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China has become the world's manufacturing center. In 2005, US companies imported over $243 billion products from China, up from $100 billion in 2000. To remain competitive and profitable, more and more US manufacturers combine the best of American technology and advanced products with components built at lower offshore labor rates. Obviously, there are many countries that are candidates for overseas sourcing. China... offers inexpensive labor and engineering skills. The average wage rate ranges from $100 per month to $400 per month for labor ranging from blue collar assembly to white collar engineering. Every year, China adds 600,000 new engineers, which is more than eight times the number of engineers that the United States does. China also offers well developed industrial base, mature communications and transportation infrastructure, and stable economy.
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The China Center has been fortunate to receive support from both Zhejiang University and Long Island University to expand, remodel and refurnish the existing facilities. With a newly painted interior, new flooring, lighting, and air conditioning, students will find the refurbished Center a professional and welcoming environment in which to study and relax. The previous multi-function room has been expanded to twice its original size and a faculty office space was added to give students better access to their advisors. The newly designed computer room will be equipped with a broadband ADSL Internet connection and the multi-function room will be equipped with a Wi-Fi Internet connection and a digital data projector and screen for multimedia presentations and films.
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Despite these great challenges, China has made efforts to improve intellectual property rights protection. China has updated laws and regulations to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), as required by its WTO membership. Industry officials report improved cooperation with enforcement agencies on raids. China has stepped up coordination with foreign enforcement agencies in cases involving international organized crime. China established IPR law centers at Beijing University, Qinghua University, and People's University, among other institutions, and dispatched Chinese IPR policymakers, enforcement officials, and legal professionals to study other countries’ intellectual property enforcement techniques. In 2005, China ... required that government-procured computers come pre-loaded with legal software.
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China proper centers on the agricultural regions drained by three major rivers—the Huang He (Yellow River) in the north, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) in central China, and the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River) in the south. The country’s varied terrain includes vast deserts, towering mountains, high plateaus, and broad plains. Beijing, located in the north, is China’s capital and its cultural, economic, and communications center. Shanghai, located near the Yangtze, is the most populous urban center, the largest industrial and commercial city, and mainland China’s leading port.
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The launch of service in China will mark ECT's first foray into the critical Asia-Pacific market. A dedicated local corporate travel team and call center are the first steps in a much larger strategy to meet the needs of its global client base. With the addition of China to its global offering, travel managers will be able to drive travel policy compliance across a broader range of markets.
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SHANGHAI, China, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Systems Division of the international automotive supplier Continental AG has announced plans to build a dedicated Engineering Center in Shanghai, China. As outlined during the signing ceremony held in Shanghai today, the new Engineering Center will be composed of two facilities: one office site with design and test labs in Yangpu District of Shanghai and the other one with large-scale equipment for bench testing as an extension of the existing Continental Automotive Systems Shanghai facility in Jiading. Both facilities -- representing a total capital investment of euro 48 million -- will be fully operational at the beginning of 2009 and provide employment for about 450 people with the potential to increase up to 600 by 2011.
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