It is a resource book that profiles the geography, demography, economy, political environment and business climates for each of China's 31 provinces. It will become a useful source book to researchers, businesses, government agencies, and news media interested in either the rapidly changing provincial economies or the Chinese economy as a whole.

Acknowledgments Maps and Facts Introduction PART I: PROVINCES A-Z Anhui Beijing Chongqing Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan Inner Mongolia Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Ningxia Qinghai Shaanxi Shandong Shanghai Shanxi Sichuan Tianjin Tibet Xinjiang Yunnan Zhejiang PART II: RANKING THE PROVINCES Per Capita Gross Regional Product (GRP) Population Ratio of Illiterate Population Aged 15 or Over Gross Regional Product (GRP) Composition of GRP: Primary Sector Composition of GRP: Secondary Sector Composition of GRP: Tertiary Sector Fixed Asset Investment Status of Foreign Funded Enterprises: Number of Registered Enterprises Status of Foreign Funded Enterprises: Total Investment Status of Foreign Funded Enterprises: Registered Capital Foreign Trade: Export Foreign Trade: Import Sales of Consumer Goods Per Capita Annual Disposable Income of Urban Residents Engle's Coefficient of Urban Residents Per Capita Annual Net Income of Rural Residents Engle's Coefficient of Rural Residents Number of Patent Application Granted Number of Patent Application Granted: Inventions Number of Patent Application Granted: Utility Models Number of Patent Application Granted: Designs Ease of Doing Business: Starting a Business Ease of Doing Business: Registering Property Ease of Doing Business: Getting Credit - Creating and Registering Collateral Ease of Doing Business: Enforcing Contracts Notes on the Text Abbreviations Glossary Appendix