Index_P

P

paints and coatings industry 342 “45, 343, 344, 345

partners

identifying and assessing 203 “05

relations with 255

partnerships 31

party organizations 257 “58

passenger car market 291 “93, 291, 292, 293

Patent Re-examination Board 167

patents 164 “68

enforcement 170 “72

foreign exchange payments 274

'patience, persistence and product' rule 180

payment terms, import contracts 205 “06

payments infrastructure 269 “70

PBT production 317, 317

PC (personal computer) market 332 “33, 332

PC ( polycarbonates ) production 316 “17, 316

People's Courts 135, 137

People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) 327

personal relationships, importance of 196 “97

petrochemical industry 346 “51, 347, 348, 350

see also petrochemical industry

pharmaceuticals 352 “55, 353, 354

PICC (People's Insurance Company of China) 327

plastics industry 315 “18, 315, 316, 317

polyamides production 315 “16, 315, 316

polycarbonates (PC) production 316 “17, 316

polyether ether ketone production 318

polyimide production 318

polyoxymethylene (POM) production 317, 317

polyphenylene sulphide production 318

polysulphone production 318

POM (polyoxymethylene) production 317, 317

population statistics 33 “36, 34, 35, 36, 37

annual survey 55 “56

ports 241 “42

post-shipment finance 267 “68

potassium sorbitate production 321

power distance 184 “85, 186 , 189, 195 “96

pre-feasibility studies, joint ventures 212 “13

Premier, powers of the 23

prescription drug market 352

preservatives production 321

pre-shipment finance 267 “68

price controls 91, 94

price terms, import contracts 205

prices surveys 57

pricing practices 235

primary industry 30 “31

private enterprises 95

private car ownership 292, 293

private sector 29 “32, 30

privatization 143

processing and assembly agreements 129

product introduction meetings 204

productivity improvements 3 “4

professional services 356 “58

profit remittances, foreign exchange payments 274 “75

promotion practices 238

promotional advertising 359 “63, 359, 361, 362, 363

provincial foreign trade companies 94

provincial level governments 26, 26, 27, 28

Provisions on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investment 7

public relations 255 “62

macro 259 “62

micro 255 “59

publicity techniques 261 “62