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	Xiamen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Xiamen was one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened by the Treaty of Nanjing (signed in 1842) at the end of the First Opium War between Britain and China.
		Xiamen comprises Xiamen Island (situated longitude 118° 04'04"E, by latitude 24° 26'46" N.), Gulangyu Island, and a larger region along the mouth of Jiulong River on the continent.
		Xiamen has a subtropical monsoon climate, mild and rainy, neither sweltering in summer nor snowing in winter with an annual average temperature of 21 degrees Celsius with the max highest temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius and the lowest of 2 degrees Celsius, an average rainfall of 1,100 mm, and strong northeastern winds prevailing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xiamen (1365 words)

	Special_Economic_Zone
		A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws different from a country's typical economic laws.
		Special Economic Zones have been established in several countries, including the People's Republic of China, India, Jordan, Poland, Kazakhstan, the Philippines and Russia.
		The Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone was established under a UN economic development programme in 1994.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/special_economic_zone.html (417 words)

	[No title]
		Xiamen as a Special Economic Zone Extent of Original SEZ Initially, the Xiamen SEZs land area covered 2.5 km2 and solely consisted of Huli District. Of the original four export-oriented industrial zones that were established, only Shenzhen had any considerable size at 327.5 km2.
		According to one resident from Xiamen, “In the 1980s, Xiamen was a dirty backwater town with inadequate and unreliable water, frequent power outages, heavy pollution, and abysmal infrastructure.” Based on pictures and materials written about the early stages of Xiamen’s development during the 1980s, it is quite evident that considerable amounts of improvements were needed.
		According to one Xiamen resident, “Her streets and sidewalks were covered with litter and a film of fl coal soot coated much of our town, and our lungs as well.” Even after decades of urban development, it took awhile for the government to address these problems and take appropriate action towards cleaning up Xiamen.
	www.cwu.edu /~nsfreu/s_papers/xiamen-rough-draft-6-kaymes-revisions5.doc (11767 words)

	Travel in Xiamen - China - Asia - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Xiamen is also blessed with beautiful beaches, as well as historical, cultural and natural attractions.
		Xiamen was recently voted China's cleanest city, and has many attractions for the foreign visitor.
		Xiamen's only indigenous craft is lacquered thread sculpture for ceramics, but Zhongshan Lu offers beautiful jade and wood carvings, silk dolls, bead embroidery, bamboo ware and clay models.
	www.asiatravelling.net /china/xiamen/xiamen_culture.htm (510 words)

	Xiamen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since 1980 when Xiamen was opened as a special economic zone, skyscrapers and new factories have been springing up.
		Gulangyu Islet of xiamen is a major scenic spot in the country and enjoys a laudatory title of the "Garden on the Sea" with an area of 1.78 m2.
		Gulangu is an islet in the south of Xiamen, separated form the downtown by a 500-m-wide strait.
	www.fzu.edu.cn /fujian/exiam.html (1754 words)

	ADB Loan To People's Republic Of China To Improve Xiamen Port - ADB.org
		The Xiamen Port Project will expand the port's break-bulk and bulk cargo handling capacity and rationalize its cargo handling operations to meet increasing demand from the growth of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone and provide market access to resource-rich but less developed neighboring inland provinces.
		Xiamen port will be the first in PRC to rationalize port management by separating regulatory and commercial functions, which will allow competition amongst terminal operators and improve productivity.
		Xiamen’s natural harbor, protected by several small islands, is a center for the distribution of cereals, fertilizer inputs and other essential products to the inland provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong and Anhui.
	www.adb.org /printer-friendly.asp?fn=/Documents/News/1997/nr1997125.asp (527 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - China's special economic zone Xiamen to improve power supply grid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		China's special economic zone Xiamen to improve power supply grid
		2, 1998 Xiamen, a special economic zone in east China's Fujian Province, expects to invest 1.5 bn yuan in the construction of a modern urban power supply grid during the 1998-2000 period.
		Once the operation of the modern power-supply grid begins, the port city of Xiamen is expected to achieve office automation, experts said.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts82210.htm (181 words)

	Valuair - 3D2N Xiamen, China Air Package
		Xiamen is situated in the southern part of Fujian Province, west of the Taiwan Straits.
		It is a scenic port city on the southeastern coast of China and a Special Economic Zone ratified by the State Council as well as a city in separate state plan whose administration level is vice provincial with seven administrative regions under its jurisdiction.
		Xiamen enjoys an agreeable climate, with the weather of spring all year round.
	asiatravel.com /valuair/china/xmair.html (268 words)

	SOURCE Abstract: Xiamen and the Rise of a "Green City": Overseas Chinese Investment, Urban Development, and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is unquestionably the city of Xiamen that has felt the effects of this Chinese transnational community most immediately.
		Over the past twenty years Xiamen has experienced phenomenal growth, vying to be the next economic center in the South China region.
		Establishment of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone in October 1980 stimulated city development greatly and consequently foreign investment increased.
	www.cwu.edu /~our/source/2003/abstracts/abLambertKayme1.html (231 words)

