Features

Food for thought: investing in China’s F&B industry

China’s obsession with food makes its food and beverage industry a particularly appetising prospect for potential foreign investors. However, although China has a huge consumer base—many of whom are already turned on to foreign cuisine—Rosario Di Maggio, Associate Director of Vistra says that this lucrative…

A legal evolution

Following Deng Xiaoping’s reforms China became a land of opportunities for many foreigners wishing to establish businesses and challenge themselves in a new country.

The Executive Interview: Jean-Marc Guyot, Chairman and CEO, GDF SUEZ China

Starting in Hong Kong and Macau, GDF SUEZ Group has been involved in environmental projects in China for more than 20 years. Jean-Marc Guyot has been in Beijing for just three months, but has been travelling regularly to China and conducting business in the Energy…

Haikou: An emerging industrial city

Haikou: An emerging industrial city Often referred to as the ‘coconut city’, Haikou is a prefecture-level city situated on the northern coast of Hainan

Developments in EU-China trade relations

Relations between the European Union and China have made significant advances in recent months.

EU-China Bilateral Investment Agreement negotiations

In this article Axel Berger of the German Development Institute takes a broad view of the current EU-China investment negotiations with respect to other international processes.

EU-China trade disputes: talking it over

After the recent period of EU-China trade friction, trade relations between the two regions are now on a more even keel.

Champing at the BIT

How European companies can benefit from a US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty, by Timothy P. Stratford, Covington and Burling LLP.

Trading places: The EU-China Trade Project

Launched in 2004, the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP), is the largest trade and investment-related cooperation project with China.