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 <title>China is on the path to what</title>
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 <description>China is on the path to what I believe will be even greater industrial success than the USA and small to medium size businesses will provide most of the jobs just as they have in the USA.&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:33:59 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>China Sourcing</dc:creator>
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 <description>&lt;p style=&quot;padding: 5px; float: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/Shenwu small.img_assist_custom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;  class=&quot;image img_assist_custom&quot; width=&quot;244&quot; height=&quot;183&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The Chinese government is apparently getting serious about supporting small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within its borders.  This is perhaps part g&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ft.com/cms/s/24fc8f30-86d4-11db-9ad5-0000779e2340.html&quot;&gt;rudging acknowledgement&lt;/a&gt; of the country&amp;#39;s thriving, homegrown private sector and part proactive attempt to reap the benefits of entrepreneurs who are leading hi-tech product development and broad-based economic gains throughout China.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is understandable why the government would want to provide assistance to a sector that comprises 99.6% of all of the country&amp;#39;s businesses and accounts for 58% of the gross domestic product - one recent example that comes to mind is the establishment of a national &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-12/12/content_756893.htm&quot;&gt;SME association&lt;/a&gt; in early December.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the country looks to maintain a competitive edge in the production of advanced technologies while promoting clean, efficient industrial growth, it is increasingly turning to a new generation of Chinese businesses with a focus on innovation and smart, sustainable operations.  &lt;a href=&quot;/resources/nvcontent&quot;&gt;Beijing Shenwu Thermal Energy Technologies&lt;/a&gt; is in many ways a poster child of this recent trend.&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2007/01/02/rising-ventures-beijing-shenwu-the-future-of-business-in-china&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Derek Newberry</dc:creator>
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