Home Business China International Culture��Edu Sci��Tech Sports Life Travel P hotos ��Search China Observer �� Should foreigners be allowed to join China's civil service? �� Environmental protection at a crucial moment �� Why are Chinese disinclined to show wealth? Photos �� Views of the West Lake �� Cows that have "beepers" �� Costumes from the Guizhou Miao nationality ��Home>> China has more private business owners www.chinanews.cn 2005-02-04 15:20:40 Chinanews, Feb. 3 - Results of the 2004 national survey on private enterprises were released by the Chinese authorities on February 3. According to statistics that China News had obtained earlier, the country's private enterprises showed a trend of rapid expansion and were becoming more closely connected to the mainstream society. This authoritative survey was the sixth of its kind. It showed that by the end of the first half of 2004, there were 3.34 million registered private enterprises in China, an increase of 1.31 million over 2001. Areas with the most rapid development and largest number of private enterprises were mainly located in the eastern coastal region. In particular, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong and Beijing took the top six spots, with over half of China's private companies. Currently in full expansion, private companies are growing pluralistic in main industrial sectors while emerging in many other sectors as well due to easier market access. In addition to the rapidly increasing proportion of those in new sectors such as social services as well as scientific research and technology, 4% of private firms are in education, culture, health and sports, and 1.6% are in public utilities such as electricity and gas. Moreover, headquarters and production bases are gradually moving from rural and suburban areas to large cities. E-mail: zhangqinghua@chinanews.com.cn Tel: 8610-88387443 Fax: 8610-68327649 Copyright� 2004 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Disclaimer: viewpoints in the website do not represent China News Service Learn Chinese, Learn mandarin