, laws and regulations, aviation safety, aviation management, and statistical data and related websites.

Website for China Textile Economic Information. Sponsored by China Textile Industry Association. http://www.ctei.gov.cn
(in Chinese) The English version offers: News, Business Centre, Market Price, Customs Statistics, Industry Statistics, Directory and Expo Info

Website for China Building Material Info. Sponsored by China Building Materials Association. http://www.bm.cei.gov.cn/state
(in Chinese) About CBMA, CBMA documents, industry information, market info, new building materials, related industries, company information, statistical data.

Website for China General Administration of Quality Supervision , Inspection and Quarantine. http://www.ciq.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About CIQ, structure and functions, laws and regulations, CIQ circulars, Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, China ISO and related websites.

Website for China Economic Information Network. http://www.cei.gov.cn
(in Chinese) About CEIN, China economy analysis, China economy data, regional economy, stock exchanges, laws and regulations, industry reports, daily top news, live links to government websites, other national and provincial websites, and related websites.

Website for China Stainless Steel Net. http://www.chinese.cn-ss.com
(in Chinese) China Stainless steel industry, demand and supply information, company news, list of companies and related websites

Website for China's e-commerce net. http://www.meetchina.com
(in Chinese) About meetchina.com, introduction to services, world business centre, custom service centre, market & PR.

http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/
Very useful site covering intellectual property issues, particularly as they relate to foreign investments and businesses.