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OCTOBER – NOVEMBER<br />
5 | 2009<br />
<strong>Happy</strong><br />
<strong>Birthday</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>China</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Germany</strong>!<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ultimate<br />
Business Tool<br />
Chops in <strong>China</strong><br />
C TICKER<br />
60 60<br />
Farewell with a Plea<br />
Professor Walter on Tour in <strong>China</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> Run of <strong>China</strong><br />
Marathons on the Wall <strong>and</strong> Across the Country<br />
BEIJING | SHANGHAI | SOUTH CHINA<br />
Free Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the<br />
GERMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CHINA<br />
2009 August - September 1
2 August - September 2009
German Bell Thomas Berch<strong>to</strong>ld Marco Bettega Monika Bitsche Roman<br />
2000: 1 st Place “Manager Magazin”, Design Annual Report * 1 st Place “Manager Magazin”, Ranking s-dax Annual Report *<br />
Bösch Melanie Buhmann Jennifer Dai Rol<strong>and</strong> Darjes Nick Diehl Cornelia<br />
2001: 1 st Place “Manager Magazin”, Total Ranking Annual Report * 1 st Place “Manager Magazin”, Ranking m-dax Annual<br />
Engler Christina Erne Anuschka Fink Hubert Fink Michael Fontain<br />
Report * 2 nd Place “Manager Magazin”, Total Ranking Annual Report * 2002: 1 st Place alc (Austrian Leading Companies)<br />
Michael Fröhle Bianca Fels Peter Förg Klaus Forschinger Fabian Gantert<br />
Most Dynamic Businesses (Category: “Goldener Mittelbau”) * 2 nd Place “Manager Magazin”, Ranking s-dax Annual Report<br />
Samantha Groeblacher Yvonne Hanschitz-Orasch Matthias Helbach Cornelia<br />
* 3 rd Place “Manager Magazin”, Total Ranking Annual Report * Bronze “Berliner Type” Annual Report * 3 rd Place alc<br />
Held Bettina Jäger Robert Kastner Cornelia Kaufmann Martin Keim Lara<br />
(Austrian Leading Companies) Most Dynamic Businesses (Category: “Goldener Mittelbau”) * 2003: 5 th Place “Ranking<br />
Kocab Christian Kräutler Kerstin Künzle Tino Le Duigou Christian Ler-<br />
Week” Full Service Agency * 2 nd Place “Manager Magazin”, Ranking s-dax Annual Report * 1 st Place alc (Austrian<br />
cher Eric Lin Yang Liu Daniela Loacker Peter Loacker Stephanie Locher Oli-<br />
Leading Companies) Most Dynamic Businesses (Category: “Goldener Mittelbau”) * 2004: 5 th Place “Ranking Week” Full<br />
ver Lorenz Nina Mayer Alan Masetti Scott Mastin Irene Mathis<br />
Service Agentur * 2 nd Place “Manager Magazin”, Ranking s-dax Annual Report * Best Design “Manager Magazin” Annual<br />
Monika Mathis Sabine Mattle Richard Morscher Daniela Neumeister Amy<br />
Report * Award “Printers Club Award”, Annual Report * 2005: 6 th Place “Ranking Week” Full Service Agency * 1 st Place<br />
Ou Nicole Prate Beatrice Purin Jürgen Raich Heidi Rehner Fabienne<br />
“Manager Magazin”, Ranking s-dax Annual Report * 5 th Place “Manager Magazin”, Total Ranking Annual Report * Award<br />
Rieger Johannes Röttger Petra Rumpl Christian Saubert Iris Scheibler<br />
“Printers Club Award”, Annual Report * 2006: 4 th Place “Ranking Week” Full Service Agency * 1 st Place “Manager<br />
Natalie Scherer Karin Schertler Michael Schlebes Claudia Schmid<br />
Magazin”, Total Ranking Annual Report * 1 st Place Total Ranking s-dax, Annual Report * strong team. excellent results.<br />
Daniela Schnetzer Bernd Schuler S<strong>and</strong>ra Schuster Andreas Siegele<br />
* Silver Award “Berliner Type” Annual Report * Award “Deutsche Druck Industrie” Annual Report * Award<br />
Sonja Skerbinjek Brian Smith Carola Sturn Christian Sturn Nian<br />
“Deutscher Printers Award“ Annual Report * Innovation Prize “Deutsche Druck Industrie” Annual Report *<br />
Sun Volker Troy Denis Vellacher Walter Witschuinig Bernhard<br />
2007: “International Printer of the Year “Sappi Award” Annual Report * 2008: Silver International Calendar<br />
Widmann Chris<strong>to</strong>ph Winder Annie Xia Grace Zhang Tracy Zhang<br />
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4 August - September 2009<br />
Celebrating a Joint<br />
