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Investor's Guide - Bureaucracy
China's bureaucracy can be slow,
complicated, and frustrating, especially for foreign executives
accustomed to the relatively efficient decision making process of
western businesses. Nevertheless, it is important for any foreign
manager to have some understanding of the organization of the national and local
governments in order to be productive in China. Patience is a
prerequisite to living, working, and making money in China. Those who
accept and adapt to "China on China's terms" will build better and more
enduring relationships and ultimately achieve greater success for their
companies.
Don't despair, however. There are
resources such as the government-run
Foreign Investment Commission and
Shanghai Municipal Economic Relations and Trade Commission (SMERT),
foreign chambers of commerce, and professional
consulting companies which can assist foreign firms in navigating the
maze of bureaucratic entanglements associated with investing in
China.
The following is a brief list of
Shanghai's Government leaders who may have some say in approving your
investment:
- Huang Ju
- Party Secretary of the Shanghai Committee of CPC
- Xu Kuangdi
- Mayor of Shanghai
- Hua Jianmin
- Vice Mayor
- Zhao Qizheng
- Vice Mayor, Pudong New Area
- Xie Lijuan
- Vice Mayor, Public Health & Education
- Xia Keqiang
- Vice Mayor, Transportation & Capital Construction
- Meng Jianzhu
- Vice Mayor, Agriculture
- Jiang Yiren
- Vice Mayor, Industry
- Sha Lin
- Vice Mayor, Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
- Gong Xueping
- Vice Mayor, Radio and Television
- Wang Zukang
- Chairman, SMERT &
FIC
- Wu Zhiyi
- Director, Shanghai Economic Commission
Click HERE for relevant government
agencies addresses and contact numbers
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