Major+Chinese+Cities


 * Due for April 12th class**

After reading the "Market Segment" article, each team member should choose a city from any region of China below and do some basic web research on it. (See pg. 59 of article for map and list of cities)

Describe and highlight main characteristics of that city to be taken in consideration for entering that particular area with a new US retail concept.

Compare your list with your teammates. Good info! No one else has picked this city yet and it has good potential.

__** Chengdu **__

-most important commercial center in Western China reconstruction will focus on sectors such as infrastructure, education, public health, energy and technology -150 million people in the vicinity of Chengdu, foreign firms view Chengdu as a low cost center for staffing R&D, manufacturing, and other commercial enterprises. **-**400 percent increase in GDP since 1995, nearly doubling its per capita disposable income -The Chengdu Government has identified the following 6 industries as pillar: Electronic information, Biology engineering and pharmaceutics, Machinery manufacturing (auto and aviation included), Food processing (tobacco included), Metallurgy and building materials, Petrochemical processing - becoming more attractive to companies viewing the west as a separate market for consumer goods -By the end of 2003, 78 fortune 500 companies had invested in Chengdu -Government is looking for ways to close the income gap and develop the west, Chengdu will continue to receive the full financial and political support of Beijing, and developing into the capital of China’s southwest market -cited as one of the top ten cities in China in which to invest

http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2006/12/05/city-report-chengdu/

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:10rAZs5ji04J:www.buyusa.gov/china/en/chengdu.html+tips+for+firms+entering+southwest+china&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&lr=lang_fr|lang_en&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

http://www.international.gc.ca/canadexport/articles/100305h.aspx