Success S<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
<strong>The</strong> year 2009 comes in with plenty of ceremonial occasions. Both nations, the Federal Republic of<br />
<strong>Germany</strong> <strong>and</strong> the People’s Republic of <strong>China</strong> celebrate their 60 th birthday. <strong>The</strong> two countries can<br />
be very proud of this anniversary <strong>and</strong> their development over the last decades. Today, <strong>China</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Germany</strong> st<strong>and</strong> among the three biggest export nations in the world. A position they could not have<br />
achieved without their extensive bilateral co-operation. <strong>Germany</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>China</strong> have become mutually<br />
indispensable business partners on the global market over the past six decades. However, the roots<br />
of trade relations between the two countries exceed their stately existence by far.<br />
In ancient times, people from Europe <strong>and</strong> the Far East utilised the legendary Silk Road for their<br />
first commercial relations. <strong>The</strong> discovery of a seaway in the 16 th century enabled tradesmen <strong>to</strong><br />
transfer goods between Europe <strong>and</strong> the Far East on a larger scale. A further big step forward for the<br />
intercontinental exchange was the establishment of an air path. This succeeded primarily in 1926<br />
when Lufthansa managed <strong>to</strong> finish off its first flight from <strong>Germany</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>China</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing miles<strong>to</strong>ne in the recent his<strong>to</strong>ry of Sino-German commercial relations is<br />
doubtlessly <strong>China</strong>’s opening for global trade starting in the late 1970s. <strong>The</strong> well-known Can<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Fair in Guangzhou can be seen as a symbol for this. It has been <strong>China</strong>’s first exhibition facilitating<br />
international companies <strong>to</strong> present their products. Today, the semi-annual event is the country’s<br />
biggest tradeshow <strong>and</strong> exposes the largest product variety. <strong>The</strong> 106 th Can<strong>to</strong>n Fair is right around<br />
the corner <strong>and</strong> starts on the 15 th of Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. Let’s hope that <strong>China</strong> uses this opportunity <strong>to</strong> further<br />
facilitate free trade <strong>and</strong> ease the travel policies for foreigners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Can<strong>to</strong>n Fair also underlines the importance of South <strong>China</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Pearl River Delta in<br />
particular. <strong>The</strong> region known as the "world’s workbench” has blossomed in<strong>to</strong> one of the key driving<br />
fac<strong>to</strong>rs for the Chinese economy. During the course of this, more <strong>and</strong> more international companies<br />
invest in the region <strong>and</strong> establish new branch offices. Being the GCC chairman in this dynamic<br />
business environment is a great honour, <strong>and</strong> I am very much looking forward <strong>to</strong> exercising my new<br />
office <strong>and</strong> participating in the further economic growth of this exciting place.<br />
Enjoy reading!<br />
With kind regards,<br />
GCC All-<strong>China</strong> Board Members<br />
Dr. Richard Hausmann<br />
Chairman, GCC l Beijing<br />
CEO <strong>and</strong> President<br />
Siemens Ltd. <strong>China</strong><br />
Ms. Jutta Ludwig<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
GCC l Beijing<br />
Mr. Arved von zur<br />
Mühlen<br />
Chairman GCC l<br />
Shanghai<br />
Managing Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
<strong>Great</strong>er <strong>China</strong><br />
Lufthansa German<br />
Airlines<br />
Nico Beilharz<br />
Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce l South <strong>China</strong><br />