	REGULATIONS ON ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE XIAMEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND INLAND AREAS OF CHINA
		[Article 1] The present regulations are formulated in line with the relevant laws and decrees of the People's Republic of China, aiming at strengthening the economic and technical cooperation between the special zone and inland areas of China and promoting the growth of the national economy.
		The above-mentioned enterprises and undertakings are encouraged to invest in Xiamen City in the area of upgrading the technology of the city's existing enterprises.
		[Article 12] When the term of cooperation expires or is terminated half-way, assets may be sold freely, funds may be remitted back and the party that sends the employees to the special zone is to be responsible for their reemployment after the associated enterprise has complied with the cancellation procedures as regards its business registration.
	www.novexcn.com /xiamen_econ_assoc_inladn_a.html (439 words)

	Travel to Xiamen,the Most Beautiful City,in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Xiamen is nicknamed the "Sea-Floating Garden." The harbor city of southeast China's Fujian Province is mainly comprised of an island off the East China Sea coast.
		Instituted by the Chinese State Council in 1980, Xiamen's Special Economic Zone encourages foreign investment and trade, accounting for the city's rapid development, and $3.7 billion US Dollar in import-export volume for 1996.
		Xiamen is a magnet for high tech industry, in addition to finance, electronics, textile and food processing trades.
	www.china-ehotels.com /fujian/xiamen/travel.html (158 words)

	Thousands of officials punished in China's anti-corruption purge
		The company also owned Xiamen's soccer team, a theme park that is one of Xiamen's major tourist attractions and the exclusive Red Mansion resort that was frequented by leading military officers and the local political elite.
		With the legitimisation of private property, by the end of the 1980s entire networks of regional and local bureaucratic patronage emerged, especially in the eastern coastal regions that were attracting substantial foreign direct investment.
		Also growing rapidly in economic and political clout are the thousands of privately owned companies that now have equal legal status to state-owned companies and can gain export-import licenses.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/feb2000/chin-f01.shtml (2039 words)

	Xiamen Naval Base - China Military Forces
		Xiamen is one of the two largest commercial ports in Fujian, both an important gateway to the sea and a water-land traffic for the Xiamen Special Economic Zone and the Southern Fujian Delta Development Zone.
		Xiamen is a transhipment port for Fujian Province, the northern part of Guangdong, the southern part of Jiangxi and the southwestern Zhejiang.
		Xiamen is joined to the national railway system by the Yingtan - Xiamen railroad.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/china/xiamen.htm (254 words)

	China in Brief - china.org.cn
		Primarily geared to exporting processed goods, the five special economic zones are foreign-oriented areas which integrate science and industry with trade, and benefit from preferential policies and special managerial systems.
		In recent years, the special economic zones have led the country in establishing new systems, upgrading industries and opening wider to the outside world, serving as national models.
		The state has extended special preferential policies to the Pudong New Zone that are not yet enjoyed by the special economic zones.
	www.china.org.cn /e-china/openingup/sez.htm (672 words)

	PW1
		Xiamen Harbour, In Xiamen Special Economic Zone of the People’s Republic of China, was studied for its water and sediment quality, by determining the levels of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 12 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 18 organochlorine insecticides in water, porewater and sediment samples from nine stations in the Harbour.
		Of immediate concern is the coastal zone vulnerability arising due to climate change, subsidence and recession of coastlines, mining activities, water abstraction and large changes in wetland management.
		Especially the economically important species such as the shrimp-Metapenaeus affinis, the pomfret Pampus argenteus, and the suboor Tenualosa ilisha which are known to directly depend on freshwater inflow for spawning or nursery habitat.
	www.olympus.net /IAPSO/GeneralAssembly99/WP1/WP1full.htm (3146 words)

	REGULATIONS ON LABOR CONTROL IN THE XIAMEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
		[Article 3] The workers and staff members of an enterprise may be recruited by the enterprise itself or may be recommended by the labor service company of the special economic zone, and shall be selected by the enterprise through examination on the strength of their individual qualifications.
		Workers and staff members who have worked for less than two years and who have been released for training by the enterprise but want to resign after training should pay the enterprise a certain amount of training expenses.0 What the amount should be and other conditions may be covered by the labor contract.
		The SEZ enterprise should submit a list of those who have resigned to the special economic zone's labor service company.
	www.novexcn.com /xiamen_regs_on_labor_contr.html (670 words)

	Xiamen [Article] - World Book Online Americas Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Xiamen has a fine harbor and was once the center of China's tea trade.
		Opposite Xiamen is Gulangyu, an island where many wealthy Chinese have their homes.
		From the port of Xiamen, numerous Chinese from Fujian have gone to various countries in Southeast Asia.
	www.csun.edu /~yz73352/ChinaReunite/Xiamen.htm (229 words)

	LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic Universe - Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		XIAMEN, May 28 Asia Pulse - Mobile phones of Chinese copyright will be put into lot production in the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, East China's Fujian Province.
		The project will be undertaken by a joint venture formed by the Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronics Corporation (Xoceco), the Sichuan Changhong Electronics Group and the Guangdong Research Institute of Telecommunications, according to a contract signed recently.
		The Guangzhou Research Institute of Telecommunications, the main manufacturer of mobile phones of Chinese copyright, is due to provide the joint venture with its GSM research achievements, technicians and related instruments and equipment.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~yn171291/ch052898.htm (242 words)

	Yunnan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is known as the kingdom of plants, animals and home of non-ferrous metals and medicinal herbs.
		The province not only has more plant species of tropical, subtropical, temperate, and frozen zones than any other province in the country, but also has many ancient, derivative plants, as well as species introduced from foreign countries.
		Among the 30,000 species of plants in China, 18,000 can be found in Yunnan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yunnan (2601 words)

	Hutchison Port Holdings : Xiamen
		Xiamen International Container Terminals (XICT) is situated at Haicang, in the Xiamen Special Economic Zone in Fujian province.
		Xiamen has excellent road links to the main industrial centres of Fujian province.
		It is the only deepwater port in the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, capable of handling post-panamax vessels and offers a wide range of services.
	www.hph.com.hk /business/ports/china/delta_ports/xiamen.htm (170 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The southern Fujian delta region refers to the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou.
		The Xiamen Special Economic Zone is the dragon's head area in southern Fujian's economic development.
		In the past 5 years, Xiamen has actually utilized 6.3 billion US dollars in foreign funds, and foreign trade exports have continuously ranked fourth among China's cities, and nearly 50% of local industrial products are sold overseas.
	www.cis.upenn.edu /~bies/CTB1.0-ENGLISH/chtb_128.ydf.bob (582 words)

	China Travel
		The troupe was specially invited here to perform on Nov. 5 and 6 for delegates to the upcoming 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
		Xiamen has 13 isles each covering 500 square meters or more, with no permanent residents, and 58 reefs, which serve as a natural defense for the coastal city.
		A set of two special stamps featuring kongfu and kickboxing was issued recently to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
	www.chinainfotravel.com /china_travel.htm (15456 words)

	China 31 December 1996 Fujian Higher People's Court (Youli v. Gold Star) [translation available]
		The Court of First Instance's application of the Foreign Economic Contracts Law of the PRC was erroneous.
		Fujian is one of the provinces in South China, and Xiamen is a city located in Fujian province.
		For example, a joint venture contract between a Chinese party and a foreign party is a contract with foreign elements and, therefore, is subject to the jurisdiction of the Foreign Economic Contract Law.
	cisgw3.law.pace.edu /cases/961231c1.html (3795 words)

	B2B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There are many scenic spots in Xiamen, the most five notable places of which are Gulang Island, South Putuo Temple, Wanshi Rock, Jimei and a¡¡sightseeing line on the sea.
		Xiamen has become one of the ten major national tourist cities depending on its special geographical position and rich tourist resources.
		¡¡¡¡Xiamen is one of the five trading ports in history because of its transport facilities.
	www.bordertoborder.com /b2b/get.asp?M=373&P=0&T=373&F=0 (535 words)

	GE - Aviation: China Eastern To Join GE Engine Services (Xiamen) Co. Ltd.
		The company, GE Engine Services (Xiamen) Company Ltd., was formed in February 1999 by its initial shareholders, GE Engine Services, Xiamen Aviation Industry Company Ltd. (XAICO), and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. (TAECO).
		GE Engine Services (Xiamen) is scheduled to begin operation by late June 2001 from a new, state-of-the-art facility in Xiamen, a special economic zone within the Fujian Province of People's Republic of China.
		XAICO is a high-technology, export-oriented company focused on the development of the aerospace, aircraft maintenance, and related industries in Xiamen.
	www.geae.com /aboutgeae/presscenter/services/services_20010514b.html (581 words)

	Xiamen, China Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (XMN/top)
		Compare Xiamen hotel rates from most suppliers and reserve online.
		Xiamen Mandarin Hotel @ 101 Yuehua Road, Huli District, 361006 a combination of resort atmosphere and urban convenience, xiamen mandarin is favourably situated offering an oasis of peace and quiet in xiamen special economic zone.
		Xiamen Lujiang Hotel @ 54 Lujiang Road, 361001 commanding a magnificent view of the gulangyu island, xiamen lujiang hotel is situated on the waterfront within the most fashionable district of xiamen.
	www.hotels-shopper.com /CN/XMN.html (191 words)

	Xiamen Travel: Jimei
		Jimei is located in the north of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, 17 kilometers (about 11 miles) from the city center.
		It is opposite to Xiamen Island and is at the foot of Tianma Mountain facing the sea on three sides.
		Jimei University was formed by the amalgamation of five former colleges and it is now Xiamen City's major center of education and culture and has been given the general designation of Jimei Study Village.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/fujian/xiamen/jimei.htm (597 words)

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