Projects Energy and Environment

• Telecoms: The Door Slowly Opening to Foreign Investment

  Despite the lack of a regulatory regime governing foreign investment, and prior to its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), China appears to…

  July 02, 2001

• Legality of Investing in Urban Gas Supply Networks

  The West-to-East natural gas transmission pipeline project has received considerable international interest because of the complexity of the project and…

  June 02, 2001

• Uncovering Corruption

  While the PRC waits for its accession  to the WTO, the growing call for transparency in the PRC legal system, combined with the increasing opportunities…

  May 02, 2001

• Unification of Road Tolls

  Beginning with the recently completed Beijing - Shanghai expressway, the Ministry of Communications (MOC) is considering instituting a unified toll pricing…

  March 31, 2001

• New Regulations Promote Cogeneration Plants

  As part of its efforts to promote sustainable development, improve its power supply and protect its environment, the PRC government has, over the past…

  February 28, 2001

• Renewed Efforts For Reform In The Power Sector

  In an industry where local government control has dominated for decades, documents issued in October 2000 show that Chinese policy makers are making renewed…

  January 31, 2001

• A New Interconnection Regime for Telecoms Operators

  The prohibition on the use of the China-China-Foreign (CCF) model as a means of investing in a telecoms network has meant that there have not been any…

  February 29, 2000