General Manager Southern <strong>China</strong> of Lufthansa German Airlines<br />
Mr. Manfred Rothgänger<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
GCC l Shanghai<br />
Mr. Nico Beilharz<br />
Chairman<br />
GCC l South <strong>China</strong><br />
General Manager<br />
Southern <strong>China</strong><br />
Lufthansa German<br />
Airlines<br />
Ms. Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Voss<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
GCC l South <strong>China</strong>
2009 August - September 5
CONTENTS<br />
Business Focus<br />
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10<br />
24<br />
30<br />
32<br />
36<br />
34<br />
39<br />
40<br />
48<br />
57<br />
News from Berlin <strong>and</strong> Brussels<br />
Member News<br />
Beijing<br />
Shanghai<br />
South <strong>China</strong><br />
Cover S<strong>to</strong>ry: 60/60 <strong>Happy</strong><br />
<strong>Birthday</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>China</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Germany</strong><br />
A double anniversary marks 120 years of<br />
Sino-German cooperation<br />
Expat ROI<br />
A brief guide <strong>to</strong> talent mobility in <strong>China</strong><br />
Chinese Chops<br />
Underst<strong>and</strong>ing the importance of the “seal”<br />
Regional Spotlight:<br />
North <strong>China</strong>: Changchun<br />
South <strong>China</strong>: Zhanjiang<br />
East <strong>China</strong>: Xuzhou<br />
Meet the Member:<br />
Gerhard Luebken: TÜV Rheinl<strong>and</strong><br />
Rene Teuscher: Millennium Hongqiao Hotel<br />
Joachim Zwicky: Weiss Voetsch<br />
Andreas Kunz: CNC<br />
Kurt Fasser: CON MOTO<br />
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‘<strong>Germany</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>China</strong>’ <strong>to</strong> hit Wuhan<br />
this autumn<br />
6 August - September 2009<br />
Chamber News<br />
42<br />
43<br />
46<br />
52<br />
60<br />
Cover S<strong>to</strong>ry: 60/60<br />
"120 Years" of Sino-German Cooperation<br />
Chamber notices<br />
74<br />
All-<strong>China</strong><br />
Deutsche Bank Chief Economist Prof.<br />
Norbert Walter <strong>to</strong>ured <strong>China</strong> <strong>to</strong> speak<br />
about the current financial crisis, lessons <strong>to</strong><br />
be learned <strong>and</strong> what the future will hold.<br />
Beijing<br />
Financing companies <strong>and</strong> networking was<br />
the focus of the summer Chamber activities<br />
in the Tianjin area.<br />
Shanghai<br />
While VW talked about its strategy, a<br />
webinar showed a positive outlook for<br />
German business in the Yangtze Delta <strong>and</strong><br />
in <strong>China</strong>.<br />
South <strong>China</strong><br />
A managerial discussion of compliance,<br />
certification <strong>and</strong> training matters was on<br />
the agenda of a number of seminars in the<br />
South.<br />
Community<br />
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66<br />
68<br />
72<br />
74<br />
76<br />
78<br />
80<br />
82<br />
84<br />
85<br />
86<br />
Expo in Brief<br />
Environment<br />
Chinese Eco-Cities: Lofty aspirations may<br />
not be enough <strong>to</strong> make these cities rise up.<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Education<br />
A look at how (E)MBA programmes can<br />
benefit companies <strong>and</strong> employees alike.<br />
Health<br />
Thinking in the now with “mindfulness” can<br />
be the key <strong>to</strong> both relaxation <strong>and</strong> success.<br />
Sports<br />
<strong>China</strong>’s greatest monument hosts a marathon.<br />
New Books<br />
Giving Back<br />
Education matters most as earthquake<br />
relief paves the way for the Chinese youth.<br />
Art & Culture<br />
Explore something new in Beijing <strong>and</strong><br />
Shanghai, while retaining the classic in<br />
Chengdu.<br />
Travel<br />
Discovering the famous <strong>and</strong> less well known<br />
sights of Xi’an.<br />
This & That<br />
Follow our new comic ‘<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> People’<br />
Church Calendar<br />
Chamber Events Calendar<br />
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