15. Info
People’s Republic of China
Population: 1.375 billion
GDP: $10.86 trillion
GDP Growth: 6.7% (annual)
Land Area: 9.597mn km2 (3rd)
President: Xi Jinping
Ruling party:
Communist Party of China
Huokou & Immigration
Internal citizenship
Gives access: Public facilities and
let you stay in the city/area.
Immigration is strict and many say
that countryside workers are sort
of ‘immigrants’.
Provinces & cities
Provinces: 23
Cities: 500+
GDP per cities (billions)
Beijing: $350
Tianjin: $255
Shanghai: $400
Shenzhen: $266
16. History
1912-1949
1912: Republic of China was
formed and Koumintang Party
took power
1927: Chinese civil war breaks
out between the CPC and KMT.
1937: The two parties join ranks
against the Japanese invasion.
1946: The Japanese invasion is
over, full battle breaks out.
1949 – 1978
1949: CPC establishes People’s
Republic of China by Mao
Zedong. KMT retreats to the
island Taiwan.
1950-1966: Mao implemented
reforms and ran different
campaigns.
1972: President Nixon visits
Beijing.
1978-2015
1978: Deng Xiaoping became the
leader of China (PROC)
1979 – 1990: Reforms to promote
FDI and businesses and special
economic zones (SEZ) begun being
created. One child policy was
implemented, also relaxed.
1990 – 2015
GDP has grown from $358bn to
$10866. Majority population now
lives in cities.
Deng Xiaoping
21. Internet usage in China
• Internet users: 770 million+ (57%)
• Online shopping value: $672 billion
(35% of the world’s total online shop)
Half done through mobile phones
• 16% of all spending in China is done online
24. Regent’s University London
• Independent Private University
• Exclusive location in Central London.
• 4800 students from over 150 different
nations.
25. Achievements – since founding Sep 2016
• Events
• Mr Jin Xu from Chinese Embassy in London
• Torbjörn Sternsjö SVP Gränges AB (GRNG)
• Meetings
• Increased engagement between students and
exchange students.
• Traveled to China to learn more about
business culture by visiting companies and
find speakers – visited several companies,
scheduled event with Torbjörn Sternsjö.
• Tsinghua volunteer Program
• Trip to Beijing in July 2017.
• Created merchandise
SeniorVicePresidentof TechnologyandBusinessDevelopment
andpartof theSeniorManagementof GrängesAB,
manufacturerof aluminiumheatexchangersplacedin
vehicles.Presently,theirproductscanbefoundinabouthalf
of everymanufacturedvehicle.Thecompanyislistedonthe
StockholmStockExchangeandhasamarketcapof $783
millionandarevenuearound$1billionayear. Hemovedto
Shanghai in1999,TorbjörnholdsaChineseHonorary
Citizenshipsince2010.
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32. China Business Society
Establish a network for Regent’s students and
alumnus with interest in China to increase
awareness and competiveness.
33. About us
• Mattias Bohman
• 23 years old
• Born and raised in Sweden
• Experience in China
• First time in China: 2005
• Studied Mandarin at Beijing Language and
Culture University (2013-2014)
• Worked for Swedish Chamber of Commerce
• Worked for Origo Partners PLC
• Tsinghua Volunteer Program Summer 2017
34. About us
• Edward Calderini
• 21 years old
• Born and raised in England
• Experience in China
• 6 weeks Mandarin course at Beijing
Language and Culture University
(2016-2017)
• Lead a group of 28 students on trip
in Beijing, China.