Economic Division

Directly under the jurisdiction of the Beijing WTO Affairs Center, this division provides research and consultancy services on economic issues.

Mission Statements :

•  To offer advice for the sustainable development of national economy and society based on the realistic economic condition of Beijing and China.

•  To provide the government, research institutes and enterprises with the research reports and economic early-warning concerning the WTO affairs.

•  To provide government leaders at all levels with the relevant theory for making the scientific decisions.

•  To undertake the investigation and research on the WTO issues.

•  To offer consultation service for the national and international enterprises in the respects of management, operation and market development.

Working content:

Focusing on the research of practical strategies and keeping abreast with the overall, strategic and long-term issues of national economy, to promptly track the tendency, analyze the contradiction, work out the strategies and forecast the prospect of the industries.

Expertise and Research scope:

Six full-time researchers with a master's or a doctorial degree of economics conduct research in World economy, International trade, international economic cooperation, Finance and currency, Commodity market, Foreign investment, Multilateral aids, International and regional economic and trade organizations, Foreign economic and trade strategy of China, the development of foreign trade and foreign funds in Beijing and the development of national trade, Planning on market operation, and Currency system reform.

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Major projects carried out:

The followings are the major projects accomplished independently and/or cooperatively with other divisions within the Beijing WTO Affairs Center:

1. drafting of Action Plan Outline for Beijing during the Transition Period of China's Entry into the WTO (Approved by Standing Commission of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee on 11 th Sep. 2002)

2. Research on the Impact on Beijing's Finance by China's Entry into the WTO and Its Countermeasure (Finance Bureau of Beijing)

3. Status Quo, Barrier, and Countermeasure for the Investment and Development of Foreign Funds in Beijing (Received Second Prize of Outstanding Achievement by China Association of International Trade)

4. Study on Optimizing the Developmental Environment in Beijing (Beijing Municipal Government)

5. Research on the Evaluation Index System of Developmental Environment in Beijing (Beijing Municipal Government)

6. Research on “Go-out” Strategy Implemented by Enterprises in Beijing (Beijing Economic Commission)

7. Study on International Development of ZhongGuanCun Science Park

8. Study Report of Foreign Investment in Beijing (Based on the database of foreign investment provided by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

9. Ideas and Strategies for Expanding the Use of Foreign Investment During the 11 th Five-year Period in Beijing (for the planning of national economy and social development in Beijing during the 11 th five-year period)

10. How to Develop Offshore Business of Transnational Corporations in Beijing under the Tendency of International Transition over the Service Industry (Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform)

11. Report on Foreign Investment in Beijing (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

12. Study on Building up a New System for Facilitating Trade in Beijing (Policy Research Bureau, Beijing Municipal Government)

13. Beijing's Practical Strategies in the Later Stage of the Transition Period of China's Entry into the WTO (Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform)

14. Study on the Construction of an International Financial Center in Beijing (Chaoyang District Government, Beijing)

15. Development Scheme of Foreign Trade in Beijing (Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform)

16. Research Report on the Top 500 of the World (Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

 17. Manuscripts for “WTO & China: Beijing International Forum 2003 and 2004”

Contact: Doctor Guo Huaping
Address: No.6 Chaoyang Park, XiliNanqu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Zip Code: 100026
Tel: 86-010-58260968
Fax: 86-010-58260968
E-mail: ghp424@sohu.com
Website: http://www.bjwto.org/wto/index.asp